castles for sale International (page 50)

Close to Biarritz and Bayonne, in an exceptional environment, in the heart of a 15-hectare park planted with rare species, is the Château de Lagurgue. Built in the 18th century, the castle and its outbuildings have been restored with care and passion by the best local craftsmen. Every detail has been taken care of and brings its share of history, helping to give this place its magic. The Chapel, the orangery, the Japanese garden, the rose garden, the Chêneraie, and this spectacular giant Tuya will bewitch you. The Château can both host sumptuous receptions in its lounges opening onto the perspective of its gardens, but also offers a beautiful intimacy. It has 6 suites to accommodate family and friends, offices, large relaxation area, music room, caretaker's house, service apartment, swimming pool and pool house, garages and outbuildings. It therefore still has great development potential.

h15 from Geneva and 50 minutes from Lyon, in an environment without nuisance, with an exceptional view, castle remodeled in the 17th century of about 650 m2 now restored, with outbuildings needing restoration, on about 8ha of grounds. The chateau, very bright, on 3 levels, 2 of which have been entirely restored, has lounges, a reception room, kitchen, offices, bathroom on the ground floor... Numerous original features such as a fireplace, wood paneling and parquet flooring.... The upper floors are accessed via a 15th century stone staircase housed in a tower. The first floor has a master bedroom with shower room and dressing room, plus 6 bedrooms, with 3 shower rooms and a chapel, The top floor can be further developed. Step back in time......this magnificent period property boasts stained glass mullion windows, stone stairwells, vaulted rooms, ancient stone open fireplaces and much much more....... The chateau is in a dominant position and is surrounded by meadows, woods and terraced land. Ideally located, close to all amenities, TGV for Paris at Bourg en Bresse 20 minutes away or St Exupery airport 45 minutes away. Pour information, contactez: Nadine DIPIETRO +33681993158

A medieval castle, with 16th & 17th century airs, and its 11 ha of wooded parklands, two hours from Paris. A driveway, turning off the road, is bordered by vegetation, across which it is possible to glimpse steep slate roofs. It leads straight to wrought iron gates, concealing all of the property’s buildings and its 11.0236 hectares of parklands and woods. Straight on, the medieval origins of the building are obvious courtesy of its square towers as well as the size of its windows. Steep roofs as well as inward-opening and casement windows, amongst other things, reflect the successive remodelling works that the castle has undergone since it stood on its 11th century motte. Looking out the rear of the building from the upstairs, an unobstructed view extends over the parklands and the gently-sloping wooded section. The caretaker’s cottage, standing at the very entrance to the estate and spanning approx. 60 m², faces an old house awaiting restoration. Set back, another building acts as a woodshed and a garage. And lastly, following on from the castle is a guest house. It is adjoined by a swimming pool with a tennis court, concealed by vegetation, at a distance. All the buildings house a main, gravel courtyard, predominantly used by cars. In its centre are a copse of age-old trees and shrubs that flower in the spring.

A listed castle, once belonging to the Joyeuse counts, in 7 ha of parklands 2½ hours from Paris and Brussels in a region known as Argonne-Ardennaise. The geographic location of Grandpré castle, standing on a rocky spur, was already an advantage in medieval times. In a dominant position, looking out over the Argonne region towards the roads through the Champagne countryside, it was one of the border areas essential to the young kingdom of France. The county, divided since the Crusades, was gradually reunited until it fell into the hands of a powerful character, Louis-de-Joyeuse, chamberlain at the court of Louis XII. Supporter of the Catholic League, his heir, Claude-de-Joyeuse, amassed spoils and fortune in the 17th century, thus enabling him to embellish the estate and leave his mark on the surrounding buildings: the church and other buildings necessary to the inhabitants of the county. Distinguishing themselves from many of their contemporaries, the Joyeuse counts made their mark through military careers (Marshals of France and Lieutenant-Generals of the king’s armies) and followed Louis XIV. It was during 1685 that major works were carried out (large appartements, stables, etc.) and financed courtesy of the titles and offices acquired by members of the Joyeuses family following their military successes during the Wars of Spanish Succession around 1700. Marriages arranged with the large families in the Champagne region did the rest. However, despite a well-founded land heritage, lineage strategies proved too fragile and the estate gradually became divided in the 18th century. Furthermore, the estate was little occupied prior to the fall of the monarchy in 1792. It was requisitioned by General-Dumouriez, a famous republican hero following the Valmy victory against the Austrians. He settled his general quarters there prior to it becoming a hospital set up for the revolutionary armies. Despite a token show of renovation under the First Empire and during the Restoration era, a lack of constant upkeep led to a fire that started in the gatehouse and the destruction of the castle in 1834. Only one pavilion was restored, it now forms the current castle. An outstanding collection of outbuildings align the street going up the hill. A monumental pavilion, in a central recess, provides access to the outbuilding courtyard. The castle and its parklands are then reached by passing under the semi-circular arched porchway of the gatehouse.

