La Bastide D'Engras Village House - (ref: 491)

3 bed / 3 bath - sleeps 6 - Pool

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Per week
From: 300 GBPounds
To: 1050 GBPounds

Features:

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • Private Pool
  • Private (no others on site)
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La Bastide D'Engras
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Property Description:

This wonderful southfacing house,situated in the tiny village of La Bastide D'Engras, has a lovely view over the valley. It has been beautifully restored from an original silk worm factory.It is secluded within its own courtyard with the swimming pool only a few steps from the living area.There is an attractive covered terrace through the double doors in the living room where one can eat vey comfortably at the large table. There is also a large barbeque and a pretty planted courtyard where you can play boules. The swimming pool is 4 meters by 9 meters and the sun shines on it from 8.00a.m to 8.00p.m.The living room has a cathredral ceiling and huge fireplace opening onto an open plan dining room. The kitchen is fully fitted and there is a washing machine in a room at the end of the house.There is also a bathroom with a shower on this floor.
On the first floor there is a mezzanine overlooking the living area with a desk and audio equipment.There is also broadband and wifi. The double bedroom 1 has an ensuite bathroom with shower, washbasin and WC. There are two further bedrooms and another bathroom with washbasin, bath, shower and toilet. All the bathrooms have been recently renovated..


Area Description:

La Bastide D'Engras is a tiny village of 180 inhabitants. It is dominated by a medieval chateau and is basically a farming community with a post office, a mairie and a bread van that comes through every morning. The local wine cooperative is not to be missed as it produces excellent wine at unbelievable prices. Less than 2 kms. away is the little village of St. Laurent La Vernede which has a bakery and a small general store. St. Quentin La Poterie, famous for its community of potters, also has a butcher, a small supermarket, several bakeries and other small shops and a Michelin star restaurant.There are many excellent and reasonable restaurants in the area.Tennis and golf are easily available and there are breathtaking walks through the pine forests, vineyards, lavender and sunflower fields.

Area Activities

The house is 12 kms. north of Uzes, a charming medieval town with a cathredral, a Lombardic tower and a Duchy open for visits. Its Saturday market is famous and there are many restaurants and shops nestling under its arches. During the summe Uzes has two music festivals comprising modern dance and music.
The famous Pont du Gard is twenty minutes away and the historic towns of Avignon, Nimes, Montpellier and Arles are all less than an hours drive.
There are wonderful beaches to be found in the Camargue National Park and white water canooing in the Gorge D'Ardeche. The opera festival in Orange and the theatre festival in Avignon are renowned.
This is all enhanced by the Cote du Rhone wines with such famous areas such as Chateauneuf du Pape and Gigondas nearby.


Location information

Beach : 40 km
Golf: 3 km
Shops: 2 km
Garage: 3 km
Restaurant: 2 km
Cafe: 2 km
Airport: 35 km - Nimes
Ferry Port: 900 km - calais
nearest major town: 14 km - Uzes

Facilities

Barbeque, Enclosed Garden furniture, Car parking, Patio terrace, Dishwasher, Freezer, Fridge, Iron, Oven, Cooker, Washing machine, Stereo, TV, DVD, Telephone ( incoming, outgoing local, )

Special interests

Village : house in centre of small village
Internet : broadband/wifi
Pool : 9 meters X 4 meters
Cycling : bikes for hire in next village
Festival : music festival in July and August
Horse Riding : nearby
Golf : nearby

Other Charges

Phone usage: 30cents per unit

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