House in ST GERMAIN DES PRES , Dordogne , Aquitaine

This property lies on the periphery of a tiny hamlet in the Périgord Vert, surrounded by walnut orchards, sunflowers, maize, a few horses and toffee coloured Limousin cows. There is no light pollution and no rush hour traffic! From above, it is just a humble huddle of terracotta tiled roofs and ancient honey coloured stone walls.

The property was purchased in 2006 by the current owner, it was barely habitable. Now it is a 4 bedroom, three bathroom home and across the courtyard a Périgordine cottage with a further 2/3 bedrooms and one bathroom.

There is a heated swimming pool with automatic cover which is completely private with a wall and shrubs all around. The garden is easily maintainable and planted with a variety of lovely plants. A courtyard separates the two properties from each other.

There is a very large stone barn, cellar, wood shed and two magnificent ancient stone bories (shepherds shelters which are many hundred years old) in excellent condition.

The main house 176m² has gas central heating throughout and there are two large wood burning stoves. Most of the windows are double glazed. There is underfloor heating in the large ground floor bathroom and ceiling heating in the en-suite bathroom.

The cottage 85m² is very spacious and consists of a large open-plan living area with fully equipped kitchen. There are 2/3 bedrooms and one bathroom with electric heating and a wood burner.

This property is in perfect condition, it oozes charm and character and a viewing would be highly recommended.

HOUSE 1 - 176m²
GROUND FLOOR
Kitchen/dining room - 38m² (fireplace with wood burner, dual aspect, Boiler room and store, staircase to 1st floor,2 x doors to front)
Lounge - 37,5m² '(fireplace with wood burner, dual aspect, door to front courtyard)
Bedroom 1 - 26m² (dual aspect, ancient stone sink, door to en-suite)
En-suite - 10,5m² (shower, wc, hand basin, dual aspect)
Bathroom - 12,5m² (bath, shower, wc, hand basin, side aspect)

FIRST FLOOR
Landing 5m² - 5m² (linen store cupboards)
Bedroom 2 - 22m² (carpet, velux and dual aspect, exposed beams)
Bedroom 3 - 12,5m² (carpet, velux and side window, exposed beams)
Bathroom - 5,5m² (bath, hand basin, wc, rear aspect)

Bedroom 4 - 13m² floor space more (reached via exterior staircase, hand basin, exposed beams)

HOUSE 2 - 85m²
GROUND FLOOR
Open plan living room/dining room/kitchen- 48m² (fireplace with wood burner, staircase to 1st floor)
Office/single bedroom 7m² (front aspect, wood floor)

FIRST FLOOR
Landing (velux)
Bedroom 1 - 10m² (beam features, front aspect)
Bedroom 2 - 11m² (beam features, dual aspect)
Bathroom - 4,5m² (bath, hand basin, washing machine facilities)
Separate wc - 1m²

Cellar 46m²

BARN 87m² with first floor

Round borie with first floor
Square borie

SWIMMING POOL (pool terrace, liner, heated, electric cover).
Gravel courtyard
Fenced garden
Mature shrubs.


LOCATION
The property is situated just 3km from a small village with a bakery and 6km from a small town with supermarkets, shops and a bank. Périgueux, the capital of the Dordogne, is 25k to the south, it's a beautiful ancient city with everything you could wish to find. A golf course and tennis courts are nearby and there are two airports which serve the area, Bergerac and Limoges. The nearest railway station is Thiviers, 13km to the west.