An authentic masseria farmhouse and its 2 hectares land on the outskirts of Nardò and the Regional Nature Park of Porto-Selvaggio. The Apulia region’s olive groves extend, beyond the white walls of the beautiful Nardò for as the eye can see, to the beaches along the Gulf of Taranto. This land once belonged to powerful and noble masseria farmhouses, just like this large property on the edge of the Regional Nature Park of Porto-Selvaggio. In addition to an 82-ha estate, this group of buildings forms a hamlet all on its own. The size of the property from the 1,875 m² main building is striking and its potential obvious. It is an ideal haven for fully appreciating the tranquillity of the Salento Peninsula, just a stone’s throw from the turquoise waters of Sant'Isidoro.

In Saintonge, a late 19th century chateau with outbuildings and park covering 30 ha, crossed by a tree-lined river. A few houses past the village church square, the large gate opens up to the setting sun, to the west of the estate. While the southern facade of the chateau can be made out in the distance, a house and its outbuildings, known as 'the farm', are immediately to the right. Follow a vast barn, formerly a stable, and some workshops and garages. The driveway to the chateau is bordered with large trees. To the left of the main building, a small dwelling is set back from the master residence. In front of the latter, a basin with a fountain stretches along an alley for about 200 m, which leads to the main entrance gate to the south. To the east of the chateau, a very old, circular moat separates the park with its large trees, some of which bear fruit, from the estate's meadows. A bridge crosses the eastern pastures up to the river that meanders through the estate from north to south.

A chateau with an old farm complex nestled in a refined country estate covering six hectares, an hour and a half from Paris. The fief was established in 1589 by the Harlay de Champvallon family, who won renown in the court of King Louis XIV of France. The chateau was renovated to a considerable extent later, in the eighteenth century, when it belonged to the Saint-Simon family. The estate covers around six hectares. It is tucked away in woods. A small river edges it. A little country road and a lane lined with lime trees leads up to the property’s gates. Once you have gone through the wrought-iron gates and crossed the balustrade bridge that straddles the moat, you reach a grassy courtyard. From this open space, you can admire the rectangular chateau flanked with two pavilions that are capped with mansard roofs. On the right, a complex of service outhouses, crowned with a roof lantern and clock, completes this collection of fine buildings. This built heritage is surrounded by a dry moat, gardens and woods of age-old trees. From the courtyard, a path lined with brick columns and hedges trimmed in perfectly straight lines leads to the outbuildings and, further on, to a secondary entrance gate.

