property in the Orcival commune in France features 22 acres of beautifully designed gardens, seven bathrooms, and 16 main rooms – 12 of which are bedrooms.According to Forbes, it has belonged to the same family for nearly 400 years after it was converted into a fortress in the 17th century.
However, the gardens were added much later after being designed by the studio of Andre Le Notre, the gardener to King Louis XIV.Appearing among France's 300 most notable gardens, the building is also known for being the setting for Nobel Prize-nominated writer Paul Bourget’s 1914 novel Le Demon de Midi.During World War II, it was used to safeguard the archives of the University of Strasbourg and the French National Library as it was located far from Nazi.
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