Manors with pool for sale Amboise, France

A restored 16th-century mansion with over seven hectares of grounds, nestled in France’s River Loir valley and listed as a historical monument. A quiet country lane leads through meadows and farmland on a plateau. From this lane, a driveway lined with North American oaks leads up to the seigneurial mansion. A car park lies next to an entrance to a vast courtyard. You cross a bridge over a water-filled moat on the south side. The mansion stands straight ahead. All the buildings are arranged around the courtyard. A tree-dotted garden lies on the east side, behind a high stone wall yet within the moat’s enclosure. In the north-west corner of the moat-enclosed complex, another bridge stretches across the moat. From this spot, you can gaze out at meadows where majestic trees tower. A small wood also lies in the property’s north-west corner, beside its boundaries. Meadows evenly spread around the moat-formed island cover an area of around six hectares. The estate dates back to the 14th century, when the land was part of the nearby fiefdom of La Mothe d’Olbeau. Over the centuries, several families followed one after another on this estate that forms a self-sufficient home. The dwelling was probably built in the 15th century, then extended and redesigned between the late 16th century and the early 17th century to create, above all, its staircase tower and central pavilion. All the fireplaces inside date back to this period and were doubtless crafted by a specialist stone cutter. In the 18th century, the rear eastern pavilion with large windows, a section slightly lower in height, was added to the edifice and the south-east-facing facade was transformed to harmonise the whole mansion’s appearance. In the 16th century, a range of fortifications were made, including the surrounding wall, the moat with its bridges, a fortified tower, and more than twenty arrow slits. At the start of the 20th century, the estate covered around 150 hectares that included smallholdings and a mill.

Authentic, lots of charm, fully restored, indoor swimming pool, elevator, 20 minutes from the TGV station Unique in Touraine, sublime 15th century manor house at the exit of one of the most beautiful villages in Touraine, just 20 minutes from the TGV station, direct access via the A85 9 km away. In a landscaped and wooded park of 5000 m2 enclosed by walls, you will discover this manor with a 17th/18th century facade and the other 15th century with its tower. With its East/West exposure the sun revolves around the house all day long At the entrance to the park, a large orchard with many fruit trees, a magnificent electric wrought iron gate, a puy with its pump which allows you to be autonomous for automatic watering. - To the left of the gate, a majestic house built in the old style of 220 M2 including 110 per level, lined with rose bushes. Today in garages, but can become an annex house or gîte. - arrival at the manor is via the 17th century facade An entrance with dressing room hidden behind the door of an old wardrobe, direct access to the elevator serving the four levels. A living room, dining room of 50 m2 with a double exposure and a double French window opening onto the terrace on the Tower side, a sublime stone fireplace, and its cabochon stone floor, a kitchen of 25 m2 fully equipped in Gaggeneau, (our, steam cooking, gas cooking, refrigerator, dishwasher, numerous cupboards etc...) toilet in the tower. lingerie. Two accesses to the floors, one by the elevator, the other by a superb stone spiral staircase. - On the 1st two bedrooms with dressing room, one of 25 m2 with a bathroom in the tower. same as the 2nd BASEMENT: A heated tiled swimming pool, a shower and a toilet. Insulation redone, all double-glazed wooden windows. - second annex with two bedrooms and a bathroom A must see, the property is on the edge of the village, no nuisance in a dead end shared with an old farm divided into three houses. All amenities nearby, practically equidistant from Tour, Loches and Amboise