80 million 40,000sq Château de Digoine

Today's episode, you'll explore an authentic French chateau with its owner, a renowned... Welcome to the Chateau de Diguan. I am very proud of this chateau. We are here in the south of Burgundy. This is an area of breeding. This is a very natural and wild area. It means that they have maintained the hedges everywhere. That's why I love particularly this region. The Chateau de Diguan was, since a long time, a fortress. Then, in the 18th century, it became a pleasure. This happens quite often in France. They built the Chateau of the towers and the two pigeon houses, and then this chateau in the 18th century. Here we are in the entrance, and you can... ...representing martyrs. And we've replaced paintings set into the walls, which are... And all the decoration you see on the columns, pilasters, and door frames is reminiscent of the Renaissance and all that stuff. ...store it to the full... Original desk here. All original chairs. Again, look at the ceiling here. You've got beautiful artwork on the ceiling. The gold leafing throughout. And again, the entire wall space is covered with original art from the French Revolution. Every room in this chateau also has a wood-burning fireplace, because back in the day, it's the only way you're going to heat this place. So, from the office, we have a little hallway, which connects us to the... ...to the full... ...frames is reminiscent of the Renaissance and all that style. ...where we store all of my canning, obviously, and then in behind me here is what we call... ...the French atmosphere. Very influenced by Italy inside, as Louis XIV was very influenced by Italy, as you know. Welcome to the Chateau de Diguan. I am very proud of this chateau. We are here in the south of Burgundy, where this is an area of breeding. This is a very natural...