This old bergerie is situated in the Aspres hills not far from the village of Calmeilles.
45 minutes from Perpignan airport, 20 min's to the towns of Ceret and Thuir, 30 min's to coast, 30 min's to Spain, an hour to skiing.
The house is on approximately 1 hectare of land with a further 6 hectares, mainly woodland, across the lane.
Very flexible, can currently sleep up to six and a travel cot.
The house is like a Tardis, looks small from the outside but has lots of space.
Most of the living takes place outside on the large patio or on the vast decked area with the pool and Jacuzzi.
The central heating system is fueled by wood and the burner itself is in the form of a kitchen range, ( A Godin, similar to an Aga ) which can also be used for cooking. For the warmer months there is a gas cooker to match the range. An american style fridge freezer with an integral ice machine keeps the essentials cool.
On the ground floor there is a conservatory ( with massive radiator keeping room toasty in winter ) which leads to a large farmhouse style kitchen/eating area. From here a passageway ( with cupboards all down left hand side containing washing machine and another fridge) goes to the sitting room, main bedroom, separate WC with hand basin and bathroom with a shower, basin and a large bath.
The sitting room ( 2 seater sofa, 2 chairs and a giant footstool ) has a wood burning stove as well as a radiator. The main bedroom, and upstairs area have radiators too.
Above the kitchen is a mezzanine currently used as an office, but this has a double bed settee in it.
Open plan stairs from the main double bedroom access two bedrooms in the roof areas.
There is also a store att. to the rear of the house which houses the water tank and currently a washing machine, tumble dryer and freezer.
The house is accessed from the main village road by a long curved driveway with loads of space for cars. There is also a caravan parked here at the moment.
The garden is fairly rural and has been planted with some fruit trees, peach, apricot, plum, apple, pear, cherry, pomegranate, fig and grape vine.
The oxygen cleaned swimming pool has a heater. There is also a 5 seater jacuzzi.
The views are splendid. The sea can seen and at night the lights are so pretty on the horizon.
The picture below shows the front of the house, corner of the swimming pool and the Jacuzzi. The pool is on a huge decked area and surrounded by fencing as required by legislation. This can be accessed by two lockable gates, one a double ( shown in picture by solar powered shower) and another single (just behind Jacuzzi. )
The house behind from the left, runs conservatory ( behind Judas tree, amazing pink flowers that can be seen from the village below April ish) Kitchen diner next, then lounge with one door open, the main bedroom ( with shutters closed ) You can just see one of 2 velux windows which flood the upstairs bedrooms with light.
