France.comFrance.com » Categories Archives for Fun facts http://www.france.com Your perfect trip to France starts here. Sat, 13 Jul 2013 17:09:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 New experience: Sleep in a wine vat in Moulon http://www.france.com/fun-facts/experience-sleep-wine-vat-moulon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-sleep-wine-vat-moulon http://www.france.com/fun-facts/experience-sleep-wine-vat-moulon/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:25:19 +0000 France.com http://www.france.com/?p=50332

Chambre cuve a Mon Loup a Moulon, Aquitaine

Wine lovers, this one is for you: the people at the Château de la Mothe du Barry, a Bed and Breakfast  in the Entre-deux-Mer area of Aquitaine, have transformed 2 original wine vats into confortable, modern and stylish rooms.

We’ve recently seen igloos and prisons transformed into contemporary hotel accommodations, but never before has this been attempted with wine vats.

The owners are dedicated wine-makers and the location of this Bed and Breakfast makes it a good base for Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion wine tours, such as these.

Prices are 90 euros and 110 euros for the room.

 

 

]]> http://www.france.com/fun-facts/experience-sleep-wine-vat-moulon/feed/ 0 Dude, where’s my castle? http://www.france.com/fun-facts/dude-wheres-my-castle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dude-wheres-my-castle http://www.france.com/fun-facts/dude-wheres-my-castle/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:02:32 +0000 France.com http://www.france.com/?p=50327 Château of YdracImagine that you have found the perfect castle to spend the rest of your life with your loved ones. The Château Bellevue is  a beautiful 18th Century castle that has seen better days, and it lies near Bordeaux, in the small town of Yvrac, close to the world’s most voluptuous wines. You have enough money and passion to bring it back to its glory days.

You have the finest interior designer draw up plans on how to renovate with keeping with the history and beauty of this noble structure. You agree to the renovation, which should start by taking out a small part of the annex…

Then… fate strikes! The local construction company has somehow understood that you have asked for the demolition of your beautiful Château.Not just the annex, the whole place!

When you realize what happened, it’s too late, the Château is gone! Fini!

This is what happened last week to a Russian citizen who had purchased the château of Yvrac, in the Gironde. After having weathered the bad news, he’s promised to rebuild the place  from scratch based on the photos and plans at his disposal.

We certainly wish him good luck.

 

 

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