Contemporary Property with Magnificent Mountain Views in Tranquil Setting Close to a Village

Property Description

Perched on its hillside this lovely contemporary property, looks over and into one of the most beautiful Pyrenean valleys. Facing due South the property was built in 2012 and benefits from a quality construction on 3 levels. Offering around 160m2 of living area composed of 5 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, a spacious sitting room with a dining area and separate kitchen with spectacular views of the mountains.

Stairs lead down from the utility room to the vast lower ground floor level which covers the entire surface of the house above and is divided into workshops and storage space with an adjoining covered car port for 2 cars.

This comfortable house is double glazed throughout and is heated by an aerothermal system (air heat exchange pump) and a Swedish wood burner situated in the middle of the house.

The gardens of 2624m2 are mostly laid to lawn and along the side of the property a fenced area contains an outbuilding with kennels and storage for garden tools, a vegetable plot and chicken run.

The nearby village has 2 good restaurants and a bar, a boulangerie, a butcher, a small supermarket and a weekly market selling local produce. Known for its summer festivities with dancing, music concerts and Pelote Basque demonstrations. The winter months provide skiing, snow shoeing and wonderful walking with the nearby GR10 (west coast to east coast path) and the famous Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle.

There is daily transport from the village to the ski resort throughout the season and twice daily during the school holidays.

Close to the Spanish border, the village lies 25 minutes south of Oloron Sainte Marie and 1hour from Pau. The airports of Biarritz, Pau and Lourdes/Tarbes are all around 1hr30 away. The beaches of Biarritz and the Atlantic Coast can be reached within 2 hours.

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