listed castles for sale Brittany, France

A listed Moorish Revival villa opposite Ile de la Comtesse on the Goëlo coast in Brittany, with panoramic sea views. With the rising popularity of sea bathing at the end of the 19th century, a new type of seaside architecture emerged along the French coast, designed for relaxation and turned towards the outdoors. Residences in a variety of bold styles flourished on the shores of the Goëlo region. Built on a hilltop, the 'Turkish Villa' was erected by the Count de la Lande de Calan around 1880. Extended in 1906, it offers uninterrupted views of the sea and the port. The house is part of a co-owned plot with an adjoining 4-star hotel. Access to the property is unrestricted. One parking space is reserved for the villa's residents, and five others can be made available on an occasional basis. The entrance is on the western facade. Extensive vegetation, combined with a coursed granite masonry supporting wall with a balustrade, ensures privacy. A large bed of rosebushes precedes the wall and balusters, with a profusion of agapanthus as a backdrop. Two well-trimmed conifer hedges mark the entrance. Between these, a small staircase leads to an esplanade and to a granite approach stair serving the solid wood entrance door, carved in the shape of a horseshoe arch.

10 minutes from Rennes, with its outbuildings and a 3-hectare park, a Louis XIII period chateau, listed as a Historic Monument (MH). Mentioned as early as 1419 and rebuilt in 1655, the chateau is in the Louis XIII style, typical of 17th-century architecture. Listed as MH since 1969, the residence occupies an area of about 646 m². It consists of a central body, extended by two slightly projecting pavilions. The main facade is plastered and divided by five regular bays over four levels of elevation. The building is topped with a high slate roof, pierced by dormer windows with arched pediments. Weathervanes in the shape of fleur-de-lis surmount the pavilions. The window frames are made of limestone, with fluted jambs. Each floor is delineated by a molded belt, also in limestone. The decorative elements are discreet: coats of arms and suns carved in bas-relief. On the east facade, the ends of the pavilions are flanked by two corner turrets with timber framing, each crowned with an imperial roof and topped with a small pyramid-shaped bell tower. The rest of the property includes outbuildings, consisting of a lodge, two dovecotes also listed as MH, and a bakery. The entire estate is surrounded by a French-style topiary garden and a wooded park of over 3 hectares, featuring a pond, vegetable garden, rose garden, and tennis court.This description has been automatically translated from French.