luxury architect house for sale Beziers, France

History : Château de Saint Martin de Toques. This castle is considered to be the only completely reconstructed privately owned Catharic castle still in existence. Its origins go back further than the anti-Catholic religious movement that flourished in the region from 1100 to 1300; they date back to Roman times. In Roman times Saint Martin de Toques served as a guard post for the Roman roads that wound through the countryside below. Later, the castle became the property of the Vicomtesse de Narbonne. When the previous owner acquired the castle in 1990, it was in ruins. Something - the beauty of the location with a 360-degree view over the Corbières vineyards, the rugged strength of the remaining massive walls, the romance of the drawbridge - intrigued him so much that he embarked on a multi-year, multi-million- euro restoration. He didn't just rebuild, but restored every detail as it might have been in 978 AD, when the powerful de Narbonne family inhabited the site. Since there were not enough original stones for the entire project, additional material was excavated from a neighboring hill. Antique dealers from around the world were contacted to procure all the elements: the massive interlocking wooden doors, the huge carved stone fireplaces, the narrow spiral staircases, the gargoyles filling the plunge pool in the center of the courtyard with water. During the restoration, the previous owner added modern amenities that were carefully hidden so as not to destroy the historic atmosphere. The floors are made of solid stone slabs, others of oak blocks, 25 cubes in square oak frames that rattle quietly against each other as you walk on them. Most of the rooms have electric underfloor heating, making the castle pleasant to live in even in winter. Light switches are hidden in tiny niches carved into the rock walls. Indirect mood lighting provides light under the wooden beams. 7 of the 8 bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms, all individually appointed to match the charm of each bedroom. The bathroom fixtures and fittings are all antique and unique. Materials such as sandstone, marble, wood and copper are mainly used. This makes it possible for residents to feel the atmosphere of a bygone era without sacrificing the comforts of today. Two modern showers and 4 modern toilets have been carefully integrated. After 25 years of reconstruction and renovation, the property was sold in 2019 to the current owner, who continued the work with the aim of creating and renting unique apartments on the farm and raising the castle to a new level of quality of life.

General description: Ideal for an investor Return on investment by the local renting rates is 7.5 percent on an annual base and 20 percent if you only rent to holidaymakers. Beautifully restored mill with shared pool/ garden area, pool and open parking at the edge of a beautiful Medieval Village with his famous weekly, colorful market on Tuesday and his Friday night market in summer. There are 6 apartments and 1 doctor's cabinet in the building from which are 3 for sale all restored with taste and high quality materials. Property Tax/year 2023 + Maintenance for pool and common grounds was 2300 € in 2023. The property is situated in the Minervois in one of the most beautiful areas in the South of France with its world wide known quality wines , close to the Mediterranean shores of Gruissan Plage and many others, outstanding views towards the rolling vineyards and the snow capped Pyrenees wherever you go. Beautiful cities like Narbonne, Carcassonne, Montpellier, Toulouse are nearby and easy to reach by car or train. The Metropole Barcelona for example is 3 hours by car or train. Further more the "Lac de Jouarres" is not even 10 minutes by bike through the rolling vineyards. Ideal for windsurfing, kite Surfing, swimming etc.. The "Canal Du Midi" an Unesco Heritage Site is only some steps away. Olonzac is a small town with all daily shopping facilities, butcher, bakery, supermarket, 2 flower shops, 3 doctors, 2 dentists, 3 bars, 5 restaurants, a drugstore , News Agent etc...and a very nice weekly market with lots of local products, from, wine, olives, honey, fruits and vegetables, goat cheese, several fishmongers etc.. Heating: reversible air conditioner only for Apartment 1, the others have electrical radiators. Exposé Apartment 1: Coming from the entrance area you come in directly in the living/dining room/kitchen area which leads to the generous hanging winter garden (16m²). There are 2 bedrooms, who are sharing a nice modern bathroom with an Italian shower. The generous living room app. 51M² is very comfortable and is easy to live in. Furniture is not included in the selling price, but could be bought as well. Exposé Apartment 2: The most independent apartment as it is at the rear of the building with his private entrance. You reach the flat by passing the common courtyard. A staircase is leading straight in this loft style apartment. And you will say straight "Wow" about the beautiful beam construction (all beams have been treated in 2017. A generous open space of approximately 42 m² with a built-in corner kitchen. Furthermore you have a nice open wood terrace which offers nice views over the countryside. There are 3 bedrooms, one of them on the living room level and 2 more upstairs. Exposé Apartment 2: This is an ideal StepStone to discover the area. Living room with kitchen corner, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom all in all app. 43 m². All 3 apartments are easy to rent to holiday makers or on an annual basis. TRANSPORT Autoroute Lézignan-Corbières 20 km Gare de Lézignan 17 km 6 Airports: Carcassonne, Béziers app. 1 hour, Perpignan 1 1/4 hour, Toulouse, Montpellier 1 1/2 hour Barcelona 3 hours Heating reversible air condition + electric radiators Buying this property is a very good investment and as well buying you a new lifestyle in a high quality environment, like mountains, natural parks, lakes and the nearby Mediterranean Sea.

