luxury house for sale Marcilly-sur-Seine, France

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The advertiser did not provide an english description for this listing.

The advertiser did not provide an english description for this listing.

The advertiser did not provide an english description for this listing.

The advertiser did not provide an english description for this listing.

A former Cistercian abbey with guest houses and 9 hectares of grounds, half an hour from Epernay in the Champagne region. Founded in 1142 by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the Cistercian abbey was built around the hermitage of Blessed Hugh the Hermit. It was named 'Notre Dame du Reclus' in memory of the holy hermit who came here to lead an isolated life in 1128, soon to be joined by a few companions wishing to imitate his example and share his solitude. They lived in 'seclusion', away from the world, isolated from villages and people, devoting themselves to prayer and meditation, in a spirit of penitence and contemplation. In 1567, during the French Wars of Religion, the monastic complex suffered considerable damage, losing half of its buildings, including the abbey church, which was destroyed and burnt down. Where the nave once stood, the abbots subsequently erected their own residence and the church was rebuilt in 1770. With the abolition of all monasteries, the French Revolution dealt a fatal blow to the religious history of 'Le Reclus' and the abbey was sold as a national property. Restoration work began in 1928 and the complex that can be seen today is almost completely rehabilitated. Surrounded by a stone wall and patiently restored over several decades by its current owner, the abbey forms a true hamlet with numerous outbuildings, almost all of which have been converted into gîtes (guest houses). The park features an open spring and finishes in a wood.

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One of the most remarkable properties in the town centre of Provins, a UNESCO heritage town nestled in the Paris region's countryside. The property is made up of several buildings in a U shape. It looks out over a calm street. The buildings are arranged around a paved courtyard that features a rectangular lawn with four spherical box trees at each corner. A garden extends in line with this court, separated from it by a small wall crowned with wrought-iron railings. An elegant double-door iron gate opens between these two sections. At the bottom of the garden a box hedge separates the garden from another courtyard, which offers two closed garages with access to the road. The town house forms an L shape. It is made up of two storeys, excluding the cellar and loft, and is completed with a one-bedroom apartment that can be reached via a carriage entrance that serves as a secondary point of entry. On the edge of the square court, an artist’s studio and three storerooms stand in line with a wash house. In the garden, a lean-to adjoins the artist’s studio and a greenhouse adjoins the living room.

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