Château de la Goujeonnerie in the Vendée, western France, is a magnificent
mansion in 18 acres of parkland, with three ‘floating’ towers that give it a
fairytale feel. Built for a local magistrate in 1872, it has 22 rooms over
three floors, a lake and views of rolling green hills in the distance. As is
so often the case, however, the grand residence limped into the 21st century
in a sorry state. When its current owners found it in 2006, it had been derelic… (View original article)