Make your dream of the South of France come true this time and secure this property in one of the most beautiful areas of Europe. This beautiful property, which has been lovingly maintained by its German owners over the last 20 years, offers views of the snow-capped peaks of the Pyrenees in places in a perfect south-facing position. South of France, Languedoc. Magnificent villa with salt water pool, surrounded by a Mediterranean garden of about 5,500 m². 4 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, 1 office, 3 bathrooms, spacious living room with open fireplace and pizza/bread oven and a total living area of 221 m². Several south-facing terraces, including a shaded terrace. There is also a large north-facing terrace covered with vines, ideal in the hot summer months. Great south facing. In a very quiet and dominant cul-de-sac final position. Both from the house and from the garden you can see the snow-capped mountain range of the Pyrenees. Interesting for renting to holiday guests: The villa was built in 2 stages and thus adds over 2 independent residential units, but can either be used as a whole or separated into 2 independent units by opening or closing a large door. Interesting for people who can work from home worldwide: Fiber optic cable will be laid in March 2024, according to the responsible municipality. Forecourt: Mediterranean garden with lots of trees. 1 saltwater pool (switched from chlorine to saltwater operation in the summer of 2023). 1 spacious pool area with all-round sun terrace and surrounded by Mediterranean plants 1 Poolhouse 1 carport 1 garage 1Workshop Automatic garden irrigation Estimated heating costs depending on individual consumption between 1390 and 1930 € and property tax (Taxe Foncière) in 2022 of 1070 €. The department of Hérault has an annual average of 320 days of sunshine and many warm and sunny winter days by German standards, where you can walk or cycle in a T-shirt. In the village there is a very good bakery, a mini supermarket, style corner shop, a bar that offers lunch and dinner food and 2 restaurants. The small town of Olonzac about 1800 inhabitants offers besides its beautiful weekly market (always on Tuesdays, don't forget to enter it in the calendar) everything for daily needs (1 supermarket, 1 hardware store, 3 bakeries, 3 cafés, 5 restaurants, 1 butcher, 2 banks with ATM, 1 medical center, 2 dentists, Axa and Allianz insurance, a very nice park with 3 tennis courts and a tennis instructor, 1 gym where you can become a member of the volleyball, basketball, badminton club etc. Can be a rugby club etc.., several garages, Citroën, Peugeot, Renault. Furthermore, there is a large swimming lake, the "Lac des Jouarres" with beach, café/restaurant, a small yacht club that you are welcome to join. The lake is suitable for windsurfing, kitesurfing, standup paddle, canoeing, fishing. In July/August there are also 2 lifeguards. The largest preserved city fortress in Europe, Carcassonne, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as is the famous Canal du Midi, which is always worth a walk or bike ride with its towpaths. The Mediterranean beaches of Gruissan, Narbonne, Saint Pierre can be reached in 40 minutes. Ski resorts in the Pyrenees 1 1/2 hours Transportation: 6 airports: Carcassonne 40 minutes, Béziers 1 heure, Toulouse et Montpellier 1h30, Perpignan 1 1/4 hour, Girona 2 hours, Barcelone 3 hours Lézignan motorway 20 minutes Train stations: Lézignan 1/4 hour, Narbonne and Carcassonne 1/2 hour each With us, you don't just buy a house, but above all quality of life. Enjoy the Languedoc way of life. I invite you to contact me for more information. The villa is in top condition and is regularly maintained.