A 19th century chateau, its greenhouse and wooded grounds 30 minutes from Toulouse city centre, in the heart of the countryside. The property is accessed via an unpaved track lined with centuries-old trees leading to an iron gate. Flanked by two Roman columns adorned with capitals featuring antique terracotta vases, the gates open onto a driveway lined with four yew trees leading to the chateau. This first section of the grounds, enclosed by a low wall topped with railings, provides parking for several vehicles. At the heart of the property, a central corps de logis and two wings frame a rectangular main courtyard facing due west, paved with Garonne pebbles surrounding a central earth platform where the vegetation has taken its rightful place. The original building, a farm, was included in the first regional land register, drawn up in 1825. The grounds feature a row of three 300-year-old cedar trees, suggesting that the original owners were Protestants. Given monumental form between 1870 and 1875 with the addition of a second storey and neo-Classical and neo-Gothic decorative elements, the main building now has four storeys. Flanked by four watchtowers, its symmetrical facades are punctuated by alternating arched and straight windows, with brick surrounds and wooden shutters painted light blue. Two stringcourses, also of red brick, mark the separations between the three levels. The semi-circular French windows facing the main courtyard or the parklands have balconies with wrought iron guardrails. The four-pitched roof is of slate. Each of the two wings of the chateau is two storeys high and topped by a gable roof of monk-and-nun tiles. The western end of the roof features a pediment crowned with terracotta pine cones. The north wing contains a gallery, a reception room and a mezzanine that opens onto a long balcony; the south wing comprises a vast conservatory and a gîte with a separate terrace. Two side extensions with monk-and-nun tile roofs form the link between the corps de logis and the wings. All the walls are rendered in light yellow, complementing the colours of the vines that grow along the facades and that of the flowering bushes in the main courtyard. Finally, the chateau is surrounded by 8,000 m² of grounds, including an outbuilding with a large swimming pool.

A 19th century chateau and its outbuildings in 4 ha of parklands, 40 km to the south of Toulouse. The “Domaine d’Ampouillac”, composed of land and houses, has been known by this name since the 10th century. Initially annexed to the Cuxa Monastery, in 1209 the estate and the priory became part of the Boulbonne Abbey, created in 1129 near to Mazères. The monks of this Cistercian Abbey farmed Ampouillac’s land and that of some adjoining estates, such as Baissac, Artenac and several others. The remoteness of Mazères meant that the monks had to construct buildings for their accommodation on the land they were farming. Said buildings, known as Cistercian barns, were to remain the property of Boulbonne Abbey until the time of the French Revolution when, as a result of the revolutionary riots, Ampouillac was partially destroyed. All that remained was the basement of the “barn” and the current ground floor as is proved by the architecture and the thickness of the walls. In 1791, Ampouillac, was declared National Property and sold. The buyer reconstructed it from the ruins as is explained on the plaque on the stairway. It was also at this time that the first-floor lounge was created and decorated. Ampouillac was to remain in the hands of the same family until 1879 when it was sold to an industrialist from Toulouse. The building currently spans three levels over cellars, the latter being the old, 11th century, Cistercian barns.

An impressive 18th century chateau on almost 5 ha of land in the Bresse region of Burgundy, to be saved. The chateau is situated on the outskirts of a village of some 200 inhabitants, on the site of an earlier fortified house. It used to face two outbuildings, one of which still exists, all surrounding a vast square courtyard, bordered by an old moat, part of which has been restored. All the buildings face east/west.

An elegant, comfortable chateau with outhouses, nestled in seven hectares of grounds in eastern France, between Lyon, Dijon and Geneva. You reach the property from a secondary road. It is hidden behind tall walls and the thick groves of its grounds. The design of these grounds drew inspiration from English-style gardens, which were in vogue at the end of the 19th century. The buildings stand around two large courtyards. The main courtyard is enclosed by two residential wings – the north wing, probably built in the 18th century, and the west wing, built in the mid-19th century – and by former farming outhouses on its south and east sides, as well as a chapel beside the entrance to the court. The second courtyard is more recent. It is enclosed by a warden’s lodge and storage buildings that are used for technical aspects of the property. A Gallo-Roman settlement is thought to have stood here. The place was a Knights Templar commandery from the 12th century to the 16th century. Then the Knights of the Order of Malta ran the property up to the French Revolution. Over the past three centuries, only two different families have lived in the chateau. This has given it the harmonious appearance that you can admire today. The whole property has been maintained very well and is currently in a perfect state.

