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Focus on Basse Normandie

by Lisa LaCount | Oct 3, 2022 | Activity, Events & Holidays, Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French chic, French Food, Special Events, The Chateau Experience, Weddings

Over the coming weeks we will be showcasing the Regions of France with a view to assisting you (our readers) in identifying where and when you would like to holiday or to plan a special event in 2020. Thanks to the popularity of Channel 4’s Château DIY, and the...

Escape to the OTHER Château de Chambiers

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 27, 2022 | Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

We all love to see the Châteaux which have been featured on Escape to the Château DIY but we believe that there are many Châteaux in France which deserve recognition and we have created a page on our website dedicated to Escape to the OTHER Chateau DIY. One of these...

A Château in France for Your Special Occasion

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 19, 2022 | Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Special Events

We’ve written in the past about choosing a chateau as the perfect venue for a wedding. Châteaux in France come in all shapes and sizes, Wikipedia states “The French word château denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a...

Escape to the OTHER Chateaux on YouTube

by Lisa LaCount | May 5, 2020 | Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

Some Facebook group fans of Escape to the Chateau DIY have expressed that they’re really missing the Chateaux experience during lockdown, especially when sadly the latest Series 4 was curtailed due to the current situation. We decided to source some visual...

Take Over an Entire 800+ Year Old Fortified Village?

by Lisa LaCount | Apr 9, 2020 | Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château

A wedding venue like no other! Castelnau Des Fieumarcon is a fortified stronghold which is over 800 years old and when you hold your special event there you and your guests take over the entire fortified village! The venue was once a thriving medieval village which...

A Château Fit For a Queen “Le Petit Versailles”

by Lisa LaCount | Mar 13, 2020 | Chateau, Chateaux Weddings, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience, Weddings

Located in Grasse in the Region of Provence, the amazing Château Saint Georges is known as “Le Petit Versailles of the French Riviera” and you can see for yourself in the image gallery how it has earned this nickname. In 1891 this Versaille-esque Château hosted Queen...