In the Cévennes mountains and not too far from the Mediterranean
My house is for sale, 168 000 Euro. It is in a hamlet in a vale in a picturesque part of the Cévennes at the foot of Mount Aigoual, near UNESCO World Heritage "Cirque de Navacelles" and less than 60 miles (80 kms) north of the Mediterranean.
The nearest city is Montpellier, 50 miles away (75 kms).
10 miles away we have a small town which offers all you need, including two supermarkets, a cinema, plenty of doctors and chemist's shops.
My hamlet is called Estelle, which is Old French for "star".
My house and garden
My house is a semi-detached with a big garden in the rear and side bordered by a stream.Near the terrace there's a lime tree (Tilia) which can be seen near the top of my Squidoo lens, and further off there are two walnut trees.
There are other trees and a good variety of plants. More on this later...
Intérieur de la maison
De la cave au grenier
L'une des deux entrées est accessible de plain-pied et en voiture.
La superficie d'habitation est de 90m2 sur deux niveaux:
- Niveau 1:
* cuisine avec un large balcon qui permet d'y manger
* une petite salle de bain
* une grande chambre
* salon ouvrant de plain-pied sur la terrasse (ombragée par un tilleul l'été) et sur le jardin
- Niveau 2
* Un bel espace au deuxième étage en pierres apparentes est à finir d'aménager
- Sous la maison, garage et grande cave voûtée non enterrés.
More descriptions and pictures... coming soon
Estelle in a nutshell
I'm only just starting this exciting squidoo lens, and I'll post again soon.Can you spot Estelle on the picture?
Hoping to see you back :-)
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Great links about Cevennes
- Cevennes on Wikipedia
- An overview of the history and places
- Mont Aigoual on Wikipedia
- Mount Aigoual is the highest mountain in the Cevennes and is about 15 miles from my home.
- Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson
- "...One of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature." (source Wikipedia)
- Estelle, my village on Wikipedia
- Estelle, my village - Estelle is old French for "star"
- Arrigas, where the townhall is
- You can walk to Arrigas along very old trails through the woods.
- Cirque de Navacelles
- UNESCO World Heritage -- well worth a peep!
- What is a Cirque (landform)?
- Wikipedia can enlighten you. Well, a cirque is a comb, but really Cirque de Navacelles is more than just another comb.
- Cirque de Navacelles in French
- A travel guide in French
A couple of fantastic books about the Cevennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Amazon Price: $6.90 (as of 09/06/2008)
Chemin De Stevenson
For those who'd like to follow in the footsteps of Stevenson and in the hoofsteps of his whimsical donkey
Amazon Price: (as of 09/06/2008)
Suite cevenole (Terres)
This is our greatest writer in the Cevennes who ended up in the Academie française.
Amazon Price: (as of 09/06/2008)
