Ganges, Languedoc-Roussillon 34190

A former silk spinning mill with its manor house and 31-hectare grounds, in the south of the Cévennes National Park, within the Gard department. A private lane lined with tall, bicentenary plane trees, ascends towards the property, nestled within lush vegetation. Accessible via a gate, which opens on to a group of three buildings, an immense ornamental pond welcomes visitors to this property, perched on a hillside and scattered with natural springs, ponds and fountains. At the property's entrance stands the caretaker's cottage, while, a little further off, the 19th-century manor house was built over the vestiges of the medieval chateau of Toumeyrolles. Last, but not least, a massive building constructed over a basement level, which was once a silk spinning mill, is set back from the other buildings, ensconced within its verdant setting and waiting to be returned to its former lustre once again.