The
House
For those who love peace and nature…
Welcome! You can find us between Brive and Périgueux, at the edge of the Périgord Noir, beneath the silhouette of the imposing Hautefort castle, in a privileged setting at the edge of a small wood and at the very end of a footpath now known as “Truffle-gatherers’ Way’.
This 18th century farm has been entirely restored using traditional materials: walls faced with lime and sand mortar; natural stone flooring; original reclaimed tiles for the roof; repair of the timber framework; all this helps contribute to the understated comforts of an air-conditioned loft space and heated, salt-water pool.
Downstairs, you’ll find a room of forty square metres, with a living room, a large fireplace, a dining room, and an open-plan kitchen equipped with high-spec appliances. Two bedrooms are located either side of the living area. Upstairs, there is a climate-controlled loft space with 2 bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom.
Outside, there is a heated, salt-water swimming pool that measures ten by five metres. This is entirely private, and sits behind the house, and close to the stone cabin known locally as a ‘Borie’, and which is a very fine example of Perigord rural architecture. There is also a small vegetable garden, together with a patch of aromatic plants and herbs to help spice up your barbecues.
The
Library
There is nothing ordinary about the Araucania Farm Library. Don't expect to find well-organized books on a bookshelf, cabinet, or dedicated room. No ! The Araucanie Farm library is more generous: it is everywhere. Whether in the kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms, on a bedside or placed in the corner of the fireplace, you will encounter these works at the bend of a glance, by opening a cupboard, by drawing a curtain, by taking full advantage of the place .
And all these books have one thing in common: they talk about nature and life in the countryside, their authors are local or elsewhere but they all have the earth at heart... and from time to time a dissimilar book slips through which is there simply for the beautiful story it tells.
You will find novels, comic strips, old invoices from merchants from the village of Tourtoirac, a wheelwright's account book, old almanacs, some philosophy books >, children's books, books of regional cooking recipes and natural healing remedies, books on daily life in the countryside, tales and legends .
Some books have become impossible to find...
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