A few of the greatest stars in 18th-century European tradition—together with Mozart in addition to Age of Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Denis Diderot—hung out on the property of Baron Jacques Pineau de Viennay within the castle-packed Loire Valley southwest of Paris.
Now you’ll be able to keep there, too.
Following a meticulous renovation, the baron’s summer season residence has been reopened because the Resort Château du Grand-Lucé.
Set amid 80 acres of manicured gardens, the neoclassical chateau has 17 visitor rooms and suites together with a French restaurant, bar, spa, and out of doors pool.
Used as a army hospital throughout World Conflict I and a hiding place for treasures from the Louvre Museum throughout World Conflict II, the 1764 constructing has been restored to its 18th-century heyday, when the baron and, later, his daughter, Louise Pineau de Viennay, lived right here. A lover of the humanities and au courant concepts, she’s the one who hosted the well-known musicians and philosophers.
The lodge’s designers have retained the chateau’s froufrou look. Visitor rooms are resplendent with crystal chandeliers, interval furnishings, oak flooring, and partitions which have been lined with patterned material.
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The pièce de résistance is the really baronial Baron’s Suite, which has 17-foot-high ceilings, large casement home windows overlooking the gardens, and partitions adorned with chinoiserie murals painted by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, who additionally did the wallpaper at Marie Antoinette’s Petit Trianon.
The Resort Château du Grand-Lucé opened for friends on Monday, June 3. Nightly charges begin at a whopping $1,085 throughout peak season. Go to the lodge’s web site for extra info or to make a reservation.
