MARCIAC Property Description
FOR SALE No, 20
The front door, directly from the street leads to a tiled hallway with door to lounge on the left, this has a period, cast iron, fireplace, with electric “fuel effect” fire & electric heating, plus French,(TNT) & English, (Satellite) TV. There are plenty of power points. A.D.S.L (Broadband) is available
The passage leads on to the kitchen, which has been fully refitted with a range of cupboards & has an area with a dining table, all new “white goods” have been fitted, a double glazed door leads to the garden. Also off this hallway is a full size “family” bathroom / toilet, with new washing machine and electric hot water system. The property has been fully re-plumbed & rewire.
From the kitchen a part double glazed door leads to a “sun trap”, courtyard garden which is very private being surrounded by a wall to the left & rear & a 1.8 M fence to the right, There are small flower beds & a covered area for drying / storage.
Of the main hallway, stairs lead to the first floor where there are 2 double size bedrooms, the very spacious master bedroom has an en-suite shower / hand basin (and fire place), both rooms have shuttered windows & plenty of power points / electric heating. On the landing is a toilet / hand basin.
Stairs lead to a further bedroom on the second floor, this has sloping ceilings & a “velux” window, again plenty of power points & electric heating. There is space for 2 single beds & a desk should the room be required as an office.
The property is well turned out & cosy, being supplied with new double glazing & doors, full heating & being terraced. There is ample parking on the street outside or nearby & the local shops are less than a 2 minute walk.
The surrounding area is very rural & the mountains (Pyrenées) are about 1 hour away (for walking / skiing etc). There are lots of good restaurants in the fairly near vicinity & good shopping in either Tarbes or Auch, the capital of Gascony.
The property is about 100 sq mt & the garden approx 55 sq mt
Marciac is a peaceful, typical Gascon village supplied with all the facilities you could require for everyday living including bakers, butchers, an “8 to 8” supermarket etc, the centre of the village is a magnificent square with several cafes & restaurants from which you can watch the world go by. The village is surrounded by rolling Gascon countryside & has a leisure lake, gym & fitness centre. The major town of Tarbes is about 40 minutes away, there are airports at Pau (50 mins) & Biarritz (about 1 hour), as is the Atlantic coast, with its miles of sandy beaches & pine forests. Toulouse is about 1 ½ hours drive. For 2 weeks of every year (August time), Marciac plays host to the largest Jazz festival in France (one of the largest in Europe), featuring some of the greatest names in the world of jazz. The village is transformed into a bustling mecca with many temporary restaurants, streets of stalls with goods from all over the world & all types of jazz played in marquees, at a cost, or free on the streets & in the bars. The atmosphere is spectacular. You do not have to like jazz to enjoy the atmosphere!
Geoff & Gaby Dunnell
La Batterie
32300
Lagarde Hachan
0033 (0) 562673902
0033 (0)613691767
frenchelp@aol.com
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