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Chateau DIY: Living the Dream

by Lisa LaCount | May 19, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living the dream, The Chateau Experience

New 8 part series starting on Sunday 21st May at 8:00 pm on More 4! This spinoff will feature eight one-hour long specials each dedicated to one of the Chateaux owners we all followed on the main series of Chateau DIY. We have all wondered how things have gone for...

7 Day Yoga Retreat in Brittany June 24-July 1, 2023

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateau DIY, De Stress, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Event, Health Eating, Reatreat, Special Events, Travel to France, Uncategorized

Our retreat is a special week for those looking forward to relaxing and renewing with new and old friends, to taste delightful food, to travel a bit in the Brittany region and to nurture your body, mind and soul with guided gentle movement experiences. The Chateau is...

Once upon a time at Château de Garrevaques

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Chateaux Weddings, Decoration, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience

“Once upon a time…there was a girl who lived in a pink castle surrounded by sunflower fields. Under the summer trees, near the winter chimney, her grandmother’s gentle voice uttered stories from the castle’s past.” That little girl? It’s me! I am Caroline, the...

The Unsolved Mystery of Rennes le Château

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 5, 2023 | Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Living in France, The Chateau Experience

Rennes le Château though small, with a population of just 70 inhabitants, has been known for decades throughout France and beyond as boasting one of our greatest legends and arguably the inspiration for Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. Accessed via a narrow road you...

4th Nuit des Chateaux

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 27, 2022 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Event, Living in France

Mark your calendars for October 22nd and (in some chateaux) October 23rd for the 4th Nuit des Chateaux which began in 2019! This is the 4th time that this event has taken place in France, (as well as on a much smaller scale in Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and...

Chateau Le Fleur, Honfleur Normandy

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 22, 2022 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Living the dream, Renovation, The Chateau Experience

I saw some comments recently on FaceBook about how the Chateau owners recently featured on Escape to the Chateau DIY have progressed with their renovations, so I did a bit of research. Let’s start with Le Fleur which is located in Gonneville-sur-Honfleur, Normandy,...