_The 14th Century 11-bedroom Chateau with guest apartments that may change your life
Guide price: £1,316,000
With views out across the historic village of Uzes, this 11-bedroom Medieval home dances on the tightrope of pared back 21st Century living and the careful restoration and preservation of a rare home whose weight of history is palpable in every brick and secret alcove.
Delivering on many levels, this very special home offers unlimited lifestyle possibilities, space and charm, equally suited to modern living as it is to entertaining on a grand scale. Should new owners wish to explore revenue streams, there are opportunities here that are as big as the imagination with plenty of space to be developed.
Should this property be used as a main or holiday residence, new owners with many family members or friends can house them all in the roomy guest apartments. These can also be used as revenue-earning accommodation.
When not fully in use, the main living quarters at the heart of this home provide a calming palette of stripped back materiality spread across a dramatic and large, open plan space dressed in timber, stone and tiles leading on to two bedrooms, study, two bedrooms and master suite.
The two guest-apartments with their own entrances sit adjacent to the main residence. The first apartment consists of an independent entrance, a fitted kitchen, lounge, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the first floor, there is a covered terrace with a view of the village.
The second guest apartment has a total of 108 sq m spread over two floors. It has an independent entrance or can be accessed via the main residence. The main floor consists of a double kitchen-lounge with a fireplace and a bedroom suite and upstairs, there are two further bedrooms and a bathroom. On the ground floor, there is a summer lounge with a vaulted dining room, as well as an independent bedroom.
There are two courtyards, one which houses a pool, which invite typical South of France vegetation, flora and fauna to liberally do their wonderful thing.
Popular with artists, slow paced Uzès, in the 'real' South of France, is a historic Medieval town brim full of Renaissance architecture casting shadows across its labyrinth of cobbled streets. away from the glitz and glamour of the Cote d'Azur this hidden town has stood still in time, preserved in white stone dancing to its own tune of quirky traditions and yearly festivals.
You'll find major transport links in Nîmes ( 25 km) and Avignon ( 40 km) making this an easily accessible spot.