castle with terrace for sale Soyons, France

Renaissance Château - Exceptional property.... xvi° Between Lyon and the Mediterranean - 6.3 hectares of parklands, meadows, woods and farmland. - approx. 1500 m² of living space - Classified. At the gateway to the Vercors, facing the Ardèche mountains, this Renaissance château stands as an intact witness to another era. Between history and majesty, a 16th-century jewel awaits you... On the edge of a charming Drôme village, in the foothills of the Vercors, this 16th-century château overlooks the Rhône plains and offers a rare panorama as far as the Ardèche mountains. Accessible in just 20 minutes from Valence (TGV/airport), 45 minutes from Grenoble and 1 hour from Lyon, the property enjoys a strategic location while retaining absolute tranquility. The château is protected to the east by a moat and a long 18th-century barracks that once housed a garrison of Republic dragoons. Two wings flank the majestic entrance, providing around 650 m² of space, 300 m² of which has been converted for events or rentals (ballrooms, professional kitchen, sanitary facilities, air-conditioned areas). The remainder is used for storage or other purposes. The 1500 m² château is organized around an inner courtyard, with more than 30 rooms on three levels. It includes vast reception rooms, lounges with sumptuous decor (painted ceilings, frescoes, antique parquet floors, monumental fireplaces), a chapel, a small salon theater, numerous bedrooms, offices, storage areas, historic kitchens, etc... The château is bathed in natural light thanks to numerous openings, creating a warm, majestic atmosphere. The château is partially listed as a Historic Monument, notably for its painted decorations, facades and roofs. It is set in 6.31 hectares of grounds, alternating landscaped parklands, meadows, woods and farmland. This exceptional property, rare on the market, combines historic charm, business potential (events, tourism, large family home) and a unique living environment. It should be noted that the château is being sold without furnishings.

In the Drôme hills, a 18th-century castle with medieval origins, listed as a historic monument, along with its dependencies and park. The property presents itself as a coherent ensemble established at the center of a wooded park, slightly overlooking the road leading to the village. The castle is built according to a rectangular plan, with a tower at each corner and a square keep flanked at the north wall. Covering an area of around 720 m², it rises to four levels. The gabled roofs and old tiles testify to successive building campaigns. The facades, in stone and light ochre plaster, alternate regular openings and older openings, reflecting the evolution of the dwelling over the centuries. A straight driveway enters the park and serves the dependencies set back: former stables, orangery, barns, and woodshed, organized around a service courtyard. The tall trees form a natural shield that isolates the estate from its immediate surroundings. A large terrace extends to the south, while the landscaped park gently descends towards the low lands. The whole is conceived as a feudal domain on a contained scale, where each building occupies its place in an orderly composition.This description has been automatically translated from French.

Situated in the heart of the natural park in the Monts d’ Ardèche, an 18th century neo-Renaissance castle and 28-hectare estate. The castle (750 m²) , its outbuildings (850m²), an orange grove, a pool, and tennis courts extend over the 28 hectares of the estate. A 2-hectare park enclosed by stone walls is bordered by forests as well as a field that allows for helicopter landing. The southern exposure has views on all of the surrounding mountains and valleys. This Renaissance style castle, which has undergone significant renovations of the highest quality, exudes elegance while creating a sense of well-being and balance. Majestically positioned in a privileged location in the highlands of a forested estate, the property is bathed in light thanks to its southern exposure. It is an ideal location to host festivities in an atmosphere that is a mixture of historic charm and natural beauty. The outbuildings, which have been fitted out for commercial purposes, provide immediate professional utility as needed. The property as a whole with its modern and refined rooms, can be used as a residence for a large family looking for a place to enjoy across the seasons. Conveniently located 30 minutes from the Rhone Valley as well as from the A7and 40 minutes from the Valence train station with access to the high-speed TGV lines that make Paris accessible in just over two hours. webside : chateauxselect.com

A 17th-century chateau listed as a historical monument with a large outbuilding and splendid grounds looking out at the Rhône valley in France’s Drôme department. The local village was once a fief of the Poitiers-Valentinois family. It became part of the Kingdom of France at the start of the 15th century. The village had a chateau before this one. That old chateau was known as the region’s most important fortification, but it was destroyed in the French Wars of Religion. That was when a new chateau was built just outside the village, along the side of a road linking the village to the nearest town, a short distance north of it. Its location was not chosen at random: a spring lies beyond the ditches and it once filled up the property’s ponds and brought its fountains to life. A vast earthen terrace of more than one hectare is edged with embankments and dry moats. Upon it stand two fine edifices built in the style of the Italian Late Renaissance. The chateau towers in the middle of this grassy terrace. Construction of the chateau began in 1591. The edifice continued to be built during the second half of the 17th century. It is a large square-shaped structure with corner towers and a central inner courtyard. It has three levels and a floor area of over 1,300m². In front of the chateau, at the property’s entrance, stands an edifice that was built at the end of the 17th century. It is about 60 metres long and edges a road that runs along the other side of the moat. This structure is made up of a gatehouse flanked with two wings. This gatehouse controls access to the property. The whole building offers a floor area of around 450m². Together, the chateau and the gatehouse with its wings represent a splendid feat of architecture: a classic symmetrical layout going from east to west on an open, grassy terrace. Beyond this section of lawns on which the edifices stand, the grounds extend through meadows and woods over a naturally undulating area. The chateau has been listed as a historical monument since 1990 for its walls, roofing and interior decorative features.