#castle in france

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Question: Why are we not living our best lives in this cool spook-ass castle in France? This is 15th century Castle Brive-la-Gaillarde and it's under $1M. It has its own hamlet of outbuildings, with 10bds & 1ba (we would have to add a few of those). € 690k / $ 760,700. Let's take a look at this fabulous home.

Now, to me, this is freakin' move-in-ready. There's nothing wrong with this, it's beautiful. Just need a little cleaning and sprucing up.

We've got leaded glass windows, wainscoting and central heating.

Woah, look at that fireplace. Amazing ceiling and the floor looks fine. We'll have to find out what's going on with the walls. At least none of the wood is ruined.

Yowzuh! Look at this room. It gets more fab as we go.

Ornamental cement fireplace with bright blue tiles. Beautiful wainscoting, herring bone floors.

Ceiling details.

Maybe a bedroom? Sunny, beautiful fireplace, built-in book nook.

What could be better than stained glass windows w/a dragon crest?

Look at this, m'lady's boudoir.

Wait, that's not wallpaper, that's fabric. So maybe there isn't a leak in the walls- it's just dampness and age.

Is that an electrical outlet? Needs rewiring.

Wow, look at the wall of closets in here, around the fireplace.

Definitely fabric on these walls. We can easily tear it down.

Incredible turret. Mind the holes, stay to the right. This needs some masonry reinforcement.

Isn't this amazing?

Rapunzel view.

Nobody gets in to see the Wizard!

Countryside view from a door. I wish they would've shown the kitchen. More than likely, it will need work, but I would like to see if it's useable.

The view from an upper window.

Check out the outbuildings, the Hamlet. This is like a little village. Plenty of room for everyone.

Barns and stables.

So, for about $760K, you get 5.6 acres with a castle for you to live in, plus your own hamlet surrounding it. What will you name your village?

This is the town, Brive-la-Gaillarde, rated the best place to visit in France by Tripadvisor.

[dixt]

bathtub in château laurens, france

[allthingseurope]

Chateau de Carrouges, France (by Pom )

[livesunique]

Chateau de Val, Lanobre, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France,

Pierre Holey Photography

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Lancelot crossing the Sword Bridge

Miniature illustration from a four-volume manuscript made for Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours. Workshop of Évrard d'Espinques. Circa 1475.

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Instagram credit: opheliesz

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The magnificent Château de Chambord is the largest of the Loire châteaux, although it was built as a hunting lodge for the French king Francis I.

The original project was by Domenico da Cortona and Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have been involved in its design. Its construction lasted twenty years (1519-1539).

[thesixthduke]

C H A M B O R D

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Chateau de la Mothe-Chandeniers / France (by Loic Lagarde).

[jlxp]

From Carnet de Balade, a photographic stroll with a smartphone The old and the new

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Porte des Allemands - Metz, France by Sam J

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Château de Fougères - FRANCE

[allthingseurope]

Castle in France (by Nick Smith)

[livesunique]

Château du Sailhant, Andelat, France

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Abandoned castle in France

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Robe sword and scabbard 1802-03

In 1799 a new system of government, led by three Consuls, was introduced in France.  Napoleon was elected First Consul. A sword of this pattern was provided to each of them, although this one is of a later date and must have been a replacement for the original. It was acquired by George IV with a certificate swearing that it had belonged to Napoleon himself.