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Chateau de Chabannes |
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The Estate... |
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“...‘The Children of Chabannes’ a 2001 Emmy-award winning documentary for Outstanding Historical Program tells the tale of triumph that has made the Chateau de Chabannes internationally known as a symbol of freedom…” |
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Entry Lounge |
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View from the Chateau looking over the fields to the northeast
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Near the site where a great mediaeval castle once stood, set in a private park of five acres full of magnificent centuries old trees, the Chateau de Chabannes looks out across the rural rolling hills of the Limousin region of south central France.
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The original chateau was built in 1733, and in the 1890s was enlarged to form the present day mansion. Immediately north of the old wing, stands the huge stone lodge, long ago extensive stables for the estate and converted in the early part of the last century. |
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“The Children of Chabannes” a 2001 Emmy-award winning documentary for Outstanding Historical Program tells the tale of triumph that has made the Chateau de Chabannes internationally known as a symbol of freedom and the resistance.
From the estate’s meadows and fields, the garden paths through wildflowers and honeysuckle, one can hear the voices of the past. Take a walk in the wood, the old chapel façade still stands, along with the ancient carved stone table and chair, perhaps the only remaining reminder of the days of banners and pageantry, the wonderful sounds of pipe and drum, of laughing and singing and the colors of finery, of contests and rivalry, and the great jousting tournaments on sunny summer days in the fair fields surrounding the castle. Times of old to explore and enjoy, the Chateau de Chabannes welcomes you back.
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One of 5 sunny, large bedrooms |
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During the Second World War, the Chateau de Chabannes became a refuge for Jewish children pursued by the Nazi war machine. Most of the children of the chateau, at that time a school, were saved by the heroic actions of the head master and his teachers. Four of the children; however, were taken and subsequently murdered by the Nazis. |
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Chateau de Chabannes |
