Chateaux

One of Europe’s best organized regions for sightseeing, France and the Low Countries (Belgium and the Netherlands) are better than ever with new people-friendly zones, improved sights and comforting security. France is a country full of beloved sights. While recent terrorist attacks may have scared away some travelers, I return every year for a rewarding … Continue reading »

BAY AREA, CA — If you’ve ever wanted your very own European chateau-style house in Napa Valley, here’s your opportunity. This single-family home, which was built in 1980, can be yours for $12.5 million. For that price, you get seven bedrooms, five bathrooms and an additional two half bathrooms on a nearly 21-acre lot. Sounds … Continue reading »

The Palace of Versailles, Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles s a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. When the château was built, Versailles was a small village dating from the 11th century, today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the centre of the … Continue reading »

By Dylan C. Robertson The paper’s 36 Hours in Ottawa report invites visitors to poke around the Château Laurier, sip wine on Sparks Street and get “a consummately Canadian sugar rush” of BeaverTails. “To get on people’s wish lists, you need articles like this,” says Ottawa Tourism spokeswoman Jantine Van Kregten. “You need concrete examples … Continue reading »

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. — A South Salem landmark near the Ridgefield border that operated as a popular French restaurant and event venue for decades will be reopening later this year under its new owner Elegant Banquets LLC of Brookfield, Conn. The company is currently renovating and expanding the property, with the reopening set for the … Continue reading »

Elegant Banquets will invest more than $10M in a comprehensive facility update and expansion befitting the property’s grand legacy. The venue’s lobby and cocktail spaces will preserve the history of the mansion, with every antique detail and surface inspected and refreshed. To inject a modern New York sensibility to the property, Elegant Banquets has enlisted … Continue reading »

Updated: Jan 4, 2017 – 12:54 PM A couple’s special moment was captured by a Charlotte-area photographer at the Biltmore this holiday season. (Photo credit: Ann Larsen) ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The holiday season is a popular time of the year to get engaged and what better place to do so than the Biltmore Estate in … Continue reading »

One of the best-known chateaux in France is about to get a costly and much-needed renovation, thanks to a wealthy American donor. U.S. billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of private equity Blackstone, has pledged 3.5 million euros, or approximately $3.6 million, to rebuild the 18th century gardens at Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley. Schwarzman … Continue reading »

From Britain’s oldest water chute ride in Northamptonshire, Crimean War gunboat sheds and a rare clapper bridge to a recently exposed shipwreck in Somerset and six Victorian lamp-posts, Historic England has protected over 1000 historic sites in 2016. Roger Bowdler, Director of Listing at Historic England, said: “Over 1000 places have been added to the … Continue reading »

Burgundy’s Château de Pommard is aiming for full biodynamic status within the next three years, its technical director says. Emmanuel Sala, technical director of Château de Pommard, announced that the domain will be biodynamically farmed and is planning to be entirely biodynamic by the 2019 vintage. The move comes two years after the 18th century … Continue reading »