Very nice opportunity close to Montpellier, charming property with contemporary villa and equestrian facilities. Located in the heart of the Montpellier countryside, it is with great enthusiasm that we invite you to discover this beautiful equestrian estate. Welcomed by a splendid villa (2007) of 255 m2 and its annexes, you will immediately be seduced by the bright and high-end interiors. In particular, we find a magnificent living room opening onto beautiful terraces and the garden, as well as a master suite and upstairs, three spacious bedrooms. The garden, hidden from view, and its relaxation area offer a beautiful swimming pool, a gym, beautiful terraces, and a technical room. The equestrian section has its own entrance and has full facilities. We thus find the large stable equipped with 21 boxes, tack rooms, clubhouse, office, staff accommodation. A barns is added to the whole. The property extending over more than 4 fenced hectares, offers beautiful quarries, lunging ring, walker. The rest of the land is dedicated to welcoming horses with various well-shaded paddocks. The complex, fitted out with great care and perfectly maintained, represents the ideal place for the development of a stable for owners or enthusiasts wishing to have their horses at home. Brief voluntary description, complete file on request

Exclusive I Montpellier Quartier des Arceaux: Superb house opening onto garden. It comprises a walk-through entrance hall, a first living room of 17 m2, a lounge of 13 m2, a large dining kitchen opening onto the garden. A staircase leads upstairs to a first bedroom with its own shower room, a 15 m2 bedroom opening onto a 5 m2 balcony. Two further bedrooms (approx. 15 m2 + 13 m2) share a bathroom. Beautiful period features have been preserved (wrought ironwork, fireplace and granite floor), as well as a lean-to and cellar.

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Built in the 1970s, updated in 2006, this imposing villa is a true family home which develops a little less than 280 m² of living space on a plot of 4,400 m² nicely wooded, punctuated by terraces and decorated with a masonry swimming pool and 14 x 8 tiled floor. Equipped with a comfortable living room extended by a large veranda, both opening onto the garden, with five beautiful bedrooms, three bathrooms, a bathroom. bathroom and various ancillary areas including converted attics or even a garage, it benefits from an ideal location, in the most sought-after and residential area of the city, on the beach road. Macon roof, concrete frame, aluminum joinery, etc.

If you have in mind the ideal villa where you would like to spend your vacation, look no further, it's a safe bet that you have landed in the house you dream of. Built on a plot of 6,100 m² planted with superb pines and numerous Mediterranean species, flanked by terraces and a large swimming pool sufficiently offset so that one can frolic there without disturbing the grill enthusiasts, themselves businessmen. in front of the imposing barbecue, this particularly accomplished single storey, which alternates flat roofs and masonry roofs, is enchanting and everything seems to have been designed for real letting go. Here, interior and exterior merge and in this warm atmosphere, refinement is omnipresent which reminds us, if we need it, that beauty is not necessarily ostentatious.

Equipped with 4 bedrooms including a master suite on the ground floor and three luxury bathrooms, this imposing Mediterranean villa, of excellent craftsmanship, develops 228 m² of living space and offers a living room of 68 m². embellished by a fireplace. Ideally located east of PERPIGNAN, in an ultra residential area, bathed in light, it is equipped with an office, a laundry room but also various dedicated spaces and it has extremely qualitative services including underfloor heating. or a ducted air conditioning. The exteriors are not to be outdone and the imposing heated swimming pool is bordered by wide beaches, a summer kitchen and terraces with different exposures. Magnificent.

On the road to the beaches, in a residential area close to all amenities and perfectly served, elegant architect-designed villa, on 4 sides and on R+1, built on a large basement and carefully rehabilitated by careful craftsmen, at great cost. reinforcement of quality materials for luxury services. Equipped with a spacious suite on the ground floor and three additional bedrooms upstairs, served by a shower room and a bathroom, the villa has a magnificent living room of 73 m² and particularly appreciable annexed areas. . Flanked by a small masonry swimming pool and a summer kitchen, surrounded by a very well landscaped and nicely wooded garden, it now awaits the small family who it will not fail to charm and who will be happy to project there.

