City Mansion for Sale in 6 Rue Albert Tomey, Carcassonne, Aude, France

Historic Listed Property in the Centre of Carcassonne

An historic listed period property situated in the Bastide Saint Louis – Carcassonne. A ‘Chateau in the Town’ with origins in 17th century. The town is fortunate in having very good connections with a main railway station and two access points to the A61-E80 auto route (junctions 23 & 24). Carcassonne airport has regular direct flights to England, Ireland and Belgium; in addition, Toulouse International Airport is just over an hour away.

The Mediterranean coast is half an hour by car and the Spanish border two hours (Barcelona three and a half hours).

‘No 6’ is a beautiful and historic house dating back to 1612. The façade circa 1820 is acknowledged to be one of the most stunning in the region. In 1760, the property belonged to Jacques Gamelin the artist and today houses a contemporary art gallery. The property is in a very residential and quiet part of the town centre. It has been extensively restored in recent years, nevertheless, retaining many character features including original parquet floors, marble fireplaces, oak staircase and coupole.

The accommodation comprises:

GROUND FLOOR
Entrance with magnificent double oak doors to lobby with access to small cloakroom and garage, two further double doors to Entrance Hall with original oak staircase to first and second floors.

Six Galleries (1 with a Louis XVI ceiling), summer kitchen/breakfast room, 3 offices, and additional stone stairs leading to vaulted cellar.

FIRST FLOOR
Vestibule, Drawing Room, Dining Room all with original parquet floors and marble fireplaces. Fully equipped kitchen (Neff appliances) with oak furniture and marble tops. Study with French windows opening onto terrace – stone stairs descending into courtyard-garden. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

SECOND FLOOR
Master Bedroom with exposed timbers and stonework overlooking terrace and courtyard. Bathroom and Dressing Room plus three further bedroom suites.