A 15th-century chateau with three gîtes and 6 5 hectares of grounds, nestled in France’s Lauragais province, 45 minutes south-east of Toulouse. From a country lane, the property’s main gate leads into a gravel court. The chateau and the three gîtes stand at the edge of this court. The property is made up grounds that cover 6.5 hectares and include woods and meadows. The gîtes lie at a right angle to the chateau. This layout structures the property, directs the flow of vehicles and pedestrians and separates the holiday homes from the grand edifice. The facades face different directions and gaze at the horizon. The back of the gîtes looks at a side wall of the chateau, with which the gîtes edge a court lined with trees and shrubby hedges. There are two swimming pools: one behind the chateau and the other one next to the gîtes. The property dates back to 1492. Under an order from King Louis XIV of France, the chateau was extended and the Countess of Toulouse then lived in it. The edifice was redesigned in the centuries that followed, but its main section with three floors has kept its medieval appearance with a round tower flanking it and limestone masonry forming its old walls. Its facade is punctuated with windows in perfect symmetry. These windows are arched at the top. Their surrounds are made of dressed stone, their frames are made of wood and their shutters and pane bars are painted white. The rear face is different. The windows are similarly arched but laid out around several axes of symmetry and extensions adjoin the chateau on this side too: two orangeries that were built at each end of the main section. These two orangeries are identical to each other. Both are single-storey structures bathed in light from panels of glazing made up of small panes. Today, they house a wide range of plants. The outbuildings are made up of four structures built on a slope in a long row with different roof heights. Windows punctuate the walls asymmetrically. These windows are of varying shapes, sizes and materials. The roofs of the property’s different buildings are covered in monk-and-nun tiling and have either one or two slopes. Brick chimney stacks dot these roofs.

A 19th century chateau in the Vienne region, entirely renovated, with 4 hectares of parklands. A driveway lined with trees leads to the property. First the outbuildings come into view, followed by the south-facing chateau. It is set in the middle of acres of parklands and the neighbouring forest which protects the immediate surroundings.

A small 18th-century chateau with an adjoining house and a 3,000m² garden, nestled in a town in France’s Vienne department that draws many visitors. Tall, protective walls separate the property from the road. Beyond the gate, you first enjoy a view of the garden and outbuildings. The chateau then comes into view with its classical facade with two wings and a central section set back. The walls are made of local stone and partly rendered. The adjoining house and courtyard lie at the back. You reach them via a small flight of steps.

A fifteenth-century chateau and Benedictine abbey with splendid grounds in one of France’s most beautiful villages, in the country’s Ariège department. You reach the property via a narrow lane that runs along the chateau. The edifice forms a U shape, adjoined to an abbey. It enjoys a commanding view over the River Hers valley. The property is a haven of peace in the heart of a region with an eventful past: Occitania. The chateau stands like a fortress. It is the fruit of a long monastic story: a combination of medieval history and Benedictine architecture. The existence of this Benedictine abbey was first mentioned in a deed that dates back to 923. Charlemagne, returning from a campaign against the Saracens, chose the spot in 778 to build a monastery and a church. A natural dam that held back Puivert lake nearby burst on 18 June 1279, destroying all the villages in the valley. The monastery was rebuilt between 1280 and 1316 to look like France’s royal fortresses with arrow slits. Then its monks abandoned the edifice during the Hundred Years’ War. Later, in 1502, a phase of reconstruction began, resulting in the buildings that we can see here today. This was an initiative from Philippe de Lévis, the Bishop of Mirepoix, who gave the fortified priory a majestic, serious look. He created apartments in the rectangular tower that the chateau still features today. From this period onwards, especially during the edifice’s second phase of restoration in the eighteenth century, the chateau never stopped being embellished with rich decorative features that expressed the abbey’s powerful influence. The edifice is made up of three sections crowned with gabled and hipped roofs that are covered in monk-and-nun tiling and edged with triple-row génoise cornices. The first section is long and thick. It has three floors and an end tower that is taller than the rest of it. Many evenly placed arched or right-angled windows punctuate its walls. The two other sections adjoin the church. They form a cloister around a garden courtyard. The west section has three floors and the east section has two floors. The latter was recently converted into a gîte. In front of the edifice’s large south-facing facade, a terraced garden leads down to parkland that includes an age-old magnolia in its range of trees.

