The
aptly named Maison aux Volets Bleus (House of the Blue Shutters),
is situated between Perpignan and Prades, on the road to Andorra.The
house
enjoys a sunny, south facing aspect, affording magnificent views
of Mount
Canigou ( the sacred mountain of the Catalans) and the Pyrenees.
The house can be found at end of the village of Rodes on the corner
of a
tiny lane on rising ground. It is built into the rock of the hillside
which gives
it an interesting interior feature. Originally a barn, it has
been subject to
sympathetic conversion with undressed stone walls, exposed beams
and
pine floors, as well as the retention of the old (feeding) manger.
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