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Hello!
What are you doing there?
I am making Coconut milk sorbet, with vanilla and cinnamon.
So that is an old style sorbet maker.
Ok, so there you put the ice-cream inside?
Yes, ice-cream and coarse salt, that accelerates the cold!
And there you are.
Thanks a lot. Let's try it!
Lovely, thanks!
Delicious!
Bye
Hello and welcome to 'Getting to know French property', the real estate magazine of Green-Acres.
Today I am visiting a city built more than 10 centuries ago
that was a major economic and cultural capital in the south of France:
Montpellier.
Lovely old fountains, medieval lanes, 17th and 18th century private mansions,
Montpellier follows its heady rise blending modernity with conserving its heritage.
Follow me!
I have an appointment with Sylvette and Jean-Luc
who are putting their house and gite in the Montpellier area on sale.
Hello!
Hello Sylvette.
Good to meet you Gwendoline
Pleased to meet you Gwendoline
Hello Jean-Luc, good to meet you
Hi Jean-Luc
thanks for having me here!
Welcome to our place.
It is a pleasure
A great place to live, that is clear!
We'll take you to the Pergola.
To the Pergola?
Let's go.
You have everything planned...
So Sylvette and Jean-Luc, tell us a little about where we are.
So we are in the area of Figue la Gardiole.
We are 10 minutes from Montpellier.
So the sea is just 5 minutes away...
Tell me a little about the house, how big is it?
Well, we have this big living room
which we use as sitting and living room and kitchen,
and it is really a very pleasant room.
It covers about 60 square metres and it is set between two verandas,
that protect us a little from the cold in winter
and that allows us to have plenty of light in this room which is very good.
And from there then, still on the ground floor
we have a big bedroom that covers 12 square metres,
a lovely shower room, very big,
and after that then we have a beautiful staircase in wood leading upstairs
where we have another two bedrooms,
very big bedrooms
also with a separate sitting room...
Here we have a gym... also with a separate sitting room...
Voilà, une salle de gym...
Une salle de gym, voilà.
So all of this is under the roof, it is an attic area.
So that makes about 200 square metres for the main house.
Each gite is color coded if I am right?
Yes, there are five in all!
They each have their color and what makes them stand out.
They cover 35 square metres
so there is a separate bedroom,
a dining room, living room with kitchen,
so will sleep 4, plus a private terrace, shower room, there...
In fact, it is an apartment in its own right?
Yes.
You also have a big garage?
Effectively, we can get into the garage from the ground floor.
It is a big garage with a mezzanine area
so we can use it for storage.
It is fully tiled and you can get a vehicle in very easily
and as I like manual work, there is plenty to do ...
And the countryside is very pleasant.
So there is plenty of scope for walking.
It is a heavenly spot and we have been here since 1999.
Because I bought the plot of land with Sylvette
and we have done everything using our skill and savoir faire.
We have set up the gites little by little.
Many thanks Sylvette and Jean-Luc for having received me here.
It was a pleasure!
So, many thanks!
See you soon!
Bye!
I am leaving this heavenly spot near Montpellier to move on to a new destination.
For more information come and see me on Green-Acres.com.
See you very soon!