This French chateau for sale is on the market for €2,975,000, listed with Maxwell Baynes - Christies Real Estate

The chateau is surrounded by 19th century formal gardens and set in the heart of a 64 acre estate just 25 km from the city of Bergerac in southwest France.

Beautifully maintained, the period chateau dates back to the 17th and 19th centuries, and was last restored in the 1990s.

The 10 bedroom chateau spans just over 15,000 square feet, with 7 elegantly proportioned principal rooms, including a library, 2 reception rooms, 2 dining rooms, 2 studies, 2 kitchens, and a butler’s pantry.

There is also an opportunity to expand the accommodations with 7 additional bedrooms in the chateau.

The grounds surrounding the French chateau are incredible, with 7 acres of formal gardens complete with a boxwood labyrinth and 300 rose varieties. There are countless rare specimen trees, a walnut grove, and you can even find black truffles in the woodland, under the oak trees.

The bucolic French paradise is complete with an orangerie, a vegetable and herb garden, and an incredible fruit orchard which grows fresh plums, cherries, apples, and figs!

The chateau has a stunning formal entrance with a classical 'Cour d'Honneur' (courtyard) which leads into the property, and through an arched passage to the inner courtyard with a salt water swimming pool and several outbuildings with guest / staff accommodations and stables.

The equestrian property has paddocks and several bridle paths, and there is also a robust local network of trails nearby.

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