This unique property is the principal part of a chateau well known on the historic Canal du Midi, towering above the surrounding countryside and affording the owners of this central piece the most splendid views from every room, and from their private balconies and gardens.
There are eight bedrooms and five bathrooms with two great rooms for entertaining, two further reception rooms and a large country kitchen. The property has been successfully rented out for many years at up to €5,500 per week.
First floor: a lovely, spacious French country kitchen, well-equipped for catering for the demands of a large family or chambres d’hôtes; an impressive dining hall with an atmospheric wooden beamed ceiling; chateau-style drawing room; and a library. A long balcony has views of verdant vineyards and, on a clear day, Mont Canigou and the rest of the Eastern Pyrenees.
Second floor: Three spacious chateau-style en-suite bedrooms. Two have a shower and one a roll top bath. This floor would be perfect for letting out as high-end B&B.
Top floor: Four more bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as a loft studio with its own bedroom, perfect as owner’s accommodation or as four more letting rooms.
Ground level: Spacious double cellar (which could be converted into further accommodation), currently divided into four utility/games/storage rooms.
The private gardens include several small areas of lawns and rock-gardens, which are easy to maintain and provide a variety of quiet places to relax, as well as a large tiled swimming pool and bather’s cabin. There is also a 17th century stone summerhouse suitable for renovation for further accommodation. Large chateau-style gates open out from the foot of the private gardens to the quayside of the Canal du Midi.
The property is located in one of the most scenic and unspoiled areas of France yet only 20 minutes from the high speed rail link direct to Paris or Barcelona in the lively Roman town of Narbonne. Within just about 30 minutes there are international airports at Carcassonne, Beziers and Perpignon, and the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean Sea are about the same driving time.