castle for sale Pignans, France

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20 km from the seaside and Hyères airport, this charming property, comprising a château, restaurant, reception area and numerous outbuildings, is set amidst fields of fig trees. Ideally located just a few minutes from freeway access, the conditions are ideal for setting up a Michelin-starred restaurant, organizing cookery courses, seminars or weddings. As the PLU permits commercial and hotel activities, the development potential is considerable.

This majestic property, set in 13 hectares of wooded parklands, comprises an 18th-century château of approx. 800 m² and a 150 m² guest house with a barn offering renovation potential of approx. 600 m². The château itself has been completely renovated to an exceptional standard of quality and elegance, in an idyllic setting. It features several living areas, each offering a unique ambience: a lounge/dining room with fireplace, a magnificent wooden library, a lounge/music room, a luminous dining room adjoining the large fully-equipped kitchen. On two levels, you'll find 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, an independent apartment with a living room extending onto a large south-facing terrace, and a fully-equipped kitchen. A rare opportunity to acquire an exceptional property, combining history and modernity, in an unspoilt, verdant setting in a sought-after Provencal commune, rich in history and culture.

Sole Agent. This exceptional listed chateau located 1h30 from Aix en Provence and 1h30 from Saint Tropez overlooks its gardens designed by renowned landscape gardener Le Nôtre and Entrecasteaux Village. Offering 2500 sqm of mainly renovated living space and boasting exceptional tapestries, Louis XV, XVI and Empire period furniture, it is sold entirely furnished. Originally a fortress in the 11th century, the chateau was remodelled in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, and boasts amongst other remarkable features a rotunda ice-house inspired by the Glacières de Versailles. It also features an extensive terrace commanding a superb view, entirely renovated 16th century kitchens and guardrooms, a Baroque-style music room, an Oriental suite, and an Empire-style drawing room… Illustrious former residents include François de Grignan, Madame de Sévigné’s son-in-law, and the Amiral d'Entrecasteaux. With three large garages accessed from the centre of the village. The facades and roofs, the terraces including foundation walls, the access ramps, the old gatehouse, the ice-room, the portals, the exterior wrought-iron, the three reception rooms and their fireplaces, and the main staircase are listed in the “inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques” decree dated 6th July 1988.

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