Authentic 3 bedroom House for sale with panoramic view in Roussillon, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
An artist's studio, a gallery, a warm place to live. This is what one can expect from this typically Provencal village house, with its red ochre facade, situated in one of the most famous hilltop villages in the Luberon: Roussillon. In the heart of the ochre mountains, many painters have naturally made their home in this lively and unusual village, and it is an artist who is now offering for sale the house in which she has lived, painted and sold her work.
This tall house, with around 150 m2 of living space, dates back to 1780. The first room, w...
An artist's studio, a gallery, a warm place to live. This is what one can expect from this typically Provencal village house, with its red ochre facade, situated in one of the most famous hilltop villages in the Luberon: Roussillon. In the heart of the ochre mountains, many painters have naturally made their home in this lively and unusual village, and it is an artist who is now offering for sale the house in which she has lived, painted and sold her work.
This tall house, with around 150 m2 of living space, dates back to 1780. The first room, with its small volumes, beams, fireplace and Provencal floor, is very welcoming. It leads to a vast room below, which opens onto a fully-equipped kitchen area and an enclosed courtyard-garden planted with peonies, boxwood and other herbs, shaded by a charming arbour of white rosebushes. A stone cellar completes this level.
An outside staircase leads to the living room's terrace-balcony, offering a wonderful view of the ochre cliffs. The upper floors can also be accessed from the entrance hall of the house, via a charming staircase with its old red tiled steps and wrought iron banister.
The first landing leads to the living room, with a grey marble fireplace on one side and a WC under the stairs on the other. A few steps further up is a bedroom, with a shower room/WC hidden away in one of the antique cupboards.
A few steps further up, a second landing leads to a large bedroom with a balcony, offering splendid views over the rooftops of the village and the surrounding hills. Old doors and shutters with a patina make up the original cupboards, one of which has a washbasin area.
Everything here is original, surprising and inspiring. A few more steps lead up to the third bedroom with its en suite shower room, and on the top floor there is a study that could be a fourth bedroom.
Connected to this office by a few steps is a vast attic space that is particularly bright, lit by several windows and velux windows. This level is an ideal place to relax in a games room or TV room. It can also be used as an artist's studio, study, library or even a bedroom.
Every room in this cosy house has a creative, comfortable atmosphere with thick, protective walls, a roaring fire and a barbecue on the terrace in summer.
It's the perfect property for lovers of authentic Provence and for those looking to set up a business in one of the most emblematic tourist locations in the South of France.
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