Chinon, Centre-Val de Loire 37500

20 minutes from Chinon, Fontevraud and Montsoreau, a former convent registered as a Historic Monument, fully renovated and with its French and English gardens. Once the porch is crossed, the eye embraces the French garden and the façade of the dwelling, whose almost conventual sobriety is softened by the blond hue of tuffeau stone and the regular arrangement of the tall bays. The steep, slate roofs, pierced by pedimented dormers, dialogue with the neighboring bell tower and recall the religious origin of the place. Behind the main house, the remains of the old cloister unfold their Gothic arcades with fine leaded windows. At the back, the regular gardens bordered with box extend the perspective. A little further, two distinct spaces occupy: a garage and a woodshed. Another entrance serves the cars.