Castle in Carentoir, France

Castle in Carentoir, France $2,815,700, 2,800 m², 27 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms Morbihan, near to Ille-et-Vilaine, a large chateau listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, having preserved all its outbuildings, in the heart of its 75 ha of predominantly wooded land. The chateau, built in 1898 of granite with high slate roofs in the classic Louis XIII style, spans approx. 2,800 sqm over three stories and a full basement. It comprises a superb colonnaded entrance hall with a majestic stairway featuring a carved wooden banister, a smoking room, a series of lounges (212 sqm) with pretty original decorations, herringbone or patterned parquet flooring and large fireplaces, all opening on to the south-west. The high ceilings give the rooms a perfect proportion. Bedroom, study, small kitchen. Fourteen large bedrooms on the first floor, ranging in size from 14 sqm to 42 sqm, each with its own bathroom or dressing room and alcove wardrobe. A large, bright open-plan room houses a billiard table in perfect condition. The second floor, served by two staircases, has large utility rooms and thirteen further bedrooms. There are magnificent views over the gently undulating countryside beyond a pretty lawned parterre flanked by 16th century turrets and surrounded by a dry moat. The parklands of approx. 7 ha comprise large pastures and an English-style avenue bordered by magnificent large trees, leading to the adjoining 68 ha of woods, criss-crossed by large driveways closed at their ends by beautiful old gates. On either side of the parklands, the outbuildings, invisible from the chateau, are laid out around a stable courtyard and a lower courtyard, with a built surface area of approx. 2,000 sqm. Listing by: Mercure Forbes Global Properties Bretagne