The Cadogan guidebook for the Loire Valley describes the château at La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, 20 miles due south of Orléans, as "one of the most appealing in the region, although it is run down." It is located about a 30-minute drive north of La Ferté-Imbault
The Michelin Guide Vert says that La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, pop. 6,000 or so, is the site of
un superbe château classique [qui] dresse ses façades de brique rose parmi les feuillages.
The river that feeds water into the moat is the Cosson, which flows on west toward Chambord.
The Cadogan Loire guidebook says that visitors can wander around in the rooms on the top two floors of the château unaccompanied. The musty rooms are in a bad state of repair, but are filled with sometimes amusing bric-a-brac. There are also guided tours of the better-preserved apartments on the ground floor, and there's a "modest little cookery cooking demonstration" down in the basement-level kitchen included. I wonder if any of that is still true today...
The Cadogan guidebook for the Loire Valley describes the château at La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, 20 miles due south of Orléans, as "one of the most appealing in the region, although it is run down." It is located about a 30-minute drive north of La Ferté-Imbault
The Michelin Guide Vert says that La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, pop. 6,000 or so, is the site of un superbe château classique [qui] dresse ses façades de brique rose parmi les feuillages.
The river that feeds water into the moat is the Cosson, which flows on west toward Chambord.
The Cadogan Loire guidebook says that visitors can wander around in the rooms on the top two floors of the château unaccompanied. The musty rooms are in a bad state of repair, but are filled with sometimes amusing bric-a-brac. There are also guided tours of the better-preserved apartments on the ground floor, and there's a "modest little cookery cooking demonstration" down in the basement-level kitchen included. I wonder if any of that is still true today...
I wonder if there is a ballroom under the rounded roof.
ReplyDeleteWell, their website gives the impression that they've fixed the place up. It has been used for filming (notably, in 1939, La Règle du Jeu! But, also, something in 2018--- this is from Wikipedia), and there are gîtes there, and they do mystery escape room (Château Escape Game) activities, and Christmas things, and it's a wedding venue.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy. I hadn't made the time to look that stuff up.
DeleteThank you Judy for that link. I like the moat around the property. Like Azay-le-Rideau. Some of these smaller places are more interesting I think as they are more relatable in scale.
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