Chateaux

Château de Noisy (Miranda) Location Data Built: 1866 Closed: 1991 Opened: n/a Demolished / Renovated: n/a Location Age: 145 years Abandonment: 20 years Current Status: Abandoned Location Genre: Residential Home / Community Located In: Celles, Houyet Belgium Alternate Names: Château de Mirinda During the French Revolution, the family of the Count of Liedekerke-Beaufort left the … Continue reading »

Paris is a hotspot for tourists from across the world where one not only finds historical monuments and parks and museums but also royal ventures. One such royal manor place is situated in the Île-de-France region of France and is called the Palace of Versailles or famously known as Château de Versailles. With great piece … Continue reading »

Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times Some of the walls in the open living space at the top of the tower are covered in blackboard paint that can be written on with chalk, to soften the minimalist aesthetic. PATRICK METS has been fascinated by water towers since he was a teenager. He even imagined … Continue reading »

You are here: Home / o / FCG / Languedoc, History and Scenery, Taken with a Glass of Wine Languedoc, History and Scenery, Taken with a Glass of Wine The Languedoc wine region did not live up to my expectations, and that worked out just fine. Set in the south of France, Languedoc does not … Continue reading »

Bulgaria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, is going to wed his girlfriend Gergana on August 20th at the Evsinograd State Residence. The Bulgarian Standart (Standard) daily further informs the couple has invited Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, to become their best man, and he had accepted going as far as saying he might wear his tailcoat … Continue reading »

Eve August 1st, 2011 I was lucky enough to spend a few days at the stunning Fairmont Chateau Whistler in April and needless to say when my time was up, I didn’t want to leave… Without a shadow of a doubt, this hotel deserves it reputation, it’s Whistler’s flagship property but it’s more than just … Continue reading »

Other possible glittering prizes said to await those who can crack hidden religious codes are the treasure of the Knights Templar, scrolls proving that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a secret love child and the lost treasure of the Cathars, whose crumbling 11th century castles still sit atop mountains in the nearby Pyrenees. The hunt … Continue reading »

Château de Blandy-les-Tours, a turreted castle about 45 minutes from Paris, has been rescued from 200 years of neglect and turned into an exhibition space that showcases contemporary art against a romantic backdrop of Medieval architecture. Its current show also has a particularly contemporary feel, referencing the recent political upheavals of the so-called Arab Spring. … Continue reading »

Fate had put it up to me this time. I had been dreaming about buying the Chateau de Saux in the south-west of France for years. And now it was up for sale. Viewing was by appointment only, but I didn’t need to view it. I had been gazing lovingly at it for a decade. … Continue reading »

Eagle Rock’s largest estate is on the market again for $4.45 million, less than a year after being listed for $5.99 million. “The Chateau,” as it is called, is set on almost three acres of land. The grounds have three guesthouses, a greenhouse, a croquet court, a football/soccer field, a fully operational restaurant, a picnic … Continue reading »