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Historic townhouse walking distance to amenities

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This bourgeois 19th century townhouse boasts high ceilings, large airy rooms and original floorwork throughout. Located in a quiet spot but within a few hundred metres of the town centre this large property could easily be an elegant family house or provide extra income by being subdivided easily into a guesthouse or gites (subject to necessary permissions).

The house is entered up an elegant external staircase with a wraparound terrace providing an elevated outside area overlooking the mountains. From this terrace you can enter either through the main front door into an elegant entrance hall or through the kitchen doors to a farmhouse style kitchen on this first floor level. The vast lounge is currently used as a cinema room and there is a another large second lounge area. There is a bathroom and sectioned off guest area on this floor also.

On the first floor is a wing with two bedrooms and a large bathroom overlooking the mountains and a further two bedrooms and a bathroom also overlooking elevated views of the hills surrounding this vibrant small town.

The ground floor provides a huge amount of storage and workshop space as well as a garage. The house is on a good sized garden and is walking distance to the centre of town.

This town has a number of banks, restaurants, shops, live music, festivals and sporting events throughout the year. It has a train station and bus routes to both Carcassonne and Perpignan and is less than an hour to the nearest international airport at Carcassonne, as well as within 2 hours of Toulouse, Beziers, Girona. Both skiing in the Pyrenees and the Mediterannean are within an hour's reach. The town itself has its own swimming lake, white water rafting and kayaking, as well as walking and running groups based locally. There are local primary and secondary school, doctors, supermarkets. The house provides a perfect base for either tourism related activities or a place in the country with plenty of life. This place is a must see to be appreciated! Book a visit today

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