The property: Converted stone barn dating from 15th century. Interior living rooms feature exposed beams and exposed stone walls and floors. Three bedrooms with plastered walls and ceilings and ceramic tiled floors. Large bathroom with corner bath, all-over jet shower, bidet, fitted vanitary unit and toilet. Separate shower room with shower and sink plus separate wc. Newly fitted kitchen ‘au coin’ with ceramic tiled floor, electric cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and microwave. Fully equipped with all cooking utensils, etc. Breakfast bar with four bar stools. Attached utility room with automatic washing machine. La Grange is fully centrally heated (oil-fired). There is also a very powerful wood burning stove in the living room which heats 1000 square metres!

Outside Area: There is a pleasant shady garden area to the front and a large garden area to the rear with views across the ‘Vert Valley’, plus a tennis court and large swimming pool (fenced), external covered terrace as well as a pool-side terrace. A stone built barbecue is adjacent to the covered terrace. The whole estate is set in 9 hectares (22.5 acres) of parkland pasture and woods. There are trees of many different varieties as well as fruit trees . The area above La Grange is the original barn and offers vast, dry storage accessed from enormous double doors. This is ideal for furniture and effects and ensures easy access.

Surrounding Area: The lively village of Catus is just 3kms away. All necessary day to day shopping is possible here and there is an excellent bar and a restaurant. Within a short distance are some of the most celebrated restaurants of the local region. To the far side of Catus is Lac Vert into which the River Vert flows. There is good fishing all along the Vert and the lake has many leisure activities besides fishing. In the summer season there is swimming, boating, tennis, table tennis, volley ball, basket ball and there is a keen local football team in the winter months. Two bars and restaurants at the lake are open during the summer months. There is a riding stables nearby.

This is the heart of the Cahors wine region and there are countless local châteaux, the more famous being Mercues and La Grezette, both of which are around ten minutes away. The area abounds with caves, some of which feature prehistoric remains and paintings. Cahors itself is a very old town with much medieval architecture remaining. The Valentre Bridge is the oldest in Europe and has a very romantic history. Begot was the area chosen for a British barracks in the 100 years war and La Grange was part of a farm established to supply the troops. In nearby Catus there is a tower built by the French to watch for attacks by the British troops.

Market day in Catus is a Tuesday but there are markets all around the local area. One of the most popular is on Sunday mornings in Cazals – about 10 kms. Mercues has an antiques market each month.

The A20 motorway runs nearby and continues to Montauban where you can join the A6 to Toulouse. The journey to Toulouse Airport is just over the hour. Toulouse is served by British Airways as well as Easyjet, FlyBe and BMIBaby. Bergerac Airport is also served by RyanAir and FlyBe and is about a one hour drive. Rodez and Limoges Airports are a two hour drive. Cahors is on the main railway line between Paris and Toulouse. There is a National Express bus service from Cahors to London Victoria coach station.

Other comments: This property is also available for summer holiday rentals.

Pricing Info: From £600 /875€ per month (October to April long term rates) – plus £25 per week winter heating oil supplement. Furniture storage above: £200/300€ per month.
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Name: John & Polly Piper Languages spoken: English/French Tel No1: +33 (0)5 65 21 88 10 Time to contact: Anytime Tel No2: +33 (0)6 88 88 28 62 Time to contact: Anytime     Website: www.quercygites.com

       

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