Magical Watermill in Burgundy Countryside

Property Description

Summary
Our spacious, hand-restored water mill has been home to our Franco-American family's warm and happy gatherings for the past fifty-eight years.
On the ground floor is a large living room overlooking the courtyard of the mill, which has been restored as a beautiful interior garden. The living room connects to a roomy kitchen with farm table and a working fireplace with a bread oven, which has seen countless family dinners, lamb roasts, and pizza parties.
Climb a winding staircase to five airy, light-filled bedrooms with a bathroom at either end of the hallway. Two bedrooms have private access via beautiful stone staircases leading in from the garden.
The property is surrounded by fields, trees, a private wood, and, of course, the mill stream (the millstones have been moved but are still a part of the property).
This house is livable as-is and is already a beautiful, fun rustic retreat, but could become even more magnificent with some updates.

Location
The mill is in an absolutely ideal location when traveling from Paris: an easy ride on the high-speed train (1h10, with service multiple times a day to the Gare de Montbard) and a slower one on the regional train network (2h30 to the Gare d'Avallon).
The closest town to us is L'Isle-sur-Serein (just a 15-minute drive) and the legendary cities of Avallon and Vezelay are closeby, meaning there is easy access to gorgeous, charming towns with shops, services, and amenities. The region is incredibly lively, with concerts, wine tastings, Michelin-starred restaurants, festivals, chateaux, cathedrals, and art exhibits - you could go out every night, in the summer! The food in the markets is wonderful, the wine is world-famous, and some of the world's best cheeses (Époisses, Brillat-Savarin, Langres...) are produced just minutes away from us.
With Paris so close, it's easy to head into the City of Lights for a day trip, or even to commute back and forth for work.

Interior
The interior includes both finished and unfinished rooms - currently there are 184 m2 of livable interior, but attics, an extra wing, a large barn, and outbuildings give the property potential to be restored for big gatherings, events, art spaces, wellness areas, workshops, etc.

Exterior
The exterior is beautifully maintained and includes rolling lawns, lush garden space, a brook, woodland, and meadows. The property has a faithful caretaker who has looked after it for decades.