An 18th Century Holiday Home, With Grounds Of Over 2 Hectares, On The Outskirts Of The

An 18th-century holiday home, with grounds of over 2 hectares, on the outskirts of the historical fortified town of Rabastens, 30 minutes from Toulouse. An ancient double-leaf gate indicates the entrance to the property and opens on to a lane, lined by trees and running alongside a pond, which provides access to the 18th-century dwelling built in the middle of its grounds of more than two hectares. Gradually visible through the foliage, the three-storey dwelling features approximately 541 m² of floor area and boasts architecture typical of other holiday homes from this era. As for its plaster-coated exteriors, festooned in ivy, they are cadenced by tall, small-paned windows, safeguarded by painted shutters, while several chimneys punctuate its barrel tile hipped roof and a circular tower recalls the premises’ original vocation.

To the north, rows of cypresses and the outlines of a former formal garden are a testament to the grounds’ original landscape design, from which several elements still exist today, whereas a swimming pool is located in a clearing, slightly set back from the house.

Built for the Chastenet de Puységur family as a hunting lodge, the property once overlooked primarily wooded countryside, which extended all the way to the banks of the Tarn River, while, in the 1980s, it was acquired and restored by an American musicologist who conserved its 18th-century atmosphere, which still continues to permeate the premises today.
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