Château de La Flotte

Disabled acces ground floor The chateau, south facing on a hillside, offers a magnificent view over the Loir valley. It can accommodate up to ten people in a quiet, comfortable and historic setting, at only 2h from Paris, 50mn from les "24 h du Mans", 35mn from Vendome station (TGV). You are one hour from the chateaux of the Loire (Amboise, Blois, Beauregard, Le Clos Luce....) From the zoos of Beauval, La Flèche, and Pescheray. From the chateau you can see the "Manoir de la Possoniere" where the poet Ronsard lived, near the chateau of Ponce (3kms), and Courtanvaux (10kms) as well as many beautiful villages including one troglodyte village, churches, chapels... It is surrounded by forest allowing many hikes. For children many activities are proposed like: Visits of theme Parks (Papea, Spaycific'zoo,) 24h du Mans museum, Water and sporting activities at the nautical leisure bases of Marçon or Ruille. In August, do not miss the "Marçon classique" an appointment with more than a thousand veterans cars. At the end of August the musical festival of Ponce. DESCRIPTION OF THE CHATEAU You will be lodged in the recently renovated East wing. On the ground floor, there is a large living room, a dining room with a small tv room, an open kitchen and a bedroom with a double bed and a bathroom for the disabled. On the first floor, four bedrooms (one with a small lounge). Each bedroom has a double bed separable into single beds. HISTORY OF THE CHATEAU The first traces of the chateau date back to the 12th century. It was lived in by the "du Bellay" family. They were the cousins of the famous French poet Joachim du Bellay. After there was the "Hautefort" family who is famous because Marie de Hautefort lived in the chateau for four years. She was greatly appreciated at the court of King Louis XIII and his wife Anne of Austria. But, the cardinal Richelieu (the king’s counselor) who was jealous of her influence, exiled her to her grandmother's chateau. It was La Flotte. After the Revolution, the chateau was badly damaged. The Marquis of La Roche-Bousseau rebuilt it. In 1840 his son, carried out a lot of embellishments as seen today. Since this time, the chateau has remained in the owner’s family.