La Basse Piltrie fully renovated 18th century farm

La Basse Piltrie is a former farmhouse dating back to the eighteen century and once belonging to the Vendôme monastery. It comprises of a main house (300m2) overlooking an old yard and an old barn on the other side of the yard which we use to store bicycles, ping-pong table and outdoor furniture. The 10.000m2 fully fenced garden includes an old pond (also fully fenced with weeping willows providing shadow)) and a small wood of oaks and hornbeams. The 16X6m swimming-pool is located 150 m from the main house and nested among oaks and schrubs close to another old barn used to store sundecks and technical equipment. It is not heated and consequently in operation only from June to September. Please be very careful and insure an adult presence when kids are willing to use it. The main house has just been fully renovated one year ago and furnished mostly with local antiques. The large living room (80m2) with its old beams ceiling offers a huge seventeenth century fireplace. Kitchen includes all amenities among which an over-sized cooker. Each of the 6 bedrooms has its own special atmosphere: on the first floor the Albert one with its private miller's scale access, the Picasso one with its en-suite bathroom, the Aldin one with its "colombage" wall, the Klee one with its tuffeau wall and on the ground floor the Yellow one with its two big windows overlooking the former yard and the Geography one overlooking the pond. All mattresses and bed sheets are brand new. Guests will enjoy three bathrooms one with a vary spacious bathtub on the ground-floor and two with big walk-in showers on the first floor. We purposely limit the number of guests up to 12 among who a maximum of 10 adults to maximize the comfort and quality of the stay. Our house-keeper is leaving nearby and is readily available for assistance throughout your stay. La Basse-Piltrie is located in a peaceful and small hamlet, 2 kms from Prunay-Cassereau, 8 kms from Lavardin listed as one of the most beautiful french villages on the shore of the Loir river and 12kms from Troo famous for its troglodyte caves. The prestigious Loire castles are close or very close (40 to 60 kms) then enabling multiple cultural options : Amboise (city of Léonard de Vinci), Chaumont sur Loire, Chenonceau, Chambord, Blois, just to mention a few. Touraine and Anjou vineyards are also easily reachable not to forget the Coteaux du Vendômois and the Coteaux du Loir with the famous pineau d'Aunis grape variety producing the "vin gris". Countryside is very convenient for bicycling. Our housekeeper is leaving nearby and is readily available for assistance. In Montoire 10 kms from La Basse Piltrie, a farmers' market takes place twice a week on wednesday and saturday where you can buy organic vegetables and fruits, goat cheese and local "charcuterie" specialties such as "rillons", "boudins", "andouillettes" and "patés". Montoire is also providing a full range of retail shops and supermarkets. The Vendôme TGV station within a 20 minutes drive from La Basse Piltrie enables to reach Paris center in 45 minutes.