Castle for sale, Entrecasteaux, 30 rooms, 2500 m², ref 84913718

Entrecasteaux – An exceptional property with 11th century origins

Sole Agent. This exceptional listed chateau located 1h30 from Aix en Provence and 1h30 from Saint Tropez overlooks its gardens designed by renowned landscape gardener Le Nôtre and Entrecasteaux Village.
Offering 2500 sqm of mainly renovated living space and boasting exceptional tapestries, Louis XV, XVI and Empire period furniture, it is sold entirely furnished.
Originally a fortress in the 11th century, the chateau was remodelled in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, and boasts amongst other remarkable features a rotunda ice-house inspired by the Glacières de Versailles.
It also features an extensive terrace commanding a superb view, entirely renovated 16th century kitchens and guardrooms, a Baroque-style music room, an Oriental suite, and an Empire-style drawing room…
Illustrious former residents include François de Grignan, Madame de Sévigné’s son-in-law, and the Amiral d'Entrecasteaux.
With three large garages accessed from the centre of the village.
The facades and roofs, the terraces including foundation walls, the access ramps, the old gatehouse, the ice-room, the portals, the exterior wrought-iron, the three reception rooms and their fireplaces, and the main staircase are listed in the “inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques” decree dated 6th July 1988.