Atelier Jacques Coeur charming house****, outstanding gardens near Bourges

About Julie & Nicole

We are 2 Julie, retired, responsible for training in the public service in Paris, like the East, music, decorating, sewing, cooking and gardening Nicole, retired responsible management in a big construction company like the old buildings, history, music, art in general, decoration CHOICE BERRY We are two accomplices, former Parisian executives, recently retired. We had had a crush on Berry, hills, forests, farmlands and rivers and we wanted to promote this region and share with others their wealth. We take full advantage of nature and the many cultural events that take place in dream locations (castles, abbeys, gardens "remarkable") Why Alain Fournier he celebrated Berry, why George Sand's she so loved? Delacroix, Chopin, Franz Liszt, Alfred de Musset, Alexandre Dumas, Gustave Flaubert ... there have long stayed, with George Sand. Honoré de Balzac has often visited Berry Why is that? it may be that air of Berry that makes it so nice to walk in the evening, nose in the air to watch the birds ......

Julie & Nicole purchased this cottage in 2004

Why Julie & Nicole chose Lignieres

Carpentry workshop for 4 generations, the late eighteenth century building made of stone and slate roof next to our homes was our barn. We had known the last carpenter and purchased the studio at his death. One day the roof would put to slip, we decided to restore the whole building into a comfortable and modern residential house. We have preserved and developed the stone walls, the pretty, oak, the antique fireplace Louis XVI style regional volumes of the workshop ... In 1987, we had had a crush on was Lignières where high Sainte Jeanne de France, daughter of Louis XI and Queen of France, and the Berry so rich in sights, castles, mansions exceptional character-Jacques Coeur, Charles VII, Jean Duc de Berry, Colbert, George Sand, Alain Fournier ... and stayed where Delacroix, Chopin, Liszt, Alexandre Dumas ..... L'Atelier Jacques Coeur offers comfort throughout the year: bedding and bed linen quality, permanent heating in winter season, complete equipment of the kitchen (you can cook and entertain without problems), flat screen TV, satellite antenna international -chaînes, stereo, CD / DVD player, smartphone doc port, WiFi, 1 bathroom, 1 bathroom, 2 separate toilets, Our garden available for quiet relaxation at the edge of a pond surrounded by greenery .. Ideally located in the center of a village typically French, close to the river, it will meet your expectations. Near: sunken roads, footpaths for walkers or cyclists or riders, Outstanding Gardens, Regional Park of the Brenne, Berry bicycle, Pole Horse and Donkey. Many historical sites to visit including: the castles of Ainay le Vieil, Meillant, Valençay, Noirlac Abbey, home of George Sand, the school of Alain Fournier ...... But also Loire Castles 2:15 to 2 hours of house

What makes this cottage unique

L'Atelier Jacques Coeur offers comfort throughout the year: bedding and bed linen quality, permanent heating in winter season, complete equipment of the kitchen (you can cook and entertain without problems), flat screen TV, satellite antenna international -chaînes, stereo, CD / DVD player, smartphone doc port, WiFi, 1 bathroom, 1 bathroom, 2 separate toilets, Our Garden available for a quiet relaxing beside a pool surrounded by greenery .. Ideally located in the center of a village typically French, close to the river, it will meet your expectations. Near: sunken roads, footpaths for walkers or cyclists or riders, Outstanding Gardens, Regional Park of the Brenne, Berry bicycle, Pole Horse and Donkey. Many historical sites to visit including: the castles of Ainay le Vieil, Meillant, Valençay, Noirlac Abbey, home of George Sand, the school of Alain Fournier ...... During the day you can, fares and unbeatable comfort in the Loire Valley to visit the castles of the Loire, Chambord, Chenonceau, Amboise, Le Clos Lucé, Blois, Azay le Rideaux .........