Villa for sale in Mas-Cabardès, Aude, Occitanie

Its large entrance hall contains the central staircase. To its left, the well-fitted kitchen/dining area looks south over the garden, the River Orbiel, and the hills. A cosy sitting area leads to a sunny west-facing living room with fireplace and two French windows leading onto a terrace and down to the garden.

The garden has been well-planted with flowers and fruit trees. It has a terrace on the riverside, a stone-walled courtyard area with lovely stone steps leading down from the road, and a backdrop of the grassy-terraced hill opposite. There are storerooms and a laundry room at garden level. The garage could be converted to give extra living space.

Back in the house, up the main stair are the study, large dressing room and main bedroom with its marble fireplace. Above this, the super main bathroom, with corner bath, shower and two washbasins, and the friends' bedroom. All face south onto the garden.

Off the very pretty first floor landing is a large bedroom with shower room en suite. A bathroom with corner bath faces west over the attractive village street. Above are two delightful bedrooms, again south-facing, with exposed ceiling beams. One has a shower room en suite; and there is a charming landing between them.

Down a staircase from the main entrance is a lobby with glazed garden door, a dining room and second living room to be renovated, with a lovely old fireplace and antique stove, all facing south. Also off this sunny lobby are a WC and the large cellar, which has interesting historical features, as yet to be fully investigated!

Mas Cabardès has a village grocery shop/restaurant:

And is 1.8 km from a lovely restaurant at Roquefère, 7 km from the chateaux, cafés, bakery and restaurants at Lastours, 13 km from the nearest hypermarket at Aussillon, and 10 km from other amenities at Villeneuve Minervois. It is 24 km north of Carcassonne, with its mediaeval walled city, shops and airport, and 25 km south of Mazamet, famous for its wool trade and markets. The town of Castres is 44 km to the north, with mountain lakes and wonderful scenery, perfect for outdoor sports and activities. To the south, the châteaux Cathars, and the Méditerranean (86 km). Spain is 165 km (less than 2 hours' drive).