Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude, Narbonne, France

So convenient, and yet in such a quiet and calm situation, the amazing advantage about this house is its excellent location! Walls and a gate assure the privacy of the property, and access is by the front garden of nearly 70m², with flowering shrubs and trees.

The front door leads into the main living space of living, dining and kitchen areas (48m²), with its solid timber floor boarding. The kitchen of 11.4m² adjoins this. It has smart modern units with solid timber worktops, and the oven, microwave and hob are integrated, and there is a pantry of 1m².

On this floor there is also a WC with basin and an en-suite bedroom of nearly 12m² with shower room and dressing of 5m². This area has a door from the front garden which would allow independent use for an office or consulting space.

A library/anteroom leads to the swimming-pool area, with a terrace for relaxing and the automatically-controlled, heated pool of 3 by 9m. The anteroom also gives access to the utility, wine-cellar and garage space and the pool room, totalling approx. 30m². At the other end of the pool is a veranda-atelier of 13.2m², leading from the living room which is used for relaxing, or working overlooking the garden.

The side garden is burgeoning with agapanthus, honeysuckle, bamboo, jasmine, oleander, lemon, palm, rose, pomegranate and almond trees, and has a side entrance with stairs up to the first floor of the house, which would allow the creation of an independent apartment.

On the first floor there is a spacious landing leading to four bedrooms, two of 12m², one of 11.65m², and one of 15.6m². The original bathroom of 10.45m² has two basins, a corner bath, a shower and an area for washing machine and dryer. There is a separate WC.

There are views out on each side of the house, on two sides to the terraces of 23.4m² and 26.6m² with copious planting. One bedroom has a balcony on two sides, and the access by stair to the garden.

The house has gas central heating as well as reversible air-conditioning, and there is a mixture of single and double-glazed windows.

Narbonne is a wonderful place to live in as well as to visit, only 15 km from the sea and an hour's drive from Spain (95km), 32 km from Béziers and 60 km from Carcassonne, and approximately 4 and a half hours from Paris by TGV.