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Heart of the city: Bordeaux' s Place de la Bourse and its fountain have been restored to their former magnificence and illuminated


more with vines.' She lists a converted mill and farmhouse at €689.000; a stone mai- son de maître in five hectares (12½ acres)


with orchard, woodland and stream for €551,200; and a manor dating from the 1700s in 1.5 hectares (four acres) at €1.166 million, all in Entre Deux Mers.


Meanwhile in town¼


Although the Bordeaux countryside has long had a potent lure for family and sec- ond-home buyers, what' s new is the growing appeal of property in town. ` Over the past 10 years, there has been a considerable infrastructure investment coming from developers of residences as well as com- merce,' Mr Baynes reports. And much of it


FOR SALE €2.7m


Graves Situated at the heart of the Graves wine area,


this 18th-century château comes with four hectares (10 acres) of AOC red vineyards. For sale through CC Immobilier David Lawton (00 33 6 14 14 64 64; www.investir- bordeaux.com)


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is taking place right in the centre of town in the city' s 18th-century architectural area, one of Europe' s largest. Mr Cook reports that the city ` has attracted


a new, younger, international crowd, which is still working and has moved here from the UK, the Far East and America.' His col- league Dean Moody will be following the trend to live in town when French Classic Homes expands in the Gironde with a new Bordeaux office. ` It' s become a very sought- after city. A lot of Parisians are moving here,' Mr Moody explains. He defines the city' s ` Golden Triangle' as around the Grand Théâtre where most of the streets are ped- estrian. It goes up the Cours de l' Intendance to the Place Gambetta, then to the Place


Tourny and back to the river. The inner-city trend, says Kirsten Pollard


of Home Hunts, is taking classical houses and giving the interiors a modern make- over, while keeping original features such as fireplaces. Two examples on her books: a three-floor 450sq m town house with ultra-contemporary loft-style decor and a patio, terrace and wine cellar from a young company called Ateliers, Lofts & Associés is priced at €1.850 million, and the com- pany' s remake of the former American embassy, a two-floor 370sq m town house in the Le Bouscat district, where each floor is done in a different style, is surrounded


by a 1,200sq m park with pool and costs €1.579 million.


FOR SALE €2.31m


Cap Ferret In sought-after Cap Ferret, this contemporary house


has big windows that open onto the beautifully landscaped garden. Available through Grisel (00 33 5 56 60 57 02; www.grisel.com)


www.countrylife.co.uk/international


T Sanson/Bordeaux Tourist Board


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