Equipped with 4 bedrooms including a master suite on the ground floor and three luxury bathrooms, this imposing Mediterranean villa, of excellent craftsmanship, develops 228 m² of living space and offers a living room of 68 m². embellished by a fireplace. Ideally located east of PERPIGNAN, in an ultra residential area, bathed in light, it is equipped with an office, a laundry room but also various dedicated spaces and it has extremely qualitative services including underfloor heating. or a ducted air conditioning. The exteriors are not to be outdone and the imposing heated swimming pool is bordered by wide beaches, a summer kitchen and terraces with different exposures. Magnificent.

With just over 255 m² of living space and numerous additional spaces, this elegant single storey from the late 1960s seems to laugh at the passing of time, flat roofs or the standards of the moment; Solidly planted on a plot of 4,350 m² with a large swimming pool, this traditional construction opposes fashion trends with its refined lines, its timeless materials and its formidable capacity to evolve without becoming distorted.

Magnificent Californian villa, on one level, type T6 plus office, developing 317 m² of living space and built in the 1970s in the heart of a plot of 5,000 m², wooded, enclosed and decorated with a swimming pool and a tennis court. Ideally located in a particularly sought-after area, not overlooked, it offers tremendous volumes, a real entrance, large clearances but also various annexes including two cellars and a double garage. Ideal for a large family, it is the seventies villa par excellence which, from the mezzanine balcony, also offers a sea view. Extremely rare.

Quality environment and total absence of overlooking for this elegant 4-sided villa, on one level, type T5, with superb living room and equally attractive semi-open kitchen. Entirely facing a carefully landscaped garden with a large wooden terrace and swimming pool secured by a roller shutter, the villa is, moreover, a real well of light which offers luxury services and extremely careful finishes; Underfloor heating, reversible air conditioning, photovoltaic panels, summer kitchen, drilling, aluminum joinery, electric roller shutters, etc. Finally and this is not negligible, the whole is in an impeccable state of maintenance. Favorite house!

An enchanting setting for this truly beautiful house which totals 343 m² of built surface area including 250 m² of living space and stretches out on superbly wooded land of 2700 m² with a 15 x 5 masonry swimming pool, bowling alley and various outbuildings. Equipped with four bedrooms including two suites on the ground floor and a living room with fireplace of around 80 m², this charming house, entirely open to the garden, offers high-quality services as evidenced in particular by air conditioning. reversible ducted or excellently made aluminum joinery. Less classic and much less wise than it seems, still with tremendous potential and a breathtaking view, the beauty displays its splendor in a particularly sought-after and perfectly served town, 5 minutes from CANET, and waits firmly for the possible buyer who will be able to move in.

Built on a plot of approximately 1500 m², nicely wooded with heated swimming pool and summer kitchen, this elegant R+1 villa is based on an almost complete basement and has, beyond a comfortable living space, various annexes including a huge garage, a large laundry room or even a cellar. Traditional in its construction, bold in its lines, it is ideally exposed and offers tremendous light which the architect commissioned to update it was able to exploit with talent. Now equipped with high standard services, equipped with a small independent apartment and three beautiful suites, two of which are on the ground floor, it adds real functionality to its many qualities.

les Archineurs present you a wood and kork home near Sommières - Architect stilt house in south of Fance

In one of the best areas of SAINT CYPRIEN PLAGE, right next to the golf course and in the heart of an ultra-residential park close to all amenities, built on a plot of 1299 m² entirely planted with trees and embellished with a large lagoon swimming pool, magnificent villa Mediterranean with large living room with fireplace flanked by terraces with different exposures and three beautiful bedrooms on the ground floor opening onto the garden. Built according to the rules of the art with, in places, ogival vaulted ceilings in plastered brick, equipped with extremely qualitative services including a reversible ducted air conditioning, it offers particularly refined equipment including stained glass windows and ironwork. all beauty. To have.

An enchanting setting outside the subdivision and an exceptional location, right next to amenities and close to the beaches, for this vast architect-designed villa built, according to the rules of the art, facing Canigou, in 1970, on a plot of 7,200 m² superbly planted with trees and decorated with a large masonry swimming pool, perfectly exposed. Equipped with a living room of 80 m² bathed in light extended by a magnificent terrace, equipped with five extremely comfortable bedrooms, including three suites on the ground floor offering a breathtaking view of the park, it happily combines quality materials origin and current services. Halfway between the Golf de SAINT-CYPRIEN and Lake VILLENEUVE, the property certainly has the undeniable charm of timeless properties.