CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF SPENDING 3 MONTHS EACH YEAR IN FRANCE? This fully renovated part stone, part timbered house is situated in the old quarter of Cancon, between Bergerac and Villeneuve-sur-Lot, and enjoys panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen/dining room, spacious living room, balcony and utility room. The property has been renovated to a high standard, retaining many original features. All you need do is unpack and start enjoying life in a very friendly, welcoming village. Accommodation Ground floor Spacious entrance hall. Kitchen/dining room, 13ft x 12ft. The fitted kitchen has built in cooker and dishwasher. Bedroom 1, 15ft x 12ft. Bedroom 2, 12ft x 9ft. Family bathroom, 11ft x 9ft, with twin washbasins, bath with shower, heated towel rail. Separate shower room with shower, WC and washbasin.. Lower ground floor Bedroom 3, (L-shaped) 20ft x 16ft max. with exposed stone wall with arrow slits, part of the original fortifications for the town’s medieval chateau. First floor Living room, 21ft x 18ft with dual aspect windows. French windows at the rear open onto a balcony which offers beautiful views over the rooftops of Cancon and the countryside beyond. The balcony with built in bar-b-que provides an excellent outdoor eating/relaxing area. A door on the balcony leads to WC/utility room with WC, washbasin, plumbing for a washing machine and a tumble dryer vent. The property has been well insulated and is heated by electric radiators. Outside A square adjacent to the property provides ample free parking for local residents.For more info on Cancon: http://www.cancon.fr/cancon_cadre.htmFor Flickr slide show: click here
The Lot-et-Garonne region is primarily agricultural with the area around Cancon specialising in hazelnuts. NOISETTES!The LotValley grows a wide variety of fruit trees, in particular plums (pruneaux d’Agen) and borders the well known wine growing areas of Bordeaux, Bergerac, Cahors andDuras.The unspoiled countryside is interspersed with bastide villages famous for their covered arcades, beautiful architecture and churches.
Monpazier square.
The village of Cancon is situated between Bergerac, 30 minutes north, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, 15 minutes south and Monflanquin, 10 minutes east.Maison Collette is in the old part of the village with its narrow cobbled streets and half timbered houses, some dating back to the 15th and 16th century.
On the hill above the old quarter sits the ruin of a medieval chateau with its beautiful 360 degree panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
Le vieux chateau- Cancon
The larger towns of Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Bergerac have modern, out-of-town shopping centres together with attractive, medieval old towns offering boutiques, open-air cafes and restaurants, cinemas, theatres and concerts.
In the summer months local villages offer a wide variety of entertainments including fetes, pageants, evening markets (a must!), trotting races, clay pigeon shoots, fishing competitions and petanque. In the area there are many leisure activities and places of interest including two golf courses, canoeing, swimming, riding, boat trips, vineyards, museums, chateaux, prehistoric caves and gardens (one of which houses the national collection of water lilies).
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Our job is to find the ideal property at an affordable price, handle the multiple requirements for foreign ownership, and provide you with a turn-key property to use and to enjoy.
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Ginny Blackwell- 36 Howell St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 Tel: (001) 585 905-0849 USA or email: info@frenchpropertyshares.com
