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Château de Marçay
Marçay, Indre-et-Loire, France · Independent · Core Luxury
The property has hosted notable guests including former French presidents and is located in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Loire Valley. Built on the foundations of an 11th-century fortress, the current 15th-century château was converted into a luxury hotel and restaurant in 1973. It retains its defensive character with white stone towers and machicolations, set within a 15-hectare estate that includes its own vineyards and a black truffle grove.
- 34 rooms
- Opened 1973
- Neighborhood: Le Bourg
About Château de Marçay
- The current 15th-century chateau was built on the foundations of an 11th-century fortress near Chinon in the Loire Valley, retaining white stone towers and machicolations.
- Listed as a Historic Monument by decree on 7 February 1963, it was converted into a hotel by the Mollard family in 1973.
History
Château de Marçay stands on the bones of an eleventh-century fortress near Chinon, in the Loire valley later inscribed by UNESCO. The white-stone towers, machicolations, and moated silhouette visitors see are fifteenth-century. Vineyards and a black-truffle grove now fill about 15 hectares around the walls.
France listed the château a Historic Monument by decree on 7 February 1963. The Mollard family converted it into a hotel and restaurant in 1973, keeping the defensive plan rather than dressing it as a fantasy Loire palace. Former French presidents have stayed. In 2000 UNESCO inscribed the Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes, the landscape that holds Marçay. Eric Lucas bought the house in 2014. The house still reads as a fortress that learned to take guests, not a château built for the guidebook.
Amenities
- Heated outdoor swimming pool
- Tennis court
- Gourmet restaurant with onsite vineyards
- Truffle grove and 15-hectare parkland
- Spa and massage services
- Meeting and seminar rooms
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