Otro for Køb i Rieumes, Occitania

Situated just 10 mins from the new Exhibition Park and the Airbus complex and 15 mins from Toulouse city centre is this magnificent Chateau from the 19th Century Napoleonic era. In part renovated and bordering the River Garonne, it offers no less than 16 bedrooms with water points, bathrooms, a private apartment, a grand 'american'-style open kitchen, dining room, sitting room, study, two attached wings with reception halls, dovecot, glasshouse and covered swimming pool plus a 2.5 acre (1.5 ha) park. You will adore talking strolls through your own private park complete with 300-year old cedar, 100-year old boxwood and holm oak trees, as well as enjoying the generous volumes of this privileged location on the banks of the River Garonne. The grand entrance hall of the ground floor measures 60m2 and serves,to the right, the first sitting room currently serving as an office whilst to the left of this is a 25m2 room where a staircase allows access to the 30m2 storage cellar. Continuing on is the fitted kitchen and very spacious 80m2 living and dining room enjoying numerous opening to the outside areas. From the entrance hall a staircase leads up to the first floor where you will admire a magnificent fresco adorning the landing and painted by the master of the house. A small wooden door access a long corridor and 6 bedrooms ranging in size from 15m2 to 50m2, two of which benefit from a magnificent balcony, as well as three shower rooms, three bathrooms and 6 toilets plus a mezzanine and a 20m2 relaxation room. The second floor comprises a further 5 bedrooms ranging from 12m2 to 50m2, a shower, four bathrooms and 5 toilets. The attic contains the third floor and 100m2 three-bedroom apartment. The chateau's right wing enjoys an immense 270m2 space for hosting soirees as well as a glasshouse for your winter growing period. Two studio apartments of 60m2 are also at your disposal. The chateau's left wing has a two-floor reception hall (2x190m2) with disabled access toilets up to current regulations. Further on is the covered and heated swimming pool of 100m2 as well as a hammam, sauna and jacuzzi. You can stroll through your parkland and enjoy the swimming pool and relaxation areas all year long. The roof of the chateau is covered in slate with the wings covered in roman tile. Construction is traditional with the walls in part constructed from stone. A 24km Daikin heat pump provides heating and hot water. 45 Solarwatt solar panels for 12km provide power automatically. All windows are wooden or PVC framed and double-glazed. You will now understand perfectly that this stately property, a Toulousain Chateau with 18th Century dovecot, awaits only you and your project to realise it's full potential. You will be just 10 mins from Toulouse International Airport, the new Exhibition Park and Airbus complex, 20 mins from the central square of La Capitole and the centre of this Rose City, so named for the pink-ish tint the sun lends to the city's roof tiles. Just 1h30 from a trip to the Mediterranean, 1h30 from a days' skiing, 1h30 from the Spanish border and 2h45 from Biarritz and the Atlantic Basque Coast.