Description
Superb architectural ensemble consisted of a 750 m² convent comprising 25 Franciscan monk cells, all tastefully decorated, a reception room, large Baroque styled authentic chapel of more than 750 m².
A total of more than 1500 m² of living space, surrounded by a 1hectare landscape park edging a river.
The convent belongs to an artist-painter who has won many awards for her creativity of the houses renovation.
Convent:
Ground Floor:
- 45 m² stone sitting room, totally vaulted, large fireplace, 25 m² fully equipped professional kitchen (oven, 4 gas hobs, big fridge, dish washer, lockers), 60 m² vaulted dining room with a big table, an adjoiningstorage room (fridge, lockers, stock room), vaulted laundry room, 1 vaulted cell bedroom (25 m²) with two 90-cm twin beds, private bathroom with WC.
Mezzanine Floor:
- shower room, washbasin, WC.
First Floor (to the right):
- Private apartment comprising a hall passage, 20 m² bedroom with a 160-cm bed, 1 bathroom with washbasin and 12 m² WC, 30 m² sitting room/bedroom with sofas and 160 m² bed, 12 m² supplementary bedroom with a 90-m² bed and fireplace.
First Floor (to the left):
- 40 m long vaulted corridor providing access to the 25 m² stone terrace facing the garden, two 12 m² bedrooms with two 90cm twin beds, shower room, private WC adjoining the double cell, 20 m² double cell with a 160-cm bed, 1 shower room, washbasin, WC.
Mezzanine Floor:
- 100 m² music room with a grand piano, library with an access to the dry-stoned sunny terrace of about 20 m².
Second floor (to the right):
- Private apartment comprising 1 large hall passage, 1 bathroom with washbasin and 12m² WC, a 20 m² bedroom with a 16-cm bed, 1 large sitting room with wooden floors, fireplace, TV, sofa, supplementary bedroom with a fireplace.
Second Floor (to the left):
- 40 m² long hall passage facing the sea, with an access to the group of small bedrooms of approximately 12 m², 5 double bedrooms with two 90-cm bed, 12 m² shower room with washbasins and WC. Exterior: West side: 700 m² parish garden, Mediterranean style, white rose bushes, large 120 m² terrace with a big table to take lunch or dinner under the arbor of grapevines and roses surrounded by ancient ruining dating back to the 13th century, 45 m² open skied cave dating from the 12th century, ideal for long siestas in the fresh air.
East Side:
- park, stone terrace facing the swimming pool with a summer living room, modern swimming pool (22m x 5m), swimming piste style, 1 hectare landscape park built on several levels with various species of trees.
Chapel:
- 750 m² Baroque chapel, can be used as a ball room or for candle dinners, comprising beautiful Baroque relicts. (The chapel is not accessible during the scheduled concerts).
The convent is equipped with linen and towels.
Detailed amenities: TV, DVD player, washing/during machines, dish washer, oven, micro wave oven, fridges, fireplaces, swimming pool.
Caution : All the windows of the bedrooms have been doubled so that no noise could disturb your nights. The Covent is an amazing place with numerous cells to sleep. However, we prefer keeping the number of guests inferior to 14.
The convent dating from 1260, some more recent parts dating from the XVII and XVIII centuries.
7 Km from the St Florent port and the beaches, at 20 min from the Bastia/Poretta airports, easy access.
