Aquitaine, Dordogne, Bertric-Buree, France

Situated in a hamlet close to a lively market town and 10 minutes from a former sub-prefecture with a renowned weekly market,
The 224 m2, three-storey house ,a former annex of an 18th century estate, is divided into a succession of rooms, giving everyone the privacy they need to go about their business.
A gravel courtyard leads into a vast, high hall (over 4 m high). and 51.5 m2
This is a reception room, ultra-modern, functional kitchen and dining room all rolled into one, with more than 8 metres of white Spanish marble and a work surface that has nothing to envy the professionals.
It even has a remarkable contemporary wood-fired oven for pizza or home cooking.
Underfloor heating runs beneath the exceptional stone flooring
With its flexible opening onto the courtyard / indoor swimming pool, the room is transformed into a formidable multifunctional space of over 150 m2.
A utility room (14 m2) and toilet adjoin the large room.
A pleasant, comfortable stone staircase/passageway (12 m2) leads up to
leads to :
- to the right, a large 32 m2 bedroom with en suite bathroom
- to the left, a bright living room (32 m2) with French windows opening onto a wooden terrace (25 m2) overlooking the swimming pool and courtyard.
A staircase leads upstairs to a landing (6.7 m2) and two bedrooms, one of 18.2 m2 with en suite bathroom and the other of 20 m2, the latter with en suite shower room finished in splendid yellow Spanish marble.
Adjoining the living room is a cosy study/library room, (28,3 m2) with an antique fireplace and efficient wood-burning stove for those cosy winter evenings.
There is access to the terrace ( 25 m2 ) and a way out the country lane.
The use of noble materials such as local stone for some floors, marble for sanitaryware and kitchen worktops, copper for sinks and light fittings, and wood for warm parquet floors, all contribute to the elegant, natural ambience of the place.
There is electric heating and domestic hot water, underfloor heating in the main room and radiators in the rest of the house.
All windows and doors are double-glazed.
The roof is insulated , walls are 60 cm thick stone.
The swimming pool ( 2014 ) measures 9m x 4m.
Superb landscaped plot with views of over 4200 m2.
We are 45 minutes from Angoulême, 10 minutes from Ribérac, a charming town of 3700 inhabitants. Picturesque weekly market.
Périgueux, the departmental capital, is 40 minutes away.
Bergerac is 1 hour away and Bordeaux international airport is 1h30 away..
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