Puylaurens, Midi-Pyrénées 81700

Located in a dominant position close to Castres is this authentic 19th century estate for sale offering a manor house and gîte, over 400m² of living space: reception rooms, fitted kitchens, sitting room, two dining rooms, a boudoir study, nine bedrooms, four washrooms with toilets, a loft, a shaded terrace, outbuildings to convert if you wish, a garage, barn, a well and an 8x4m pool and all surrounded by eight hectares of wooded grounds with a spring and a stream. You will adore and desire this majestic estate situated at the end of a driveway. The property offers a unique panorama with 180 degree open views of the mountains. The views from the interior of the house are akin to a living painting. This exceptional and charming property, once a tenanted farm, has no near neighbours and is south-east facing (south-west for the gite). It has spacious volumes and potential to develop as you desire. The 15m² entrance hall offers a glimpse of the whole with visible stone, wood and terra cotta. Opposite and behind a door is the grand, 29m² magnificent fitted kitchen, which enjoys lots of natural light and where the original fireplace dwells and where now a wood burner sits. To the rear of the kitchen a door leads to the shaded terrace and a 30m² oak shed and the fully renovated 30m² extension, once upon a time the bakehouse complete with superb bread oven which awaits your next batch. Back to the kitchen and the 31m² dining room, the rustic wooden furniture of which suggests a cosy boudoir for relaxation and enjoyable meals. A 23m² space connects and could be used as a service room, currently serving as office and reading room. The dining room leads to the main sitting room which is the largest at 87m². This area consists of a 67m² space bathed in natural light and where you will enjoy the view all year round of the countryside and hills. The other 23m² space is clearly defined as a cosy area set around the original open fireplace. You can redesign these spaces as you wish. A wide patio door allows access to the summer terrace which overlooks the countryside. Back the main living space and, to the rear, a 25m² master bedroom with 8m² washroom and 4m² walk-in wardrobe. Various doors serve a small corridor and access to the 6m² washroom, toilet, two other bedrooms of 10m² each and an access to the exterior. Stairs lead up from the main entrance to a 2m² landing and two wooden doors, original to the house. One leads to the 80m² loft and the other to a 9m² corridor and two more bedrooms (13m² & 14m²) with hanging space and a 7m² washroom with shower, double sink and toilet. Outside, there is a 28m² outbuilding attached to the house which serves as laundry, bursar's office and larder. A 25m² space, ex-pigsty, currently houses the heating boiler. A third building, 37m², serves as storage space and has an upper floor of the same surface, thus 74m² to use as you wish. The 170m² gîte is almost new and offers spaces you will probably not wish to alter. There is a 4m² main entrance serving, to the left, the spacious fitted kitchen with original fireplace where dwells a wood burner. There is access to the outside and the big south-west facing terrace. To the left and connecting with the kitchen is the old barn with a 40m² footprint, serving currently as an annexe with possibility to open its currently closed upper floor if you wish to extend. Back to the main entrance and, to the right, a 5m² washroom, toilet and an 18m² sitting room. Stairs leads to the sleeping areas and no less than five bedrooms (10, 12, 14, 18 & 20m²). There is a washroom with toilet. Finally, a 15m² garage is attached to the gîte and there is a boules court. This exclusive property will appeal due to its living space and environment. This ex-tenanted farm estate with surrounding land has no current working farm tenants on the land, a rarity. The materials used have been carefully selected by the current owners with nothing left to chance t