Perfect French Country Village House – Six Bedroom 16th Century Home – Pas de Calais, France – €364,999
Good Thursday morning! The perfect French country village house – a six bedroom 16th century home in Pas de Calais, France! This might be my new favorite house in a while. It’s elegant, light, and cozy, homey, spacious, snug. It’s perfect. From the listing on Leggett: MAGNIFICENT MANOR HOUSE, XV1st century. (Wood panelling, moldings, parquet […]
Stunning 10-Bedroom Historical Mansion in Center of Town in the South of France – Castres, France – €399,000
Good Tuesday morning! A ten-bedroom historic mansion in the South of France! Located in the center of Castres, France, this building was likely constructed sometime in the 17th Century, when Castres was booming as the site of a key courthouse. The magistrates of the time would construct mansions as a personal statement of their power […]
Superb Country Estate with Extensive Outbuildings On Four Acres, Located in Beautiful Natural Surroundings of Perche National Park – St Quentin de Blavou, France – €320,000
Good Thursday morning! A superb country estate with extensive outbuildings on four and a half acres in the beautiful natural surroundings of Perche National Park! The amount of space and beauty for the price is impressive with this property. Listings like this make me question why I settle for the life I’m living, rather than […]
Beautiful Eight-Bedroom 18th Century Historic Townhouse With Large Garden in the Heart of Saint Saens, France – €355,000
Good Monday morning! A beautiful EIGHT-bedroom 18th Century historic townhouse with large garden in the heart of Saint Saens, near the northern coast of France. The architecture of this home reminds me of some of the loveliest townhouses in Brooklyn or the Lower West Side — but set in France and costing about 20 million […]
Hauntingly Beautiful Mansion With 16th Century Origins and a Long History – Lorraine, France – $467,096
Good Tuesday morning! A hauntingly beautiful mansion with 16th century origins and a long history in Lorraine, France. This house feels like it’s haunted by past memories, and reading about the history of the home, it may be true. At the same time, it’s a house with beautiful proportions, light, delicate, and elegant. The property […]
Double Bargain Friday! Beautiful Maison de Maitre on Two Acres of Fertile Land, to Renovate – Bazauges, France – $83,545
DOUBLE Bargain Friday post! (I couldn’t choose!) This beautiful old maison de maître is located on two acres of fertile land in Poitou Charentes, France, and would be perfect for a small permaculture/bio-farming French homestead! Okay, what if: you bought some goats and began an artisinal goat cheese creamery, planted a permaculture garden with greenhouse […]
Historical, Elegant Stone House with Three Acres of Terraced Gardens in the Loire Valley – Loudun, France – $306,049
Happy Wednesday! This elegant stone house dates back several centuries and is standing strong on three acres of terraced gardens in the Loire Valley, France. How majestic is this property! For this price point, I could buy a tiny condo in a big US city, a small suburban home in a small US town – […]