17TH CENTURY CHATEAU IN SAMOENS Alpine Property Details

Alpine Property Details

Summary

This amazing 17th Century Chateau with its stone-walled mature garden stands on more than an acre of flat land at the entrance to the beautiful village of Samoens, the only winter-sports village in France classified as a historical monument.

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Description

Built around 1660 this chateau has a unique atmosphere. it stands in a walled wooded park of 4925m² with a swimming pool and a pond and enjoys all round mountain views.
The total floor area of the chateau measures roughly 1000m² (500m² habitable) and includes an apartment with 3 large bedrooms which can be completely self-contained and would be ideal for rental purposes.

The main accommodation includes:

GROUND FLOOR
Huge double salon with a large stone fireplace at one end,
Billiard room with an old pine wide planked floor and a French ceiling,
Large study/bedroom,
Dining room quarry tiled with oak banding, semi-divided from the kitchen with shoulder height old pine panelled wall. French ceiling. Set of original painted cupboards built into wall space,
Open kitchen with stainless steel work surfaces. Antique pine dresser and old pine Shaker style cupboards. Aga Rayburn oil-fired cooker and two other built-in ovens. Quarry tiles. French ceiling. All modern equipment included,
Library/sitting room with a fireplace,

FIRST FLOOR
Principal bedroom with a massive stone fireplace. Painted French ceiling. Curved corner cupboard. 2 windows overlooking garden. Bathroom and dressing room,
Another bedroom,
Bedroom/study.

Huge, 10 meter high floored attic. Stunning original oak beams and roof structure. Could be converted to bedrooms, bathrooms, grand studio.

In the basement are 3 vaulted cellars.

Outside are three terraces for eating/barbecues/entertaining. One outside the back door, one under the 350 year old dogwood tree and a south-facing one at the front of the house.

The extensive garden includes a wildlife pond and next to it, in the sunniest corner is a 10m x 4m swimming pool with cream tiled surround, underwater lighting and electric heating when necessary. In the west corner is an old mazot, a Savoyard storage barn, useful for housing summer furniture etc. There is also a three-storey garage/barn which could be converted into extra or staff accommodation.

The kitchen garden outside the back door, is laid out in traditional potager style and is well stocked with a mixture of vegetables and flowers including a mature herb garden.

There are fruit trees, masses of roses (some entwined in the old apple trees), and, on the front terrace wisteria, magnolia and a very productive chasselas grape vine.

The garden is fenced all round and stone walled on the north and west sides.

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