20 000 000 € / 17 344 580 £

Property for sale Chateaux Limoges

Situated at the heart of the Regional park of the Périgord and the Limousin, at about forty kilometers from Limoges, a one-of-a-kind domain including :
-a feudal castle from the XII-XVth centuries with a heavy history and where legend says king Richard Lionheart passed away
-a taverne with a IV license and a large barn
-a set of buildings grouped around a courtyard with a guard's house, a big appartment, a boutique, a large barn and parking
-two old independant houses
-a house that needs to be fit out
-another house with a barn
-a large L-shaped barn

198 hecatres of land of which half is woodland and the rest is paririe with a medieval 8-hole golf and a park around the castle. Permission has been obtained to create a camp site.

The castle, built around a small courtyard accessible via a porch surmounted by a 47m donjon named the "grand Jacques" and flanked by 4 round towers 20-25m high on average.
Next to the porch is a small tower with a small room on ground level and a beautiful stone chimney and an ancient underground prison.

The castle has been restored and furnished in the spirit of the time with all the modern comfort. All windows have double glazing. All the woodwork, wall lamps, doors, door frames and stained glass are hand made. The castle is equipped with floor heating on ground level and radiators on the upper levels. It has a central wireless telephone system with 7 lines and very high speed internet via satellite with 10 interconnected computers.

In front of the castle is a VIth feudal clod right where the first wooden fort was built on a molten granit base ; the mystery of the process used to melt granit remains intact, molten granit not being known then.
With about thirty rooms in all, the castle has an elevator in the donjon, a stone spiral staircase, a wooden spiral staircase and several secondary staircases that lead to the other floors.

This domain that marries authenticity with modern comfort, represents a unique opportunity to acquire a rare property for either private use or for commercial/tourisme purposes.

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