Two renovated apartments connecting to each other in a 16th-century listed townhouse nestled on a pedestrianised street in the old heart of Périgueux in France's Périgord region.
France's enchanting Périgord region is full of delightful heritage in architecture and cuisine. The town where the property lies is one hour from Bordeaux's high-speed train station, from where you can get to Paris in two hours by rail. It is a two-hour drive from the towns of Royan and Arcachon and only 30 minutes from Bergerac airport by car. You can also get to Bordeaux airport in just an hour and 30 minutes via the nearby A89 motorway. The authentic 16th-century townhouse stands in the historical centre of Périgueux, a Gallo-Roman town renowned for its built heritage. The town lies in the heart of France's beautiful Dordogne department. The characterful townhouse is on the right bank of the River Isle, 300 metres from Périgueux Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area is pedestrianised and the townhouse is probably the most beautiful edifice in this Renaissance district of Périgueux.
The two apartments lie on the first floor of the townhouse. They connect to each other and offer a total floor area of 233m². A covered entrance leads into an inner courtyard, which is typical of Renaissance edifices in the Périgord region. This court is richly embellished with chimeras and is adorned with a family coat of arms. A majestic spiral staircase takes you upstairs, where a ceiling is ornamented with finely sculpted mouldings and is divided into three coffers depicting Adam and Eve with Eve taking hold of an apple, the Annunciation, and the salamander of King Francis I of France.
The first apartmentThe first apartment is the more spacious dwelling of the pair. It offers a floor area of 138m². As a triple-aspect apartment with a ceiling height of 3.6 metres, it is bathed in natural light that floods in through tall windows. An original feature of this dwelling is a remarkable historical walkway that looks down over the inner court and links the apartment's dining room to a chapel room. The extensive lounge has a fireplace and has kept architectural and decorative features that date back to the time of construction. Here there are mouldings, ashlar, corbels and broad-strip wooden flooring. Each of the two bedrooms has a four-poster bed. One of the bedrooms has a beautiful fireplace and a door that leads straight out to a vast terrace. There is a fitted kitchen - a separate room - in the apartment too. And a large shower room and a bathroom complete this fine dwelling.
The second apartmentThe second apartment lies in a former chapel. It offers a floor area of 95m² and includes a separate elegant entrance hall with a rib-vaulted ceiling and a floor of terracotta tiles. The lounge, which has a beautiful fireplace and a floor dating back to the time of construction, connects to the lounge in the other apartment via a cleverly concealed door. It also leads straight out to the 28m² terrace. Each of the two bedrooms has a four-poster bed. One of the bedrooms leads to the larger apartment's dining room via a walkway. The dwelling also has a remarkable fitted kitchen, which leads straight out to the terrace too.
