Saint-Palais, Aquitaine 64120

Here, every morning begins facing the awakening Pyrenees mountain range, and every evening ends with the same horizon ablaze with color. Five minutes from Saint-Palais, on an old medieval path that once connected Iholdy to Garris, this contemporary house offers you the keys to a rare daily life: the space, the light, and the silence of the inland Basque Country. Are you looking for a house where you can truly settle in, without renovations, without compromising on the living environment, but with the freedom to welcome family, friends, or run a bed and breakfast? Read on. The property is accessed via a discreet, secluded public path. The fully enclosed 2,672-square-meter plot is landscaped with trees and flowers, meticulously cared for season after season. A platform perched in the trees offers children their secret hideaway and adults a natural balcony overlooking the mountains. The house was built in 2014 to Rt 2012 standards, on a crawl space. You step through the door and are immediately enveloped by light. The entrance hall leads directly into the spacious living area of over sixty square meters, bathed in light from large, south-facing windows. The fully equipped kitchen, with its central island, tall cabinets, and thoughtfully designed storage, opens onto the living room. In the center of the living room, the fireplace creates a cozy winter evening ritual. The office nook flows seamlessly into the living space, ideal for working from home with a view of the mountains. The twelve-square-meter pantry provides convenient storage for laundry, general storage, and groceries. The veranda, added between the two south-facing terraces and heated by its own reversible heat pump, offers an additional room usable year-round. A separate Wc with a washbasin completes the ground floor. Upstairs, the landing leads to three bedrooms designed for practical use: one currently used as an office, one with built-in storage, and one with wardrobes. The bathroom features a corner bathtub, a walk-in shower, a heated towel rail, and a double vanity for a smooth family morning routine. A separate toilet with a hand basin has also been added. The winter lounge, framed by a large square window, becomes a reading nook offering the most spectacular view in the house. The independent studio, completely self-contained with its own entrance, offers a wide range of possibilities. An open-plan living area combining a lounge and equipped kitchen, a bedroom with built-in wardrobe, a bathroom with walk-in shower, wall-hung toilet and sauna: you can accommodate visiting parents, your teenager seeking independence, or offer it as a seasonal rental year-round thanks to the tourist traffic in the Basque Country. From a technical standpoint, everything has been designed for longevity. Insulation consists of double plasterboard walls with fiberglass insulation, blown-in attic space, and the studio floor is insulated with 30 centimeters of polystyrene both above and below. Electric shutters cover the entire ground floor and the large square bay window upstairs, while wooden shutters are fitted to the other windows and doors. Heating is provided by dry inertia radiators controlled by a centralized electronic management system, supplemented by a wood-burning stove and a heat pump in the conservatory. Domestic hot water is produced by a thermodynamic water heater. Fiber optic internet is connected. The property has a private septic system. The required energy performance certificates are available upon request. For everyday life, Saint-Palais is a five-minute drive away: weekly market on Fridays, shops, library, cinema, secondary school, medical services, and hospital. Bayonne is forty-five minutes away via the D933. Hiking trails start right from the doorstep. The property is suitable as either a primary family residence or a second home with the added benefit of a gîte business. The house is sold vacant. Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is