An 18th-century chateau near Beaune, in the peace and quiet of the Burgundy countryside, surrounded by majestic topiary trees and 15 hectares of parklands, meadows and woods. One has to get a little lost to find the chateau. The road first runs alongside an impressive dovecote situated outside the perimeter walls, like a watchtower, then ends at the threshold of a sober gate flanked by two stone pillars. The unobstructed panoramic view reveals the chateau and its flat-tiled roof. It is slightly elevated and bordered by a raised garden adorned with stately topiary elements. The symmetrical ochre facade features a protruding gable pediment with an oeil-de-boeuf window in the centre. It is flanked by two small wings, one of which has a slate roof. At its feet, a line of pruned box hedges shelters four sculptures that seem to watch over the property. In the centre, the vegetation gives way to a perron with a few steps leading to the forecourt and its monumental yew topiaries. On either side of the esplanade, the numerous brick outbuildings with small flat tile roofs harmoniously complement the overall picture. Near the former grape harvesting shed, a large stone watering basin has been transformed into a water feature.

Part of a 13th and 16th century listed castle with its 2 5 ha of grounds bordering the river in north-east Lot-et-Garonne. The discreet, almost mysterious residence is hidden behind tall trees, barely visible from the main road. The tarmac drive becomes a stony track as it winds its way between rows of trees. After passing a pond and a bamboo hedge on the right, followed by the first evidence of the property in the form of two impressive stone pillars, the main driveway leads to two wrought-iron pillars supporting lanterns and to the dwelling. A few well-arranged flagstones guide visitors towards the entrance. The three-storey castle is set between oak trees and a chestnut tree right beside the building. To the east, the meadow bordering the garden provides some distance from the few neighbouring houses. To the west, a high stone wall with its back to the entrance emphasises the other adjoining part of the castle. On the south side, a meadow stretches as far as the banks of the river Lot below.

Ref.4154 : Chateau with its estate of 551 acres in the Centre of France. This magnificent property is located in Sologne Bourbonnaise, in the center of France, near Moulins sur Allier. The château boasts unique, remarkable architecture and an exceptional location in the heart of its territory. The main entrance opens onto a hemicyclic U-shaped courtyard of honor bordered by two octagonal pavilions, each topped by an imperial-style dome. The property, built in 1663, boasts exceptional architectural purity and homogeneity, with all the buildings constructed in polychrome brickwork featuring black and red lozenges on the facades, combined with the sandy color of the local stone. The symmetrical chateau features a main body built over beautiful vaulted cellars, an east wing and a perfectly proportioned west wing. The rooms are very bright, with numerous openings on both sides, and the layout and distribution are very functional. The authentic interior design conveys the impression of a family home. Beautiful materials are used: woodwork, parquet flooring, cornices, moldings, gypsum, fireplaces... The central octagonal salon echoes the shape of the 2 entrance pavilions. The three octagons are identical in radius and volume, forming an isosceles triangle that is said to represent the Holy Trinity. The lozenge motif repeated on the facades also represents the Holy Trinity, harmony, security and balance. The ground floor comprises approximately 510 sqm : Entrance hall leading to reception rooms, Main wooden staircase with wrought-iron banister leading to the upper floors, Three lounges, the jewel of which is the octagonal lounge with its beautiful black-and-white marble floor and panoramic view over the park, Two dining rooms, a library with fireplace and a billiard room, In the east wing, service rooms: vaulted kitchen with imposing monumental fireplace, staff dining room, souillarde, entrance hall, service staircase and wc, West wing: one bedroom with bathroom, shower and toilet, and 2 communicating bedrooms with bathroom and toilet, adjoining the bedrooms. The first floor (approx. 430 sqm) : Accessed by two staircases, the main one in the center and the secondary one in the east wing, Around ten bedrooms, seven shower rooms, wc and ancillary rooms. The second floor : Accessible via the main staircase, currently used as an attic, it could be converted. In the basement, a network of cellars. The courtyard is surrounded by two large outbuildings that border the main courtyard: To the west (to the right of the château), the building is attached to the farm. It opens only onto the courtyard side of the farm. This farmhouse comprises a dwelling and farm buildings, most of them stone, with other buildings (sheds) on the property, scattered around the grounds, to keep livestock activities away from the farm. This complex has its own accesses, and does not interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the premises. To the east (to the left of the château), a building used as a garage, equipment storage, various sheds and the boiler room. Further on, a pavilion that used to be a stable. Further away, the swimming pool and pool house. The 6x15-meter mosaic swimming pool is heated and salt-treated. It is heated and treated with salt. The house has been restored with authentic taste to create an aesthetically pleasing, functional pool house with two rooms, one a kitchen-dining room, the other a living room with a ceiling removed. Shower room and toilet. The sanitation system was redone at the same time. The two pavilions in the château courtyard are a chapel and a forge. Two other farm buildings for rental purposes. One is rented, the other is in the process of being vacated. Two farm sheds rented by the farmer. The chateau is ideally situated in the middle of its grounds. The estate comprises : The pleasure grounds, 25 hectares available for rent, including one of the ponds (1 ha) and a wood (15 ha), The rented farm with 163 hectares of irrigated land and meadows, Woods spread over the territory beyond the park, covering 30 hectares. An enchanting site, with no noise, no neighbors, no roads. All on about 551 acres. Cabinet LE NAIL – Bourbonnais - Mr Philippe de SALMIECH : +33(0)2.43.98.20.20 Philippe de SALMIECH, Individual company, registered in the Special Register of Commercial Agents, under the number 477 967 244. We invite you to visit our website Cabinet Le Nail to browse our latest listings or learn more about this property.

