Spring brings flowers and nice weather for suppers in front of Chateau de la Barre.
This winter was particularly cold and we had about 4 weeks of snow at Chateau de la Barre.
Bye bye Winter, the first guests will arrive soon... Flowers from our garden in Grande Salle à Manger and Salon Rose.
Ballon flights is one of the many activities possible at Chateau de la Barre. We flew over the garden and after 1h20 of an amazing flight we landed next to Vendôme (20miles from Chateau de la Barre)
The Cottage , next to the Chateau, offers 2 self catering flats, "Glycines" and "Lilas". Marnie brought the last touch, tulips from the garden.
Back from the local market, ingredients for this evening dinner: Rustic and rare species of tomatoes, our basil, good sauvignon from Jacky Marteau, goat cheeses from the farm of the Chateau. Organic food, respect for nature, and pleasure from fresh and...
A spyker C8 Laviolette included in the Aston Martin team parked during the 24h hours of Le Mans. This company producing very exclusive cars recently bought SAAB.
Thanks to Malcom for having let me try his fabulous Spyker C8 Laviolette. Today, the same car prepared for racing competed at Le Mans 24 hours!
The garden in all its majesty: Delfiniums, roses, carnations and lilies in the sun of June. And Peter, one of our return guest, looking at the garden from the Chambre Jaune....
Rasberries, stawberries (the tasty gariguette), red currant and artichokes. Tomorrow on this blog, the secret of making jam: Marnie's recipe...
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The very interesting web site for travellers travelwith.zen-aida.com made recently a large and illustrated report of Chateau de la Barre.
The table is set with XVIIIth century family silver and Waterford crystal glasses for the "Diner Grand Siècle" in the Grande Salle-à-Manger. The flowers are lilies and delfiniums from the garden.
Compare Kakou's and the Rolls Royce profile...
Chateau de la Barre Has been reviewed in Sunday Times Travel Edition 23rd of May 2010 among the "hot 100 best hotels of Europe" and 1st Chateau-Hotel in France. link
Fragant bouquets from the 200 different roses of our garden can be found in every room of the chateau such as this one in the Salon Rose .
Thanks to Marge Anderson for showing some superb photos of her stay in Chambre Marin de Vanssay 2 weeks ago. This is a picture of le Grand Salon, and the pics of the garden are great. You can disvover all of them on her facebook page.
At every breakfast at Chateau de la Barre, homemade jams are served. They are popular and Marnie decided to show the making of the jams from the fresh fruits of our garden.
Flowers from the garden prepared for our guest rooms. Do you like roses?
Autumn stroll through the park at Chateau de la Barre.
With the daffodils our first guest arrive. We spent a few days in Venice and then skied in Cortina d'Ampezzo. No Pink Panther!
"Interior design in French classic style" is a magnificent picture book featuring the most elegant interiors of French chateaux made for Chinese readers. Our Chambre Marin is on the front cover page selected between sixty other prestigious chateaux.
Two groups from China, one from Beijing the other from Hong Kong, stayed 3 nights at Chateau de la Barre. They enjoyed our chinese breakfast and the glorious Loire Valley.
Chateau de la Barre recieved the award of "Excellence Certificate" from Tripadvisor. Discover the beautiful and famous Loire Valley with its many chateaux staying at Chateau de la Barre.
In July our garden brings us many magnificent flowers. In the entrance hall this floral arrangement is 75 inches wide and 60 inches high.
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