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My Favorite French Château

11/04/14 | Europe, Instagram

How do I have a favorite French château when I have never even been in the French countryside?  Through blogging! I found one of my favorite blogs through one of the greatest headlines “Couple Buy an Abandoned French Chateau, Start a Blog to share their Journey”.  Last year an Australian couple purchased the decaying Chateau de Gudanes and this place is stunning. Their goal? Restore the 94 room home to its former glory.

I loved reading about all of the history of the beautiful home that was built in the mid1700’s but instead of dorking out about how it is a Class 1 Historic Monument and was designed by Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel and such you can read their blog for yourself.  For some reason when I think France I always think Paris or close to Paris. However, I realized how far and wide their search must have been because this chateau is located 788 km or 490 miles south of Paris but less than an hour from the border with Spain. Basically in the middle of nowhere but I could not be any more obsessed. 

I follow along on Instgram with 85,000 other people who love watching the amazing house progress as much as I do.  Here are some of my favorite shots from their Insta:  

Chateau de Gudanes - Saturday Morning MistChateau de Gudanes - Beauty in imperfectionChateau de Gudanes - Broken WindowChateau de Gudanes - Ceiling detail in the main foyerChateau de Gudanes - Letting in some cool mountain airChateau de Gudanes - Spiralling the stairs up three levels to a glass dome in the turretChateau de Gudanes - The château nestled in the heart of the valleyChateau de Gudanes - Enchanting door detailChateau de Gudanes - Work on the vestibule in progressChateau de Gudanes - Work on the vestibule in progressChateau de Gudanes - Morning attic viewChateau de Gudanes - Detail above the front doorChateau de Gudanes - GatesChateau de Gudanes - A Painted CeilingChateau de Gudanes - Sun shining through the front salonChateau de Gudanes - Newly discovered detail inside a fireplaceChateau de Gudanes - Luckily this salon avoided the water damageChateau de Gudanes - The ChapelChateau de Gudanes - Old oak beams being installed into one of the bedroomsChateau de Gudanes - Sunday morning at sunrise

Honestly, how could you not slowly but surely fall in love with this Chateau? The captions of the these photos range from “letting in some cool mountain air” and “the château nestled in the heart of the valley” to “spiraling the stairs up three levels to a glass dome in the turret” and “newly discovered detail inside a fireplace”.  With every post it ranks higher and higher on my list of best Instgram accounts. 

Don’t you agree?  Isn’t it gorgeous? 

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Comments

  1. Kenzie Smith says

    November 6, 2014 at 2:24 pm

    That chateau is absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing the gorgeous photos!

  2. Angelica says

    November 5, 2014 at 6:45 am

    It truly is gorgeous! It would be a dream to live in a house like that x

    Angelica // One Little Vice

  3. amy says

    November 4, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    omg, this is so amazingly whimsical and beautiful. thanks for introducing me – i’m going to start following them now!

  4. mariafelicia says

    November 4, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    wow amazing pics

  5. Rena says

    November 4, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    I understand that you have fallen in love with this castle with its morbide charm! Beautiful pictures!
    Lovely greetings from Germany/Bavaria, Rena

    http://www.dressedwithsoul.com

  6. Ashley says

    November 4, 2014 at 9:56 am

    What a gorgeous place! Can you imagine living on an estate like this?

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

  7. Kristin says

    November 4, 2014 at 9:50 am

    So sad someone would let such a beautiful place fall into such disrepair!
    -Kristin
    http://affinityforpretty.blogspot.com/2014/11/anthro-strikes-again.html

  8. Helene says

    November 4, 2014 at 8:32 am

    oh man this is the coolest thing ever! i want to follow that insta account!

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