Drôme Provençale, A dream castle in Provence

In the heart of a 20-acre park planted with 100-year-old plane trees, this 17th Century property will charm you with its towers, gigantic trees and beautiful outer walls. “The owners succeeded in turning these vast surroundings into something intimate”, says Campagnes du Soleil. The huge mansion provides 2,000 sq m of living space, with eleven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, two equipped kitchens, a dining room, a dance hall, a gorgeous winter garden and three living rooms. The wings feature a chapel with a vaulted ceiling, a living room with a marble fireplace, a pool hall with 19th Century mosaic floor-tiles, a majestic Henri IV-style fireplace, vintage stone floor. As for the outbuildings, they include two charming 19th Century pavilions on either side of the entrance gate, a detached house, a 200 sq m building, an orangery, a pool house, stables, a tennis court and a pool. A further 320 sq m can be converted. Recently refurbished, this ideallylocated castle is close to Avignon and Orange.

PRATIQUE : Wher ? 20 minutes d’Avignon - living space : 2 000 m2 - period : XVIIe - XIXe - price : 5 900 000 € - estate agent : Campagnes du Soleil - 26200 Montélimar. - Tél. : 04 75 01 66 33. https://www.campagnesdusoleil.com

Photo : © Sylvie Fraissard