4 bedroom village house in St Lary (Ariege) with a garage an

This beautifully restored stone house, nestled in the heart of a bustling Pyrenean village, offers south-facing mountain views, a separate well-established garden of 1246m2, a riverside roof terrace, 4 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a library and a craft room. Perfect for a family, a flexible holiday home or can be split in two to create an independent gite.This house can be used in many ways. Originally 2 separate houses, the older part was built in the 16th century and had a brand new roof in 2020, the newer part was built in 1900. Superbly renovated in this dynamic village in the Bellongue valley. This property has 178m2 of living space. On the ground floor, you enter into a bright entrance hall, with a utility room and downstairs toilet. There is also a comfortable lounge/TV room, fitted kitchen/diner with wood burner and river views. The ground floor also benefits from an easily accessible garage with workshop/storage area. The garage could be converted into a second kitchen if the house were divided into a gite. On the first floor, two double bedrooms (11.60 m2 and 21m2) are located at opposite ends of the house. The smaller has a dressing room and bathroom, and the larger has its own wood-burning stove. On this floor you will also find two further rooms that can be used as a study and craft/music room, with access to a covered south-facing balcony by the river.On the top floor, there are two separately accessible attic bedrooms. One is a master suite (16.26m2) with en-suite shower room and the other is a twin bedroom (23.5m2o) used for the grandchildren.The property is terraced on both sides, double glazed, with two energy efficient wood burning stoves. The roof is in good condition and is insulated. Both the village and the house have fibre optic cables. The detached garden [1246 m2] is bordered by a 100-metre-long mountain trout stream. It has a garage [17 m2] (currently used partly as a garden store and partly as a garden kitchen with a drinking water tap) and a tiled patio [17 m2] including a BBQ area. With 2 poly-tunnel greenhouses, this well cultivated and beautifully planted garden/vegetable plot offers colour and harvest all year round with many well established fruit trees and shrubs, bushes, perennials and bulbs. The garden is 175 metres from the house and is ideal for gardening, fishing, camping and everyday life. The garage and terrace could be be converted into accommodation with permission.The village of St Lary has a well-established bar-tabac with its own gourmet restaurant and inn, a fabulously friendly and welcoming pizzeria, a grocery shop with a Thai restaurant and a bread depot, as well as its own cheese factory where the famous Calabrian cheese is made. On the route des Cols and the sentier des Calabais, the village organises its own transhumance twice a year and offers many traditional Ariège social activities throughout the year, including choral events in the church, dances, markets and music, village fêtes and lotos.If you want to walk in the mountains, enjoy nature, breathe in the fresh air, fish for trout, walk the Compostel, enjoy a traditional French rural lifestyle, watch the Tour de France pass your garden and take part in an annual event that brings animals to your door in the high mountains, this house will offer you exactly that.