Chateaux

Today’s Featured Listing: Gorgeous French Chateau in Virginia  Print Article This extraordinary French Chateau with lavishly renovated grand spaces and elegant design is being offered by RREIN member RE/MAX Gateway of Chantilly, Va. for $5.9 million. The luxurious home features six bed room suites, six full and three half baths on the main and … Continue reading »

Republican candidate and loyal Amercian Mitt Romney is having held a fundraiser last night at this insane historic chateau on the San Francisco Peninsula, and you better believe it’s owned by Republicans! Also, a couple of teenage girls were abducted there and later tortured (one of them murdered) in 1985. The house, the Carolands Chateau … Continue reading »

In a tasting of some top Bordeaux wines from the celebrated 2009 vintage in early March this year, I was stunned by the superb quality of the Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, one of the most famous Bordeaux estates from the Pauillac appellation. Its perfumed aromatics, freshness, complexity, subtle depth and elegance made it … Continue reading »

The Carolands, also known as “The Chateau”, was constructed around 1915 and was considered to be one of the finest examples of the French classical style of architecture in America. The home was built in Hillsborough by Harriet Pullman Caroland, the heiress to the Pullman railroad car fortune and her husband Francis J. Carolan. French … Continue reading »

Christie’s International Real Estate The Château de Sannes dates from the 17th century, when it was built as a hunting lodge. SANNES, FRANCE — The setting of the Château de Sannes has all the charm that Provence is famous for: gently rolling hills, the Luberon mountains as a distant backdrop, and the sunlight that nurtures … Continue reading »

Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Château Laurier In 1912, en suite bathrooms weren’t a given in hotels, even at high-end properties. If you think spotty Wi-Fi is a hassle, you would really have been put out by the lack of a telephone in your room. Guests might have even needed a candle to find their way … Continue reading »

Chateau Vert Earlier this week, I met an amazing man who runs an amazing program, and I thought you should know about it. First some background: Every year, about 20,000 young people are “emancipated” from the foster care system; what this means in plain terms is that they turn 18 years old, and their birthday … Continue reading »

The Le Soleil Estate Auction 320 Harcross Road, Woodside, California, United States Welcome to “Le Soleil”, a spectacular historic French chateau, built circa 1920s, majestically set on approximately five acres of exquisitely-landscaped grounds in the sough-after community of Woodside, located in the heart of Silicon Valley and close to two international airports and jet centers … Continue reading »

Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat ‘mansion tax’ Plas Cilybebell is set two acres of gardens and boasts an indoor pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts and croquet lawnWould-be buyer balks after Chancellor George Osborne announces new levy on £2million-plus properties By Tom Gardner PUBLISHED: 15:54 EST, 9 May 2012 | … Continue reading »

May 8th 2012, 7:25 by T.E. | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE THE walls are festooned with paintings by Reynolds and Gainsborough. There are desks made for French kings, an elephant sculpture that bewitched the Shah of Persia, and thousands of pieces of Sèvres porcelain that belonged to Louis XV. The contents of Waddesdon Manor, a turreted French-style chateau … Continue reading »