8 Chateaux to Stay in | EUROtoday

Fancy enjoying at being an actual aristocrat – for just a few days, no less than? Why not keep at one of many many paying châteaux throughout France which welcome visitors? Some function adjoining swimming swimming pools, spas and tennis courts, whereas others provide golf programs…

1. Domaine des Bidaudières (Indre-et-Loire)

An elegant Fifteenth-century château, the Domaine des Bidaudières is true within the coronary heart of the Vouvray vineyards within the Loire Valley. Owners Sylvie and Pascal have 5 visitor rooms, every named after an area winery, in addition to a visitor home, a two-room gatehouse and even a limestone cliff dwelling. On one aspect are views over the property grounds and lake; on the opposite there is a pleasant swimming pool and terrace.

www.bidaudieres.com

2. Château des Arpentis (Indre-et-Loire)

This Seventeenth-century château in Saint-Règle sits inside a beautiful 30-hectare park. Renovated as a lodge in 2007, it options 15 beautiful visitor rooms, together with two household suites and an condominium, all with views of the parkland. Surrounded by a stunning moat, the château additionally has a swimming pool and a lodge with a hearth. Prices begin at €183 per room per night time.

www.chateaudesarpentis.com

3. Château Cardou (Lot-et-Garonne)

With a swimming pool, tennis court docket and room for as much as 20 visitors, this château close to the gorgeous village of Tournon-d’Agenais is ideal for giant household holidays. Inside there’s a massive attic playroom, a drawing room, a desk tennis desk and a eating corridor with a log fireplace and a grand piano. Prices begin at €2,400 per week.

www.chateau-rentals.com/cardou.htm

4. Château de Vollore (Puy-de-Dôme)

This château within the Auvergne has been underneath the identical household possession for greater than two centuries now. Descendants of General de La Fayette, a key determine within the Revolution and the American War of Independence, nonetheless name it residence at present. There are 5 rooms accessible on a bed-and-breakfast foundation. The citadel is open to guests all yr spherical (reserving important). In the summer season there may be additionally a park, exhibitions and an escape sport to get pleasure from.

www.chateauvollore.com

Photo: Château de Vollore Site

5. Domaine de Sandricourt (Oise)

Available for group bookings solely, this château property in Amblainville, lower than 50km northwest of Paris, options lodging for 15 individuals in all. Guests have entry to all of the dwelling and leisure areas inside the château, together with the eating room, the library, the workplace and the lounge with billiards desk. Outside, inside the 42 acres of parkland, is a swimming pool, tennis court docket, youngsters’s playground, chapel, greenhouse and fantastically landscaped gardens. Plus, the top chef will cater for all of your culinary wants.

domainedesandricourt.com

6. Château du Plessis-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire)

This château in La Jaille-Yvon, which is owned by the Renoul household, was constructed between the sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries. It has 5 rooms accessible for visitors, in addition to desk d’hôte catering. Outside there are 15 or so hectares of parkland to discover, with forests, lawns, flowerbeds, orchards, a kitchen backyard and a small farmyard. Classic automobile excursions, hot-air balloon rides, cooking programs and liquor workshops can be found too.

www.chateau-du-plessis.fr

7. Château de Fère (Aisne)

This five-star institution has all you’d anticipate from a high-end hotel-restaurant: spa (at present underneath renovation), swimming swimming pools, tennis court docket, beautiful rooms (greater than 30 in all), assembly rooms and a beautiful restaurant with personal eating rooms, all surrounded by lovely forest. But what makes a go to right here much more particular are the unbelievable ruins of the Thirteenth-century Château de Fère-en-Tardenois simply subsequent to it, accessed throughout the Renaissance bridge.

www.chateaudefere.com

8. Château de Gizeux (Indre-et-Loire)

The landlady of this château, Stéphanie de Laffon, does not actually see herself because the constructing’s proprietor. “We feel like we are guardians of something that is much more important than us. We’ll be here perhaps 20 or 30 years, in a place that is 600 or so years old. So, we’re just a tiny part of the château’s history,” she says. With suites, an condominium and a treehouse accessible, Stéphanie hopes her visitors is perhaps a small a part of the château’s historical past too. Enjoy a guided tour of the constructing and its parks and gardens earlier than taking a dip within the pleasant swimming pool.

www.chambres-chateaudegizeux.com/en

From France Today Magazine

Lead picture credit score: The citadel of Chambord at night time, Castle of the Loire, France. Chateau de Chambord, the biggest citadel within the Loire Valley. A UNESCO world heritage web site in France, Photo: shutterstock