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La chambre du Village
La chambre de Pyrenees
La chambre du Grenier
La chambre du Rempart
The property is composed by two houses, sitting in the same private small garden.
Gaston, the main one, is a big and beautiful ancient white limestone house, surrounded by its own garden, entirely fenced and walled. It has stood proudly on the ramparts of Maubec for centuries.
Roman, the little (but not too little) one, is built literally on the fortified wall of the village. It was built much later as it is not shown on the napoleon map of 1809.
Both the houses are south facing with breathtaking views of the rolling hills of Gers just until the Pyrenees.
The little road leading to the property is close to the entrance of the village. You step directly from the road into the house, but nothing passes as the road was built for horses and not cars. It is just not possible for a car to turn the corner in front of the house!
When you walk through the old door of Gaston, you find yourself in a long and wide corridor leading to the huge open living space, lit by four windows giving on to the Pyrenees facing garden.
On the right you find the sitting area with a very comfortable sofa in front of a chimney with a Jøtul stove, four authentic Art-decò armchairs, a warm coconut rug and an old breton trunk as a coffee table.
On the left there is the dining area with a rather particular table, made from old cast iron balustrades which, as the story has it, came from a church. It can host 10 people.
Two ancient frames from a Balinese stair surround the door leading to the pergola, and a couple of “singa singa” (ancient wood carved balines’ statues) are standing on each side of the cupboard, containing nice crockery for your table.
Just after the Gaston entrance door, on your right, there is an opening leading to the kitchen, hand made with massive solid oak surfaces. There is a big island and a breakfast corner with its coffee machine. The kitchen is fully equipped with refrigerator, freezer, oven, microwave, warming draw and gas hob. From the kitchen there is a door to the utility room, with washing machine and tumble dryer.
On the ground floor there is “La chambre du village”
Before reaching the staircase, you find the “petit coin”, the guest restroom with sink and wc.
On this side of the corridor there is a stone stair that leads you to the first floor with the roof timbers exposed just as they had been since time began. This is a big room with a “colombage”(timber framed) wall as a screen to partially divided the space in two. On one side there is the working area with the desk and an old lit-bateau and on the other there is a comfortable sitting area where you can enjoy all together society games or a film on the large screen TV.
On this level there are the other two rooms of Gaston, “La chambre de Pyrenees” & “La chambre de Grenier”
Outside there is the garden on two levels.
You walk out of the Gaston living area either under a large pergola with an iron and granite table for 10 people or on to the little south-facing garden on top of the ramparts and of course there are those views!
From this level you walk up 5 stone steps towards the second house on the property. As you go you pass a terrace built on the corner of the ramparts where you will find a comfortable sitting area, a “fer-forge” sofa, armchairs all with large soft cushions. A wonderful place to enjoy the sun. There is even a walnut tree to give a little shade for those who want it.
Further along the short path you come to Roman which is a beautiful little house. You enter in its living area under a ceiling of exposed beams, with a chimney and its stove. There are 4 armchairs, an old gateleg table with its four chairs and a completely furnished open kitchen.
A cast iron spiral stair brings you up to the mezzanine hosting a reading corner with two small sofas, and downstairs to the fourth bedroom of the property.
“La chambre du rempart” is directly built inside the massive, fortified wall with a stable door opening through to the outside of the village. You find yourself surrounded by the flowers for which the village is renowned, that surround it at the base of the ramparts.
