About the property

Perfectly situated on the outskirts of Carcassonne within a few minutes of the airport this domain offers a multitude of opportunities for its new owner.The main house is in good condition and offers large well proportioned rooms and a sense of grandeur with over 650m2 of habitable space that includes 7 bedrooms.Entry is into a large hallway with wood panelled walls and tiled floors, the ground floor offers a large office, dining room, kitchen and sitting room. Also downstairs is a bedroom with bathroom and access to an excellent wine cave. Many original features such as marble fireplaces, wood panelled walls and wood beams are intact. The ground floor totals 225m2.A lovely stone staircase leads to the first floor of 211m2 that offers six further bedrooms two of which have south facing balconies.The top floor offers a further 225m2 which is divided into another 8 rooms.Adjacent is an independent gite of 90m2 that offers a further 2 bedrooms.To either side of the house are an enormous array of barns and lofts that total over 1200m2. These spaces lend themselves to conversion into gites or many more rooms.The entire facade of the property is south facing.An small independent house of approximately 60m2 is also within the garden and is currently the guardians dwelling.Outside, the property is surrounded by a lovely private garden with mature trees and shrubs. Around fifty fruit trees of various types are also well established in the garden and orchard . The land totals over 7 hectares and lies mainly to the south of the house importantly the land also offers a reliable water source.The house in on the edge of a small village that has a baker and restaurant. With the center of Carcassonne being only 7km away.This property would be an ideal location for someone wanting to create a boutique hotel or luxurious holiday complex.The house is only 5km from Carcassone airport with flights to London, Dublin, Birmingham, Shannon, Bruxelles-Charleroi, Liverpool and Bristol.The nearby autoroute access also makes travel from Toulouse, Perpignan and Bezier airports very convenient.Property features:Heating:OilView:Countryside, Garden, Orchards, Pleasant, VineyardProperty features:Balcony, Broadband / ADSL, Cave, Cave à Vin, Dependancies, Development Potential, Exposed ceiling/roof beams, Exposed stone walls - exterior, Exposed stone walls - interior, Fireplace, Independant Apartment, Large Rooms, Letting Potential, Old Stone/tile floors, Outbuildings, Pool Possible, Private Garden, Satellite TV, Staff Quarters, Tile Floors, Town water, Traditional roof with génoise, TV Ariel, Well, Wood Floors, WorkshopNearby Amenities:Airfield, Beaches, Fitness Center, Forest/Parkland, Golf Course, Lake, Local Shopping, Marina, Medieval Village, Public Transport, Restaurants, River, Schools, Ski-ing (-2hrs), Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, TGV - less than 1 Hour, Watersports, Weekly market