This 19th century farmhouse leaning against the hill nestles discreetly in its green setting out of sight. We are a stone’s throw from the beautiful Gard town of Barjac, renowned for its incredible market, and also close to the dynamic Ardèche towns of Vans and Joyeuse. The Orgnac Aven, the Chauvet Cave and the Ribaute artistic space will no longer hold any secrets for you.
This stone farmhouse formerly dedicated to sericulture activity has been restored according to the rules of the art. We appreciate its lime-jointed facades. Enter from the garden, two spacious, beautifully appointed vaulted rooms each have a private shaded terrace and a shared pétanque court not far from the bucolic Claysse, a river which meanders along the property. Both are equipped with an independent bathroom and toilet. The thickness of the walls guarantees healthy and appreciable thermal comfort. Beautiful Voutain ceilings, well-chosen Provençal terracotta tiles on the floor and pastel wall colors welcome us to the upper floor, a place dedicated to the living space.
The latter sees a succession of an inspiring kitchen equipped with whitewashed wood, a small living room with its comfortable fireplace and a large living room in which you combine all the virtues of cocooning while being immersed in a captivating novel by John Irving. Double glazing, efficient wooden shutters and mixed heating combining electric inertia radiators and Godin wood stove optimize the comfort of this building. A beautiful staircase judiciously combining wood and wrought iron invites us to a landing cleverly distributing the 2 bedrooms with their bathroom and toilet as well as an office convertible into a small artist’s studio. One of the two bedrooms can easily be used as a guest room and has an independent entrance with its terrace via an external staircase.
This entire sleeping area has a very beautiful parquet floor weathered by time. A final bedroom and its adjoining bathroom are cleverly housed under the roof and will delight children. The presence of an annex building brings together the laundry area, the workshop and the nicely hidden cellar. A greenhouse ideally complements field vegetable production. The exteriors are not left out, on the contrary, since the property can count on 26,000 M2 of land. Four terraces overlook the house and accommodate oaks, fragrants, olive trees and caddis.
It is easy to imagine the planting of olive trees or truffle oaks on the terraces combined with a yurt-type tourist reception activity on the flat areas. One of the assets of this property is the invaluable presence of two wells and a borehole on the property.
The superb, skillfully designed infinity pool with its Douglas fir terrace blends wonderfully into the wooded landscape. We are certainly in a privileged location in the Ardèche to bring together a whole family, friends or guests at a reasonable distance of one hour from the motorway access to the Rhône valley and a TGV station.