Reference: X3-58163
Between Toulouse and Carcassonne, along the banks of the Canal du Midi, superb 16th C Chateau with orangery, gites, outbuildings and swimming pool. Extensively renovated, the property has further potential for development. A beautiful prospect for a lovely chambre d'hotes.
- Between Toulouse and Carcassonne
- 5 mins drive from the lively town of Castelnaudary with train station, autoroute access, hospital, etc.
- There is some local commerce in the nearby village
Former fortress used in the 1600's as a garrison and then bought by an Italian architect in the 1700's who recreated an Italian Palazzo with superb frescoes, moulded ceilings and monumental fireplaces.
Ground floor:
- Grand open entrance with a stone staircase and wrought iron balustrade.
- Spacious sitting room
- Formal dining room
- Office
- Laundry room
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Bathroom
First floor:
- 4 large bedrooms, 2 with dressing rooms and 4 bathrooms
- Part of the house still needs to be renovated along with the whole of the top floor if extra space is required.
- Oil central heating has recently been added and there are several open fireplaces in the key rooms
- The roof of the main house has been redone along with several other outbuildings
- Attached to the main house is an orangery that could be restored to a beautiful light space.
- 5.7 hectares of flat, wooded grounds with century-old trees
- The outbuildings have been converted into 2 x 3 bedroom gites and 1 x 2 bedroom gite
- The land is flat, several horse boxes and fenced paddocks to accommodate horses, ponies, donkeys or lamas
- 2 wells
- 2 garages and storage
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