{"id":2104,"date":"2013-10-27T01:46:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2013-10-27T01:49:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T15:49:23","slug":"chateau-de-saint-loup-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=2104","title":{"rendered":"Chateau de Saint-Loup….France"},"content":{"rendered":"

We found a huge ch\u00e2teau\u00a0in\u00a0the small village of Saint Loup in France\u00a0to stay in by ourselves (no other guests).\u00a0The Keep\u00a0was built around\u00a01200 AD and the Chateau around 1600. It may be haunted although I have not mentioned it to Mal……. Have just found out it is haunted many times over, as this is the ch\u00e2teau that \u201cThe Black Prince incarcerated Good King John\u201d !!!!\u201d\u00a0 The Black Prince imprisoned in the famous Keep the French King John the Good after the battle of Poitiers in 1356. The entrance of the square tower was then protected by a portcullis. Today the Keep and adjacent\u00a0 buildings have been converted into\u00a0seven bedrooms, sitting room, dinning-room and kitchen for guests.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau de Saint-Loup is a gem of French architecture and a major landmark of the history of Poitou. All\u00a0the rooms are restored with taste\u00a0in due respect to this Grade one listed Monument, old tiled floors, lime coated walls, stain glasses, huge fireplaces in the Keep (see my photos), and classic ambiance in the 17 th c. Ch\u00e2teau apartments.\u00a0Our huge room has a\u00a0four-poster bed, tapestries and\u00a0unique handmade and sculpted\u00a0furniture. The separate extra huge lounge and library is stunning with a giant stone fireplace giving us a cosy place to spend the evening.<\/p>\n

In the world so diverse of Hotels, Ch\u00e2teau de Saint-Loup stands out as a French aristocratic family home filled with history and authenticity, also a perfect place for an enchanted stay. It is certainly a great find on this holiday.<\/p>\n

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Chateau de Saint Loup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Keep…. a separate building bordered by the original moat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mal crossing the draw-bridge towards the orchard… the property sits on 150 acres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The orangery… all the fruit trees are taken inside the orangery in winter\u00a0to protect them from the snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The pigeon-house (next building to be restored) and an old well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More of the gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It was a real treat to be staying here… especially to have the place to ourselves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It is a beautiful Chateau…. one of many throughout France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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taken from the Keep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I loved the stairwell in the Keep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There were little alcoves and hidden areas everywhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The church “next door”… the church bell rang every hour, 24 hours a day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We found a huge ch\u00e2teau\u00a0in\u00a0the small village of Saint Loup in France\u00a0to stay in by ourselves (no other guests).\u00a0The Keep\u00a0was built around\u00a01200 AD and the Chateau around 1600. It may be haunted although I have not mentioned it to Mal……. Have just found out it is haunted many times over, as this is the ch\u00e2teau … Continue reading Chateau de Saint-Loup….France<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-italy-france-2013"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2104"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2123,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104\/revisions\/2123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}