Kilometer Zero - VIRE - Guesthouse

Belgian by birth and Burgundian by adoption, a globetrotter with a passion for travel and culture, and "curious about places as well as people," as she likes to describe herself, Raphaëlle welcomes you to an imposing and beautiful 1970s villa (built in the 1970s), meticulously restored throughout. Perched like a balcony and offering panoramic views on a gentle, east-facing hillside, the villa boasts an enchanting setting and location, nestled on the edge of vineyards and meadows beneath the wooded ridges of the Burgy mountain (a splendid, wild forest massif perfect for hiking or mountain biking, offering exceptional viewpoints), and just steps from an elegant, listed 11th-century Romanesque church. Peace and quiet await you in the heart of a small residential hamlet overlooking the picturesque wine-growing town of Viré, a peaceful, preserved village with old-world charm, boasting small shops and its own AOC "Viré-Clessé" (made from the Chardonnay grape). The surrounding landscape is idyllic, nestled in the gentle, unspoiled countryside of the Haut-Mâconnais region, where viticulture, nature, and agriculture intertwine (protected as a Natura 2000 site and a ZNIEFF area for its rich flora and fauna). The landscape unfolds across rolling vineyards, cultivated fields, wooded pastures, and vast forests. This bright and comfortable gîte offers a very elegant contemporary style, both luxurious and refined, with a warm, colorful, neo-pop twist. The atmosphere is enveloping, soft, cozy, and incredibly comfortable. It exudes style, charm, and character. Spacious, sunny terrace (nestled within an exceptional 400m² paved courtyard, complete with a convenient parking area that is naturally shaded in summer) on a large, well-maintained 5000m² property, bordered by a lovely, large lawned garden with mature trees and shrubs, offering exceptional panoramic views of the Saône Valley, the Jura Mountains, and, on clear days, Mont Blanc in the distance. Composition: Self-catering cottage in the owner's house (completely independent). Wi-Fi (fiber optic). Oil-fired central heating. Ground floor cottage: living room/kitchen/lounge, 2 bedrooms (1 double bed 140x190cm / 2 single beds 90x200cm that can be joined to make a double bed 180x200cm), shower room, separate WC. Private terrace and parking. Shared grounds of 5000m² (paved courtyard + garden). Small shops 1.5 km. Supermarket 5 km. Exceptional panorama all the way to Mont Blanc on a clear day! Very elegant "seventies" villa carefully restored - nestled on a pleasant vast property of 5000m² perched in a "panoramic belvedere" on an "east-facing" hillside - tucked away in peace on the edge of vineyards & forest, on the heights of the charming little wine-growing and commercial village of Viré (famous AOC Viré-Clessé in Chardonnay grape variety), 5.5 km from the picturesque town of Lugny ("the small capital of the Haut-Mâconnais" with many shops, a renowned "Accrobranche" site as well as the first cellar producing Burgundy Wines), 7.5 km from the golf course of La Salle and 11 km from the delightful commercial town of Pont de Vaux (very many amenities including supermarkets & river marina linked to the Saône). Absolute tranquility in the heart of the gentle, preserved wine-growing countryside of the upper Mâconnais (protected in ZNIEFF and "Natura 2000 Zones" for its rich ecosystems), nestled on the southern foothills of the southern Burgundy massif (a splendid wild forest area to explore on foot or by mountain bike, rich in exceptional viewpoints), a stone's throw from the banks of the Saône, in the hollow of a magnificent hilly rural setting combining viticulture, nature & agriculture between bucolic vineyard slopes, vast forests, fields, meadows and pastures. An exceptionally privileged location on the routes of various marked natural footpaths, including a designated "green walk" (a vast network of similar hiking trails to discover in the area) and the renowned GTM mountain bike circuit, certified "FFC Mountain Bike" ("Grand Tour of the Southern Burgundy Massif," connected to a vast network of identical marked mountain bike trails crisscrossing the massif in a "star" pattern), adjacent to the Romanesque churches circuit and the "Burgundy Wine Route" (which extends into the "Great Wines Route"), 5 km from the Voie Bleue (Blue Way) along the banks of the Saône (linked to the Green Way of the "Great Loop of Southern Burgundy" as well as the EuroVelo 17/ViaRhôna cycle route), 5 km from the "Cycloroute 71" (Tour of the Saône-et-Loire by bike), and 5 km from a signposted cycle route serving the town of Pont de Vaux, 12 km from the GR76 long-distance hiking trail, connected to the famous "Chemin de Cluny" (ViaCluny) and the legendary "Chemin des Moines" (which once linked the abbeys of Cîteaux and Cluny), and 13 km from the renowned Mont-Saint-Romain downhill mountain bike trail. In the heart of the Mâconnais region and its famous vineyards, at the crossroads of the Bresse de l'Ain, the Tournugeois-Clunisois (a designated "Pays d'Art et d'Histoire"), the Chalonnais, and the Bresse Bourguignonne, not far from the vineyards of the Côtes Chalonnaises and Beaujolais (the world's first vineyard recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark). 9 km from the Caves of Azé, 19 km from Mâcon (Mâcon-Loché train station 25 km away), 16 km from the medieval village of Brancion, 19 km from Tournus, and 21 km from the illustrious... The abbey town of Cluny is 25 km from the magnificent Roche de Solutré, a designated "Grand Site de France," 31 km from the charming medieval village of Saint-Gengoux-le-National (a designated "Cité de Caractère de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté"), 37 km from Vonnas (the gastronomic village of Georges Blanc), 37 km from "Hameau Dubœuf" (Europe's first wine and vineyard theme park), 44 km from Louhans (the historic capital of the Bresse region of Burgundy), 46 km from Chalon-sur-Saône (a designated "City of Art and History"), and 48 km from Bourg-en-Bresse. An inspiring haven of charm and serenity, nestled amidst vineyards and surrounded by nature! An enchanting setting and location!