A 16th century manor house redesigned in the 18th century, a model of the genre and a listed building. With a formal French garden as well.
Escaping from the hustle and bustle of Paris to find peace and tranquillity in the Loire Valley, for example, hardly seems an unusual move today. But there is nothing usual about the fifteen years that followed the purchase of this property built in the days when Renaissance poet Du Bellay was nostalgically celebrating his native Anjou. After being redesigned in the 18 th century, the buildings gradually lost the essential refinement reflected in the archives of an era when “plants of every species and very beautiful orange trees” abounded. This beautiful image sufficed to transform the property and the lives of those who bought it with the sole aim of enjoying a peaceful existence. The surrounding fields have become sublime gardens once more, the polychrome decoration, the ceilings, wainscoting, Liberty prints and Indian muslin have found their place again in a décor void of everything except the fireplaces and doors.The culmination of these long years of renovation, executed each day with both passion and precision, was the chapel and its Baroque altarpiece. Guests could still be accommodated in the three bedrooms recently installed in one of the outhouses. Hervé de Maleissye, from Cabinet Le Nail real estate, is handling the sale at a starting price of 1,7 million euros.
