Dijon, Burgundy 21000

An 18th-century mill, outbuildings and inviting millstream near Beaune and Dijon, at the intersection of the Morvan and Auxois regions. Accessed via a private driveway, the property is set in more than 15 000 m of wooded grounds that stretche discreetly between the Arroux river and wooded foothills. The entrance opens to reveals a group of buildings neatly arranged around an inner courtyard, with an 18th-century water mill at the back, the central feature of the estate and now the main building, that opens onto a peaceful pool of shimmering water. The reflection of the sky and the waterfall bring the estate to life throughout the day. Around the courtyard, the outbuildings are vestiges of its past farming activity: a cowshed, a barn, a miller's house, a stable, a set of sheds including a henhouse and an old pigsty. The mill has full water rights, a legal status inherited from the Ancien Rgime, which attests to its existence prior to 1789 and grants the owner privileged use of water resources without any administrative constraints.