The “Stoneroofed House” is located in the heart of the medieval village of Beynac, one of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”.
The house has direct access from the garden gate into the cobblestone path leading to the castle.
100 sqm with 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a separate toilet, a large living room, panoramic garden of 300 sqm.
It has been totally renovated and is resulting of a subtile combination of tradition and modernity.
Tradition with 500 years of history for the house built in 13th century and still topped with original steeply pitched roof of stacked stone called 'lauzes.'
Tradition inside the house as you will find limestone walls in each rooms, ancient wooden beams, 2 large original stone decorative fireplaces but also ancient furniture like an outstanding 18th century renovated “baldaquin” kingsize four poster bed in the master bedroom, the 2nd bedroom upstairs with single beds has 2 unique triangle wooden windows (called “Outeaux”) preserving the original openings in the stoneroof.
Modernity with an open plan fully equipped kitchen, brand new bathroom with spa shower cabin, flat screen TV with DVD equipment, Ipod dock station, leather dining chairs, comfortable living room seatings.
The living room opens directly to a terrace and followed by a garden of 300 sqm with scenic views over the Dordogne and valley of the 5 chateaux and the village down the hill and the church of the castle up the hill. Outdoor dining table with comfortable chairs and 2 relaxing sun loungers shadowed by a massive platane tree.
The house is ideal for 1 couple or 1couple with a child but not for very old guests or disabled person (access to the house by foot from the post office). You will find at walking distance (5-7 mn) from the house down the hill restaurants, grocery shop, bakery, butcher, post office, pharmacy, newspapers and magazines.
The castle is perched on the top of an imposing 152 m limestone cliff dominating the river Dordogne and appears to come straight out of the 12th century as it was built by the barons of Beynac.
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The department of Dordogne is a part of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.
It is the 1st producer of strawberry and walnuts in France.
The Perigord Noir as part of Dordogne area gets its name from the abundant oak forests. It is well known for its gastronomy and more particularly for its product related to duck (magret, confit…) or goose such as “foie gras”. It is also one of the most famous mushrooms area in France with truffles which grows underground at the base of the oaktree and are called Black Diamonds) and cepes which are just wonderful sliced in omelettes.
The region is offering a large variety of prehistoric sites with troglodytic housing in the cliffs like Les Eyzies (30 mn from Beynac) in the Vezere Valley but also the worldwide famous paeolithic cave paintings of Lascaux (40 mn from Beynac) dating back to more than 17.000 years. Some other jewels like Padirac cave complex and less famous like Maxange caves with eccentric concretions in Le Buisson (30 mn from Beynac) are just fantastic.
But the Perigord accounts for lots of medieval castles and bastides as fortified medieval towns like Domme, Belves, Montpazier (from 10 to 35 mn from Beynac).
Perigord is a paradise for the walkers : it offers a beautiful environment in which to walk surrounded by walnut orchard, dramatic cliffs, discovering chateaux , prehistoric sites…
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Beynac has a long history : it has been inhabited in the Bronze age 2000 years bc… but the castle has been built in the 9th century in order to control this stretch of the Dordogne from Vikings. The chateau has remained in the hands of the Beynac family during more than 500 years from 13th till 18th century and during the 100 years war, Beynac was one of the French strongholds whereas on the other side of the river Castelnaud was in english hands
Beynac lies in the heart of the Perigord Noir valley of the 5 chateaux (Castelnaud, Marquessac, Fayrac, Beynac and les Milandes) and is in the middle of the golden triangle : Sarlat (10 km), Domme (10 km), Les Eyzies (30 km).
Beynac is a perfect starting point to visit all cultural sites of the Dordogne.
Sports activity like swimming, fishing, canoeing, biking, hiking are easy to organise from Beynac.
