In Brittany, nestled within the heights of Val-André, an early 20th-century villa, its garden and panoramic sea view - ref 982719
In Brittany, nestled within the heights of Val-André, an early 20th-century villa, its garden and panoramic sea view.
In the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany, the seaside town of Pléneuf-Val-André has attracted generations of holiday-goers since the end of the 19th century, who, thanks to the train, came to enjoy the casino, hotels and villas facing the sea. All local shops and services are located in the town, in addition to healthcare professionals. There are also many activities: a marina, golf course, tennis courts, water sports centre, equestrian centres and hiking paths. Perched on a promontory overlooking Val-André, the property is 5 minutes from the beach on foot, and can be reached by car via narrow roads lined with villas and a few small apartment buildings. Lamballe is 20 minutes away and its high-speed rail train station provides access to Paris in 2.5 hours.
The house appears around a bend in the road, at the same time as the panoramic view of the Val-André beach. Accessible by foot via a gate, then a flight of stairs to the elevated garden, it also has a second entrance to the north of the property. On the street below, lined with a high rubble stone wall and local rose sandstone guardrails, a garage door provides access to a garage located under a portion of the garden. The latter, flanking the hill, fully benefits from its orientation, ideal for its many thriving exotic plants. Built on the highest part of the lot at the beginning of the 20th century, the three-storey house is made out of granite and sandstone, with a façade coated in cement.
With pink sandstone surrounds for the windows and doors, a wooden balcony on the first floor, the house is also adorned with a front porch topped with a slate Mansard roof. The house's gabled roof has two long sloping sides and is topped with a decorative metal roof ridge and finials, while the eaves on the gable ends are half-hipped.
The House
The ground floor
Elevated, it is accessible by a flight of stairs, followed by a set of front steps under a porch. The entrance hall, decorated in antique cement tiles, is bordered by a mosaic frieze. The foyer leads to two mirror-image rooms. On one side, tall French doors with small-pane glass windows, leads to a living room with original hardwood floors and a panoramic view of the countryside from a large window. On the lower part of the walls, pitch pine wainscoting is complemented with corner furniture of the same material and only interrupted by a grey marble fireplace. On the other side of the entrance hall, a double door opens onto a dining room with a corner kitchen, which has outside access to the north and an octagonal terracotta tile floor. A tall casement window to the south bathes everything in light and looks out over Val-André and its beach. Lastly, in the entrance hall, a staircase, under which a lavatory is located, leads to the basement level as well as upstairs.
The first floor
A landing leads to two south-facing bedrooms, with windows overlooking Val-André, its beach and the bay. Each one has a fireplace in light-coloured Carrara marble, walls decorated with wallpaper and is adjacent to a lavatory with a sink. The entire level has hardwood floors.
The attic
A landing leads to two bedrooms, with slightly sloping ceilings and exposed trusses. One faces west and looks out over the sea and the Saint-Brieuc bay, while the other faces east, with a view of the surrounding villas. Each one is adjacent to a lavatory with a sink and skylight. The floors are all hardwood and complemented with wooden skirting boards, while wallpaper adorns all the walls.
The basement
Half underground, it is accessible either by an interior staircase or an entrance facing the garden. Illuminated by small-pane windows, it is composed of a large laundry room, a cellar and a bathroom, ...
