Jars, Centre-Val de Loire 18260

Reference: PFYR-T211685. Summary This large village property comprises the main 5 bedroom House and the 2 bedroom Cottage and a 9m x 4m indoor swimming pool, games room, walled garden, barn, cellars and tiled patio and barbecue areas. Located in the village of Jars in the Department of Cher, in the Loire Valley, it is about 15km from the medieval hilltop town of Sancerre, noted for its excellent Sauvignon Blanc wines and its distinctive "Crottin de Chavignol" goats cheese. The village has a bar/restaurant and shops, including a post office, baker's and grocer's shops. The nearest town, Vailly-sur-Sauldre about 9 km away, has shops, bars and restaurants. A Carrefour supermarket is about 15 km away at St. Satur at the base of the Sancerre hill. Copy and paste the following Google Street View link into your browser address bar and it will will take you to a view of the House from where you can explore the streets of Jars. maps.app.goo.gl/3PNqqBCQps5rHbtK8 Location The village of Jars is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, with a population of just under 500 people. It lies in rolling hills in an area of forests and farmland and lies about 50 km northeast of Bourges (the departmental capital) and 15 km northwest of Sancerre. The village has a lively bar/restaurant and shops including a post office, a boulangerie selling a selection of breads and pastries and a small épicerie (grocer's shop). All are within a short walk from the house. The impressively large church of St. Aignan, standing at the main crossroads, dates from the fifteenth century. One kilometre from the house, at the bottom of the valley, is the "Plan d'Eau" or recreation area and lake. The facilities there have just been renovated and should reopen in 2026 with a bar/restaurant and camp-site. Jars is 15 km from the hill town of Sancerre, which lies at the centre of the deservedly well-known wine district. From the Sancerre ramparts you can enjoy a wonderful panorama of the Loire Valley, visit shops and restaurants and do a little wine tasting. The nearby village of Chavignol is famous for its goat's cheeses and is the home of many of the local Sancerre vignerons, many of whom offer wine tasting. A little further south, on the east bank of the Loire lies the village of Pouilly-sur-Loire, centre of the Pouilly-Fumé wine appellation, using the same Sauvignon Blanc grapes as the neighbouring Sancerre appellation on the west bank. Within a 20 km radius of Jars there are many "petits chateaux" of great charm and some larger chateaux. In an easy day's trip you can visit a selection of Chateaux, the fascinating medieval village of Aubigny sur Nère and the famous pottery centre of La Borne, near Henrichemont. Many of the major Loire Chateaux are within an easy drive of the house. In 90 minutes you can reach the impressive Chateaux de Chambord, about 100km west. From there, other well-known Loire Chateaux such as Blois, Chaumont, Cheverny, Amboise or Chenonceaux can also be visited in the same day. The local area provides an abundance of well-maintained roads through rolling hills that will attract any serious cyclist. There is an 18 hole golf course near Sancerre and many walking routes through the Sancerre vineyards or along the Canal Latéral à la Loire, all within 20 km of the house. Access By car, using the Autoroutes A26, A1, A6 and A77, Jars is 300 miles from Calais and the journey takes about five hours from the Tunnel or Ferry Terminals. By train, travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord, transfer to Paris Bercy and take the train to Cosne-sur-Loire. The train journey takes about six hours and Cosne Station is 22 km from the house. Interior 1. The House Probably built in the early nineteenth century, the House later became the residence of the Verdier family, who ran an engineering business selling and repairing agricultural and other machinery. To further this business, later in the nineteenth cent