luxury house with terrace for sale Epinal, France

AYDOILLES - 15 minutes from Épinal and 35 minutes from Gérardmer - Selling an old fully renovated 19th-century farmhouse with a swimming pool, outbuildings, and potential hospitality operation. Behind its gate and large trees, this former 19th-century farmhouse reveals a preserved universe where time seems to follow a different rhythm. Set in a wooded lot of 3,308 m², this property develops nearly 300 m² of living space and offers a living environment between nature, intimacy, and authenticity. Completely redesigned in 2021, the renovation was carried out with remarkable demands and a particularly careful quality of execution. Every intervention was designed to preserve the original identity of the building while bringing it the standards of contemporary comfort and elegance. The old fireplaces, stone slabs, exposed beams, and frameworks testify to the history of the place and interact harmoniously with current and refined developments. The entrance hall distributes two complementary spaces. The first includes an office on the ground floor and a second workspace upstairs, ideal for professional activity, telecommuting, or a creative workshop. The second space, currently being used as a gîte with a separate entrance, naturally integrates into the overall property. It includes a living room, a kitchen with access to a private terrace, toilets with a washbasin, and two bedrooms spread over the floors, each with its own bathroom and toilet. A configuration particularly suited for tourist accommodation or hosting family and friends independently. The centerpiece of the property is revealed beyond the house. A vast contemporary kitchen open to the dining room and living room creates a generous reception space facing the garden. A remarkable monumental stone fireplace, still operational, structures the living area and recalls the rural origins of the home. The large openings naturally extend the living spaces toward the south-facing terrace, the swimming pool, and the park. An adjacent room with separate toilets completes this set and can accommodate a laundry room, a pantry, or a back kitchen according to needs. The upper floors house the main sleeping area composed of several bedrooms, including a suite with its own bathroom and two distinct dressings. A bedroom with a private shower room and an additional bedroom complete this family set. An expandable attic offers additional potential for development. Outside, the property reveals its full dimension. The large terrace accompanies summer days facing the garden and the heated swimming pool measuring 10 meters by 4 meters. Without any overlooking, the park creates a true green cocoon where lawns, ornamental trees, and relaxation areas alternate. A pétanque court, a well-being area equipped with a four-seater spa and a five-seater jacuzzi complement this outdoor lifestyle. The park unfolds between plant perspectives and wooded areas leading to a pleasant orchard area that naturally extends the property. A barn of over 100 m² opens up many complementary development possibilities. A garage equipped with a charging station and several outdoor parking spaces complete the offerings. This property holds particular interest for those wishing to combine a primary residence and tourist activity. Its current organization allows for immediate operation as a gîte or guest rooms without additional work. Just 35 minutes from Gérardmer and the Hautes-Vosges, quickly accessible from Épinal as well as from the highways to Nancy and Strasbourg. Gas heating. DPE: C. A character property designed to accommodate family life, develop a hospitality activity, or simply enjoy a rare place where heritage, nature, and the art of living meet with clarity. An exclusive Place Privée. Information about the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.frThis description has been automatically translated from French.

Berchigranges / Hautes-Vosges - 10 km from Gérardmer Grand EST The garden of Berchigranges is for sale: an exceptional landscaped estate with three buildings. What is currently offered for sale at Berchigranges goes far beyond the scope of a traditional property. It is a rare and cohesive ensemble, bringing together a renowned author's garden among the most beautiful in France, three unique buildings perfectly integrated, and a unique potential for a residential, tourist, or cultural project. Spread over 1.2 hectares of sculpted garden, 10 km from the Gérardmer ski resort, the Berchigranges estate is a living work shaped over more than thirty years. Here, real estate fades in favor of the landscape. This place is aimed at buyers seeking meaning as much as place: collectors of gardens, enthusiasts of author's places, holders of tourist or cultural projects, families wishing to embed their lives in a living heritage, or investors sensitive to destinations with a strong identity. Surrounding this emblematic landscape work is an exploitable built complex, including: - a main house, the Cottage Bleu, an author residence with expressive architecture, - an independent charming gîte, Plantes et Plumes, dedicated to premium seasonal rentals, - a stone welcome pavilion, topped with a green roof, offering spaces with commercial or event potential. Together, they form a property open to multiple uses: main or secondary residence, place of transmission, confidential destination, hybrid project mixing art, nature, and hospitality. An author’s garden sculpted in the mountain Situated at an altitude of 650 m, on an old granite quarry fully reclaimed, the Berchigranges garden develops a unique landscape writing, often described as a contemporary fairy tale garden. The relief has been literally hand-modeled: tons of rocks moved, soil added, reconfiguration of water flows, construction of walls, walkways, and successive levels. The garden is discovered in sequences, in a succession of landscape chambers. Clearings, rock gardens, water mirrors, narrow passages, and sudden openings compose a fluid and immersive dramaturgy of the path. The visitor is guided by a subtle play of perspectives, plant textures, and changing lights. Each season renews the reading of the place. The botanical signature of Berchigranges explores an acclimatization of cool climate plants, adapted to harsh winters. 850 varieties of daffodils (national collection) find ideal conditions in spring. Summer settles in with a profusion of hydrangeas, large perennials, and grasses, before autumn sets the entire garden ablaze in a textured and nuanced palette. The garden naturalizes itself, adapting to the places. This author approach, led by a duo of creators – a land sculptor and a plant colorist – has earned the Berchigranges garden numerous national and international distinctions, including the title of Garden of the Year, as well as recognition in specialized press. The Cottage Bleu Main House The main house of the estate, the Cottage Bleu, is an author residence made of wood, developing around 190 m² on the ground. Its architecture follows the natural slope of the land, unfolding in successive volumes and levels. The living spaces are organized around an open kitchen, several lounges, a library, and an office. The openings frame the garden like living paintings. The house has seven rooms, including three to four bedrooms, two bathrooms, storage spaces, and a closed loggia facing the garden. The gîte Plantes et Plumes, Charming Rental Set back, the gîte Plantes et Plumes develops around 110 m² on the ground. Completely renovated in 2022, it is operated as a furnished tourist rental and sold fully furnished and decorated in a bold Berchi-Arty aesthetic. The equipped kitchen opens onto a large living room with extensive glazing leading to a suspended teak terrace of about 30 m², a true belvedere over the garden. Upstairs, a large bedroom, a library that can serve as a second bedroom, a mezzanine with extra sleeping space, and a bathroom create a warm and immersive space. The welcome pavilion At the entrance of the property, a building of about 85 m² on the ground, with exposed stone and topped with a green roof, accommodates the reception area, shop, and practical annexes. Individual sanitation by lagoon system. Mixed heating: wood and electricity. Energy performance rating: E. An exclusive listing by Place Privée. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.frThis description has been automatically translated from French.

