Tag Archives: Chateau Tour

2021 Views: Top 5 Most Viewed Homes In France

2021 is nearly at its end so we thought we would share with you, before starting a fresh new year of great properties and videos, the ones that you have the most viewed this year.

1 – Impressive château with numerous outbuildings (Ref.: 105225DCO86) Link to the property page on our website: https://www.frenchestateagents.com/fr… Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/GtTJUJm_WSk

2 – Spacious 18th-Century home with walled garden (Ref.: 118505ELI89) Link to the property page on our website: https://www.frenchestateagents.com/fr… Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/dNSn87lI7o4

3 – Rare 12th-Century restored Abbaye in Charente (Ref.: 118465SPO16) Link to the property page on our website: https://www.frenchestateagents.com/fr… Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/r4ZBG1bpYWU

4 – Peaceful country house in the heart of the Dordogne (Ref.: A05137) Link to the property page on our website: https://www.frenchestateagents.com/fr… Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/NzjHntlG2M4

5 – Provencal stone Mas near the Medieval village of Grimaud (Ref.: 117336MMA83) Link to the property page on our website: https://www.frenchestateagents.com/fr… Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/fEWrC0lr_x0

Chateau Tours: Světlá nad Sázavou, Czech Republic

Světlá nad Sázavou is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 6,500. The Sázava River flows through the town.

This incredible complex has more than 5,500 sq. meters of usable area and a garden with a park that occupies 14,306 sq. meters. The chateau also has extensive attics and cellars.

The history of the chateau dates back to the Middle Ages when a Gothic fortress was built on the site, which was then a Renaissance hunting lodge was built. Over time, the chateau complex grew to include a Baroque wing and an Empire-style part, as well as a famous orangery. In the 19th century, under the leadership of a prominent Viennese architect, a demanding reconstruction and modification of the complex took place in the Neo-Renaissance style. With this reconstruction, the chateau gained its present appearance. A one-story historic building with four wings was built, which encloses a rectangular courtyard with a fountain. The building combines Renaissance, Baroque, Empire, and Neo-Renaissance elements.

Walking Tour: ‘Château de Sceaux’ – Paris, France

The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately 10 km from the center of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens. The Petit Château operates as the Musée de l’Île-de-France, a museum of local history. 

Tours: The ‘Château de Montastruc’, Dordogne, Southwest France (Video)

Château de MontastrucThis splendid residence, the Château de Montastruc, is registered in its entirety as a Historical Monument. It is ideally positioned on a rocky promontory, and combines grandeur and simplicity, character and serenity, history and modernity. An ancient troglodyte site and fortress built during its 1500 years of history, the Château de Montastruc in Périgord is today a large and luminous family home and a warm haven of peace, close to major tourist sites of the Dordogne.

Château de Montastruc is offered in its entirety for seasonal rental and can comfortably accommodate up to twenty people for a romantic and perfect holiday in a large residence. It’s an ideal location for beautiful family occasions, holidays with friends, notable events, or a French wedding, the château can be yours for a whole week with daily service. Ten rooms and many common rooms on more than 1,000 square meters, a pool of 15 x 6 meters, a large park and forests are at your disposal.

The Périgord is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. It is divided into four areas called the Périgord Noir, the Périgord Blanc, the Périgord Vert and the Périgord Pourpre. 

French Castle Video Tour: 14th C. ‘Chateau Pechrigal’

The 14th-century Château de Pechrigal – where composer, poet and author Léo Ferré lived from1963 until 1968 – stands three kilometres outside the village of Gourdon.

Pech-Rigal means royal hill in old local French dialect, befitting its hilltop position.

The 67-hectare plot includes meadows, tennis courts, a pool and half a hectare of Merlot vineyards, giving 4,000 bottles of wine a year.

The chateau, a grand affair of 17 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, guard house, pigeonnier, wine cellar, restored farmhouse and two outhouses, was bought and renovated by a Frenchman in 1998.

He transformed the crumbling property into a luxurious second home, occasionally used for private events and weddings.

It had fallen into disrepair after rebel composer Ferré left it unlived-in for 25 years.

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