DO YOU REMEMBER this article about La Socelière, a 17th-century château in the Loire Valley that was purchased by an Italian couple and extensively renovated? Today, there is another such specular story, this time, about an Australian couple, who, in November of last year, purchased the Chateau de Gudanes, a 1700’s chateau in the tiny village of Chateau Verdun, in the south of France . . .
Located in Ariege, in a valley in the Midi Pyrenees between Les Cabannes and Chateau Verdun, the chateau, listed as a Class 1 Historic Monument, was designed by famed Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel, known for his neoclassical architectural symmetry and the designer of Petit Trianon and Place de la Concorde.
Australians Karina and Craig Waters purchased the chateau and its crumbling and faded grandeur, following two years of negotiation, and began restoring the 94 room home in November 2013, chronicling their adventures along the way, on their blog, Chateau de Gudanes.
{p.s.} more : châteaux de la loire // la socelière // château la durantie // a château in normandy
[all images from chateau de gudanes, discovered via quaintrelle]