In the heart of a wild and preserved valley, hamlet restored with taste and sobriety on a dominating plot of 14,96 ha : cultivated grounds, woods, Provencal gardens... Very nice fittings, old materials, top-of-the-range decoration in a “south side” spirit, ancient furniture... 3 independent houses (780m² of living space) with kitchen and living room for each. 2 large heated swimming pools 6x13 meters and 5x11 meters, tennis court a little away, 2 petanque grounds, linen room, reception room and semi-professional kitchen in a former barn. Caretaker's house with 2 bedrooms (57m²) away from the hamlet but in the same standart. 5 bedrooms for the biggest house, 3 bedrooms in each 2 others houses; each bedroom has its own bathroom or shower room. Numerous terraces, arbors, inner paved courtyard. A spa area with Jacuzzi, 2 saunas, 3 massage rooms and a relaxing lounge. The true luxury in Provence! Oil central heating system and solar assistance for hot water. Possibility of helipad. 40 min from the highway, 1h20 from Avignon HSTS, 20 min from Apt and its provençal market. Interesting rental yield in holiday rentals and possibility to develop an event activity. Ideal for a large family or a commercial activity. A dream place in the heart of the so secret Provence...

This historic property located in the Lot-et-Garonne region of France is an exceptional opportunity to own a true piece of French history. With a rich history dating back to Roman times and built on the remains of a 13th century fortress, this 1770 mansion was designed by the famous architect Victor Louis, who also designed the Bordeaux Opera House. It is a listed historic monument. Currently, the property is used as a boutique and luxury bed and breakfast, but it is also suitable for hosting weddings, concerts and exhibitions.It has a fully equipped kitchen with large windows, several spacious reception rooms with high ceilings, 7 bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, and an attic which can be converted into additional bedrooms. Situated in the bastide itself, this property offers all amenities within easy reach. The bustling town of Bergerac in the Dordogne, with its international airport, is 20 minutes away, while the metropolis of Bordeaux is less than 2 hours away. This property is therefore a unique opportunity to own a true piece of French history in an ideal location to enjoy the beauty and culture of the region. Les informations sur les risques auxquels ce bien est exposé sont disponibles sur le site Géorisques www.georisques.gouv.fr