From our guide to French Hotels & Châteaux
René Descartes once owned this little seigneurie; its deeds go back to the 15th century. The Thiollet family has only been here for 150 years. Father and son are fully occupied in their wine laboratory...
A remarkably balanced restoration is this four-star hotel, full of elegance and charm, where the 'old' is underplayed and the 'new' is discreet. So many personalities stayed or were connected with this château...
You will meet wine-makers, farmers, craftspeople, intellectuals, sportsmen, musicians, artists, aristocrats, merchants, writers and poets. They will spoil you rotten or leave you alone, encourage you to get under the skin of their local culture or let you do your own thing. You can loaf all day beside the stream, fish in lakes, walk in ancient parkland – all this within the grounds of these places. There are few, if any, countries with such a sparkling variety of special places to stay and such inspired professionalism in running them.
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