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Château de Fonscolombe
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France · Independent · High Luxury
The Boyer de Fonscolombe family raised this Italianate house in the 1700s north of Aix, a Historic Monument that stayed private for three centuries. The Queen Mother slept here in 1962; her room is still the Queen's Room. When the estate sold in 2014 the courtyard clock stopped at 11:11, and the bell still rings that hour every day. The house reopened as a hotel in 2017, Michelin One Key, on about thirty acres of park and organic vines.
- 50 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Saint-Canadet
About Château de Fonscolombe
- The Italianate Quattrocento-style estate was built in the 1700s for the Boyer de Fonscolombe family and is classified a Historic Monument.
- The Queen Mother of England stayed there in 1962, and her former room is still known as the Queen's Room.
- The estate's clock stopped at 11:11am at the moment of its 2014 sale and the bell is still rung daily in tribute.
- It reopened as a hotel in 2017 after an 18-month restoration and earned a MICHELIN One Key in 2025.
History
The Boyer de Fonscolombe family raised this Italianate Provençal house in the eighteenth century at Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, north of Aix, with a chapel dated 1730, a working cellar, and park later planted by the Marquis de Saporta. Genoese leather and frescoes survive. It is classified a Historic Monument and stayed in private hands for three centuries.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother stayed in 1962; her room is still called the Queen's Room. When the estate sold in 2014, the courtyard clock stopped at 11:11, and the bell is still rung daily in that memory.
An 18-month restoration reopened the house as a five-star hotel in 2017 on some 30 acres of park and organic vines. MICHELIN awarded One Key in 2025. The stay is still framed as a family estate that happens to take guests, not a purpose-built palace hotel.
The setting
2 km from D556 road. 16 km from Cézanne's Studio.
Restaurants and bars
- Restaurant L'Orangerie du Château de Fonscolombe — Restaurant · One MICHELIN Star
Amenities
- Heated outdoor swimming pool and spa with hammam
- Michelin-starred restaurant La Table de l’Orangerie
- 12-hectare listed historic park and gardens
- Fitness center and wellness area in former stables
- Billiards room, library, and multiple historic salons
- On-site winery and organic vineyard (vins de Fonscolombe)
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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