50 minutes south-east of Paris, located in a small Briard hamlet, this property, formerly a seigneury and then a monastery, whose foundations date from the twelfth century, with a living area of 432 m2, is located on a wooded park of 4 hectares. The building is accessible via a bridge and a square entrance tower in which a round tower opening onto a porch serving, on either side, two “L” shaped buildings facing a garden enclosed by high dry stone walls: The left wing, laid out on three levels, includes on the ground floor, an entrance hall with storage room, a living room with woodwork and fireplace, a dining kitchen, on the first floor, two bedrooms, an office, a bathroom and a small laundry area, on the second floor, a large artist’s studio, a small unfinished room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room.
These floors are served by a solid oak staircase. A convertible attic completes the building. The right-hand wing, laid out on two main levels, comprises, on the mezzanine floor, a hallway and a large lounge, on the ground floor, a large reception room opening onto the garden, a cloakroom with amenities and a pantry. A secondary spiral staircase, made of spiral and dressed stone, connects the upper floors of the left wing. A convertible attic also completes this part. The park harmoniously surrounds the castle, which is itself surrounded by old dry moats that can be refilled with water. It consists of large lawns, an enclosure surrounded by stone walls and a wood of about 2.5 hectares planted with hundred-year-old species.
Where do I friggin sign?!?! This château in Rozay-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne (I was sold on the name of the place) is unassumingly beautiful with all that exposed stone and the floors are to die for. A stone walled area for tons of garden beds…. *sigh* For sale via Barnes for €1,500,000.