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Côté Jardin
Northeast France - Alsace
2-bdrms, 1.0-bath, sleeps up to 5
Comfortable and bright garden cottage in Alsace wine country
Katzenthal
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Amenities
- Private, enclosed garden
- Light-filled, contemporary and comfortable house
- Owners are winemakers with a winery next door
- Separate laundry room available next door
Description
This charming remodeled home is located in the heart of a picturesque village in rural Alsace and looks out to local vineyards and forest. The small private garden is perfect for napping or sunbathing.
Full of light and simply furnished, Côté Jardin will make visitors feel right at home. The open living room has a large woodstove that provides excellent central heating for cold winter nights. The south-facing family room opens onto the eating nook, the library, and the well-equipped kitchen with bar. There are two good-sized bedrooms: both are immaculate, one with a double bed, and the other with a double and a single bed. There is a small, nicely equipped open kitchen and a modern bathroom with tub and hand-held shower and a separate toilet.
The pretty garden is completely enclosed. A lime tree and a catalpa offer shade in the summer, while the terrace allows you to sunbathe all year long, taking advantage of this area's unique and wonderful microclimate.
The property is surrounded by grapevines and a forest of acacias and chestnuts whose perfumes come into the kitchen in the late spring and summer. There is a garden fireplace in the stone wall made from Vosges sandstone, an eating nook and a hammock perfect for a siesta on one side, and chairs for sunbathing on the other side. You can park your car and forget it for a week because walking paths begin at the house and there are bicycles at your disposal. If it rains, you can enjoy the books and games and TV/DVD player. The owners live next door and are happy to give you a tour of their winery and suggest other wineries to visit in the region.
Nearby Attractions
The small town of Katzenthal, nestled in a small valley on the Route des Vins d'Alsace, benefits from a wonderful microclimate which allows for the cultivation of some of Alsace's famous Grand Cru wines. One of these, Wineck -Schlossberg, is named for the ruined château that sits above Katzenthal on a rocky peak. Inside the dungeon, there is an archeological museum detailing the history of the c.1300 château. The nearest city to Katzenthal is Colmar, considered to be the capital of the Alsatian wine region. Seated on the Lauch river, sunny Colmar is a delight to visit, with a cityscape that has been extremely well preserved, escaping much of the destruction from the wars of the past several centuries.
General Location Map
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Weekly RatesYear Round $1,590
80 Euros in cash needs to be paid at the end of the stay for cleaning.
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