Farm house: 19th Century 5bed French Alpine Farmhouse

This renovated Alpine farmhouse is an ideal base for couples, families and groups to explore the delights of the french alpine region. The french tourist board have awarded the house 3 stars.
Situated in the secluded hamlet of Les Lussettes, only 5 minutes from the picturesque village of Lus-La-Croix-Haute. It has 1500 sq.m. of gardens with fruit trees and barbecue.
The region boasts 300 days of sunshine per year and is a wonderful area for walking, cycling and skiing.
Les Lussettes is a small hamlet comprising about 20 or so stone-built farmhouses, a few newer holiday homes and a church. Nestling in the hills at 1100m altitude, it lies just below the treeline towards the top of the Buech Valley.

Built in the early 1800's, the original layout would have been to keep the farm animals and machinery downstairs, while the family lived upstairs in the warmer area under the roof. This house also features a small stone, wood-fired bread oven, which we have yet to make use of.

Situated in the Southern Alps about 40 miles South of Grenoble, the hamlet is actually in La Drome region, though within 5 miles are the borders of Isere to the North, and Hautes-Alpes to the South and East. Aound 5 miles away is the village of Lus-La-Croix-Haute, with a small supermarket, butcher, baker, tourist office and other facilities.

The valley is part of the Parc Naturel du Vercors and the flora and fauna found here reflect the unique combination of the Alpine and Provencal weather systems. Winter temperatures frequently dip below -20 degrees, and summer temperatures into the high 30'.

Species common to the region include marmottes, chamois and other deer, eagles and vultures.

There are 5 bedrooms in total :-
Bedroom 1 - Double bed.
Bedroom 2 - King size bed and single bed
Bedroom 3 - King size bed and cot
Bedroom 4 - Twin single beds
Bedroom 5 - Single bed

The 4 bathrooms are distributed as follows :-
Bathroom 1 - WC, basin and shower.
En suite to Bedroom 1 - WC, basin, bidet, bath and shower.
En suite to Bedroom 2 - WC, basin and shower.
En suite to Bedroom 3 - WC, basin and shower.

The large vaulted living room has a super open fire, TV, DVD, CD and radio. French windows to front garden. There is also a cloakroom .

The large vaulted dining room with 10 place dining table and chairs. Feature lighting. French windows to front and rear gardens.

Full oil-fired central heating. Due to the altitude of 1100m, air conditioning is not required. A number of bicycles are available for use, at own risk. Full stock of wood for open fire. Car essential, snow chains compulsory in winter.
New for 2011 - UK Freesat TV, Wi-Fi internet access. Telephone by request.

The nearest local ski slope (La Jarjatte) is just 10 minutes away and the larger ski resort (Dévoluy) is 40 minutes away. International resorts including Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d'Huez 90 minutes. Many other local and international resorts within easy reach including Serre Chevalier, Risoul, Montgenevre.
Local resorts offer both piste and cross-country skiing, ice-climbing and racquettes.

Lus-La-Croix-Haute has all required facilities including restaurants, bars, baker, butcher, supermarket with cash machine, tourist office. Local pub/restaurant 10 minutes' walk. Local summer activities include climbing, via ferrata, canyoning, fishing, walking, cycling, birdwatching. Watersports within easy reach. For climbers, Ceuse / Ceuze mountain (reputed to be the best in Europe) is 45 minutes away. La Faurie Via Ferrata is 15 minutes away. Les Lussettes is on the edge of the Vercors National Park.