This maison de maître is in the centre of one of the most beautiful villages in the Languedoc. La Livinière, built on a south-facing hill is the only village with its own cru in the Minervois. There are altogether fifteen wine domains in the area along with the usual shops, boulangerie, café .
This magnificent house with 240 m2 of living space also has 300m2 of outbuildings …garage and stables which could be converted. The 150m2 of space above the garage could be converted into a loft type apartment. There is a entirely private landscaped walled garden of 800m2 with an integrated watering system ,a well and a swimming pool.
The house has been modernized with new electricity and plumbing and a new roof with double isolation for heat and the cold. There is new double glazing and fuel central heating and hot air/cool air on both ground and first floor. The shutters are electric.
Ground floor:
The main door opens onto the large living room of 70m2 with a high ceiling and a fine staircase dating from the 1930s ( à la Greta Garbo!) Two sets of French windows lead to the garden.
Shower room with shower, wc and wash hand basin.
Dining room 40m2 with French windows opening onto terrace.
Fully fitted modernized kitchen 25m2.
First floor:
Large landing 40m2 leading to 4 bedrooms each more than 20m2 and to the bathroom with bath, shower, wc and wash hand basin..
The house is bright . Downstairs has been recently retiled with high quality Italian tiles. The black and white staircase tiles are granito from the 1930S. Upstairs 2 of the bedrooms have sisal floor covering, one parquet and the fourth is tiled.
There is a fine view of the vines from the master bedroom.
The house has satellite television with English channels and has broadband Internet connection.
Some of the furniture could be sold with the house at a price to be agreed.
La Livinière is within easy reach of several airports. Carcassone, Toulouse, Béziers, Perpignan, Montpellier and Gerona are all with 30 minutes to two hours drive. The TGV from Paris to Narbonne ( 30 mins) takes under 5 hours.
