"Once the vacation home for the late French billionaire Didier Primat, this estate with a restored 13th-century castle was taken over by his daughter Garance and overhauled into a vast nature-focused retreat in the same spirit as Primland, her resort in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The property, on 2,471 acres of wooded parkland, combines a working farm, a sculpture park with a dozen artworks, a gallery for art exhibitions, Gallo-Roman–inspired thermal baths, gourmet restaurant Les Dyades, and five-star accommodations. There are seven suites in the castle and farmhouse, as well as six private residences spread out across the property, each with one to five bedrooms. While it’s tempting to spend the entirety of a stay outdoors, the castle’s common areas beckon. The game room has a billiards table and trunks full of toys, board games, and costumes for children. For more adult pursuits, there’s a cozy library built for lingering and a cigar room. Throughout the hotel are works by European artists Hans Peter Feldmann, Thomas Ruff, and Henri Matisse and such scientific objects as astronomical instruments and celestial globes—mostly from Garance’s personal collection." - Lindsey Tramuta, Mary Winston Nicklin
