Lézat-sur-Lèze, Midi-Pyrénées 09210

Between Toulouse and the Pyrenees Mountains, in the heart of an Arige fortified town, a 380-m manor house, its enclosed garden and adjacent parcel of land. The manor house was once the property of a noble family from the region. Located on one of the main streets leading to the church square, where medieval homes, recognisable through their corbelled construction, stand side by side with later houses from the Ancien Rgime, the house looks out east over the village's surrounding hills and offers a striking view of the Pyrenees Mountains. Two separate entrances provide access to the property, one on the street side, and one from the ramparts. Extending on from the two-storey house with a basement and attic, is a medieval construction connected, via a gallery, to a building that overlooks the rampart's promenade and once housed stables The two dwellings are of traditional craftsmanship, with brick and stone walls crowned with barrel tiles. Lastly, an enclosed garden ringed by the house on one side and a stone wall on the other, provides a space far from prying eyes, while a second 575-m garden is accessible via a staircase descending the length of the ramparts.