Manors for sale Villebois-Lavalette, France

Discover this magnificent property with its majestic entrance gate that opens onto a beautiful courtyard adorned with an authentic dovecote and 400m² of outbuildings. The main house, dating back to 1764, exudes both majesty and undeniable charm. Inside, numerous authentic elements have been carefully preserved, such as oak parquet floors and wooden beams, stunning stone fireplaces, well-preserved antique tiles, and the unique cœur de demoiselles floor in the kitchen. The dovecote, which adjoins this beautiful residence, along with the L-shaped outbuildings where cognac was once produced (the press and barrel for aging eau-de-vie are still silent witnesses), bestow character and prestige upon this property. The house offers a feeling of exceptional space and comfort. It boasts 7 bedrooms, including an impressive master suite of 40m², and 4 bathrooms. The original kitchen, spacious dining room, and light-filled living room, which also provides direct access to the expansive garden with a pool, add to its unique charm. The property spans 5800m², fully fenced, ensuring total privacy despite its proximity to the village center. The village offers all the necessary amenities, and just 15 minutes away, you will find Angoulême with its TGV station offering rapid connections to Paris and Bordeaux. Easy access to the N10 allows you to reach Bordeaux Airport in 1 hour and 15 minutes and provides a wide range of nearby shopping centers. Angoulême is a lively city, perfect for enjoyable stays and offering activities all year round. You will appreciate the charming streets lined with numerous restaurants and bars, the lively covered market where you can taste local specialties, as well as the authentic old town dotted with historical gems. In terms of cultural events, Angoulême is a must-visit location with its famous festivals such as the circuit des remparts, the comic book festival, the Francophone film festival, and Les Gastronomades. The proximity of such an enchanting city makes life in South-Charente even more attractive!

A seventeenth-century country home with a guesthouse in walled grounds that cover one hectare in a hamlet in France’s Périgord Vert area, near the town of Ribérac. The property looks down over a valley. It lies in the heart of a hamlet and covers roughly one hectare on a hilltop plateau. The country house stands in the middle of grounds that are entirely enclosed with stone walls. The whole building forms a U shape. It is an imposing dwelling from the end of the seventeenth century. Its enclosed inner courtyard has a water tank and a remarkable ago-old lime tree that towers in the centre. A central pavilion stands out on a long dual-aspect section that runs from north to south. This pavilion is crowned with a square dovecote and a mansard slate roof. A carriage archway leads through it into the inner courtyard. This central pavilion lies between two very different L-shaped sections. On the south side of the carriage entrance, there is the main house, which is made up of three parts. One end of the long section with the carriage archway and mansard roof joins the main building at a right angle. This main building has a semibasement, walls that are taller than the rest of the edifice and a roof with a mansard end. At this building’s gable end, there is an older section that also has a semibasement. Monk-and-nun tiling covers its three-slope hipped roof, which is lower than the rest of the house’s roofing. On the opposite side of the inner courtyard, outbuildings stretch from west to east. This wing has been converted into a gîte. A well forms a junction with a barn beneath a mansard roof, which is well balanced with the central pavilion and the main house. English-style grounds dotted with flowers and trees extend all around the edifice. Low dry-stone walls divide the grounds into different spaces that include a swimming pool, an orchard, a terrace and gardens.