Cluny, Burgundy 71250

Close to the charming mediaeval town of Cluny, this late 18th c chateau has been recently and well renovated. Its immediate grounds are more than 4 hectares, while the adjoining land comprising the remaining 26 hectares are meadows and woodland. The chateau has lovely views, and is approached by a road gently winding upwards through woods and shrubs. The chateau itself has at ground level an entrance hall leading on one side to a kitchen opening into a living room, and on the other a dining room and a small salon, while at the rear are service rooms, a cloakroom and a lift. A stone staircase leads up from the entrance hall to the piano nobile : double salon, a billiard room, and a suite comprising bedroom, bathroom and office, and then another bedroom with private bathroom and finally an apartment of three rooms plus bathroom with its own independent access. On the floor above six more bedrooms and five more bathrooms. Some lovely original features, enhanced by the good quality of the materials used in the recent renovation.The outbuildings are a former conservatory which turns its back to the North, and a series of smaller outbuildings in the style of a home farm, grouped around a spacious courtyard and including a caretaker's house.The grounds are pretty, behind high stone walls, and with the extensive fields and woods ensure complete privacy.A property of a highly unusual quality, and easily accessible from Lyon (1hour), Geneva (2 hours) and the Tgv only 15 minutes away.