Fours, Aquitaine 58250

In the heart of the Morvan region, just minutes from Decize and its amenities, this elegant manor house built in 1776 has weathered the centuries while retaining all its original character. Once home to the director of the ceramics factory that gave the village of Fours its name, the property also served as a military hospital during the First World War. This rich history is still visible in every stone: a massive studded wooden front door adorned with an 18th-century-style bronze knocker, original wooden window frames and shutters, a slate roof, and brick walls. From the through-hall entrance, with its 3-metre ceilings and terracotta-tiled floor, the tone is set: authenticity and volume. The main house roughly 3,900 sq ft of living spaceun folds over two floors of generous reception rooms - including a dining room with an octagonal terracotta and parquet floor, a marble fireplace, and a trumeau mirror - along with 8 bedrooms featuring parquet floors, terracotta tiles, and fireplaces. The property runs an active bed-and-breakfast business, complemented by one independent cottage, for 10 bedrooms in total: The main house has 8 bedrooms, 2 of which form a self-contained guest suite on the ground floor (independent entrance, kitchen, shower room). An independent cottage with wheelchair access, set in a pre-1948 building about 774 sq ft, offers 1 accessible bedroom, a living room, a fitted kitchen, and an adapted shower room. The estate also includes a barn with hayloft (stable, garage, cattle shed), fine vaulted cellars - one fitted out for wine tastings, accessed through a 15th-century door - a barn/shed, a hen house, a fenced 12 x 5 m swimming pool, a terrace, and pergolas covered in vines. The grounds cover approximately 3.2 hectares (about 7.9 acres) of parkland, including 4.2 acres of meadow and roughly 2 acres planted with ornamental trees and an orchard. Two ways to acquire this manor house: With the bed-and-breakfast business up and running - 550,000 The house alone, free of any activity - 460,000