15th century house with swimming pool in the middle of orchards

About this accommodation
"Pestory" is a beautiful country house made of stone and wood, nestled at the top of a hill surrounded by orchards. The house is listed in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage of Aquitaine ... but renovated :-) Ideal for accommodating 3 families with children. A beautiful open wooded garden of 4500 m2 with a large 10x5 swimming pool, its terrace with deckchairs and a summer kitchen with fridge, barbecue, pizza oven to put on the barbecue. The garden and the house are equipped for family vacations with activities for everybody: swing, trampoline, pétanque, archery, Molky. You will also find in the covered areas, table football, darts Inside, TV lounge with Wi-Fi, DVD, board games and library The house is ideal for accommodating up to 3 families with children (3 couples / 8 children). Housing Pestory is listed in the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage of Aquitaine because it is a so-called "partial stacking" construction (the walls are composed of wooden beams cut with an ax and stacked horizontally). It dates from the end of the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th century. The large tree-lined garden is surrounded by plum and hazelnut trees.
Pestory is in 2 parts:
- The main house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room and a large kitchen with fireplace.
- The barn converted into a dormitory with 6 single beds and 1 double bed on the mezzanine, a kitchen, a bathroom
When we spend our holidays there, the parents sleep in the main house and all the children in the dormitory. (Be careful, you must go outside to go from one to the other)
The composition of the house room by room:
On the ground floor:
You can enter the house from the living room, cars can be parked right outside. The comfortable living room with 2 sofas, a TV, DVD player gives access to the kitchen with a table for 12, a large functional period fireplace. It is equipped (hotplates, oven, dishwasher, microwave, American fridge (fresh water and ice cubes at will), coffee maker, kettle, toaster, SodaStream ...
A first bedroom with a double bed (160), its adjoining bathroom (shower), including the washing machine. The original entrance to the house which gives access to the toilets, to the stairs to go upstairs and to a covered terrace with sofas and darts
Upstairs:
A large bathroom with shower, WC, bath, and double sink as well as a beautiful view of the garden!
The "Rock" bedroom with 1 double bed 160, 1 single bed 80 and a small closet space and sink
The "Black" room with 1 double bed 160 and a small separate space to possibly put a baby bed
The mezzanine is equipped with an office area
Barn:
A large open space with a mezzanine (1 double bed 160) and 6 single beds. A kitchen area (hotplates, microwave, and fridge), as well as a bathroom which has just been redone with bathtub, shower and WC
A veranda with a table football
The garden:
The garden invites you to play or relax, everyone can find a quiet corner for their deckchair or enjoy the 10x5 swimming pool with its terrace or the activities available: swing, trampoline, pétanque, brazier, archery , Molky ... A summer kitchen with fridge, barbecue, Pizza oven to put on the barbecue.
Non-smoking house
If you need baby equipment (cot, high chair), please let us know in advance
Other remarks: The house is in the “Cœur des Bastides” in the Lot et Garonne at the gates of Périgord.
The region offers many tours and activities. Visits to the Bastides and their market, nautical activities on the Lot, golf, horse riding, walks and hikes ...