Berchigranges / Hautes-Vosges - 10 km from Gérardmer - Grand EST For sale: the Chalet Le Cottage Bleu and its welcome pavilion in the heart of a remarkable garden. Blue like the color of the sky and flowers, the Chalet Le Cottage Bleu is an enchanted interlude where nature decorates each day. Just ten kilometers from Gérardmer, in the hilly landscape of the Hautes-Vosges, this unique property is nestled in the heart of the Berchigranges estate, a renowned garden considered one of the most beautiful in France. Here, the residence and landscape resonate clearly, offering a living environment where the eye continuously rests on the mountain, the flowered massifs, and the vegetative perspectives shaped over more than thirty years. The place will appeal to both garden and architectural enthusiasts as well as those seeking an extraordinary main residence, a family home to gather through the seasons, or a project combining housing with tourism or cultural activity. The independent welcome pavilion also opens up numerous usage possibilities: professional space, workshop, additional accommodation, or reception venue. Developing approximately 190 m² on the ground, the Cottage Bleu is a wooden structure house with expressive architecture, designed to maintain a permanent dialogue with the natural terrain. Its volumes unfold over several levels, creating varied atmospheres and renewed viewpoints on the garden. Entrance is through a first anteroom that allows for the discovery of the premises. Then opens the living space, consisting of a dining area and an open kitchen, bathed in the presence of the garden. Large windows with pointed arch lines frame the vegetation and provide a direct view of the outdoors, as if the landscape naturally enters the house. Depending on the seasons, the flowers, foliage, and light create an ever-renewing spectacle. Extending from this space, a boudoir lounge invites moments of reading or conversation while a bespoke library, lined with books, can also become a bedroom as needed. Warm tones, omnipresent wood, and the softness of the volumes create an intimate, almost timeless atmosphere. A few steps down, a study space also enjoys a privileged relationship with the outdoors. Nearby, a bedroom installed in an elegant turret with pointed arch windows offers a unique and poetic setting. Further away, a fully glazed veranda reveals a breathtaking view of the Berchigranges garden and the wooded reliefs of the Hautes-Vosges. This suspended space between the interior and exterior becomes, in turn, a winter lounge, a workshop, or a place for contemplation. On the upper floor, two additional bedrooms are located under the exposed beams of the Cottage Bleu. The sloped ceilings and openings to the sky contribute to the charm of these spaces. A bathroom with toilet completes the ensemble. The house also features a small wine cellar, a laundry room, and an additional room that can accommodate another bedroom with a shower room. A separate toilet completes this space. Outside, the Berchigranges garden spreads across 1.2 hectares, showcasing its personality in a preserved environment at an altitude of 650 meters. Created on an old granite quarry, it has been developed over the decades according to a free and sensitive landscape design, blending plant rooms, plays of perspective, and natural compositions. It houses a remarkable botanical diversity, including a national collection of daffodils with over 850 varieties, as well as numerous perennials, hydrangeas, grasses, and plants adapted to cool climates and the Vosges winters. The garden reveals itself at the rhythm of the seasons and walks. It is primarily a living setting around the house, a landscape to be contemplated daily from each of the Cottage Bleu's rooms. At the entrance of the property, the stone welcome pavilion, topped with a green roof, harmoniously completes the whole. Developing approximately 85 m² on the ground to be reimagined, it offers multiple perspectives: artist's studio, guest house, professional space, tourist accommodation, or reception venue. Le Cottage Bleu is an author’s house where architecture dialogues with vegetation, a unique place that offers both exceptional quality of life and genuine project potential in one of the most inspiring landscapes of the Hautes-Vosges. Individual sanitation by lagooning. Mixed heating: wood and electricity. Energy performance diagnosis: E. An exclusive Place Privée. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website: www.georisques.gouv.fr.This description has been automatically translated from French.