Karen Horne and her husband, Paul, first saw Chateau La Perrière in a newspaper ad. The Hornes, who call the U.K. home but were married in France, decided to tour the property on their next trip. “We ...

In the south of France, Star Wars creator George Lucas runs Château Margüi, a winery that serves as a private getaway for the ...

The 900-year-old Château du Clos de Vougeot in the heart of Burgundy is generally a courtly sort of place, the kind that puts ...

It’s not hard to pinpoint what it is about the classic French chateau that inspires so many destination wedding dreams. “There’s just something magical about saying ‘I do’ in a place full of history, ...

In 2013, Karina and Craig Waters of Perth Australia purchased a dilapidated chateâu in the south of France–after only seeing four of its 94 rooms. Their short viewing was due to safety rather than ...

In November 2020, Alisanne Frew, a Paris-based antiques dealer specializing in fine salvaged stone, was alerted by text message to a rare find: a superb 19th-century Bordeaux-area château was for sale ...

PORTETS, France — When Dominique Haverlan pastes the label "Vieux Chateau Gaubert" on his wine bottles, he proclaims this to his customers: I am selling you 400 years of French pedigree, the shadow of ...

A French chateau wedding is hard to beat for elegance and romance. “French chateaux are renowned for their historical significance and architectural beauty, offering an exclusive and private setting ...

Dubbed “Chateau Isle de France,” the remarkable Westchester property will transport your soul to the serenity of the European Alps. When your home has its own name, that’s when you know you’ve really ...

BRUSSELS — Drinking a Bordeaux wine from a ”chateau” is as French as swigging Kentucky bourbon is American. But now tempers are flaring across the vineyards of France. The United States wants to sell ...

A French expression that the English stole from us years ago defines mirages as “castles in Spain,” no doubt by way of contrast to those in France, which are a very tangible reality. In France there ...