The Château de la Gaude: Hotel, gourmet restaurant and shop in Aix-en-Provence.
Location It is located on the Route des Pinchinats in Aix-en-Provence.Aix-en-Provence official website: Bastides and Gardens Florence Signoret, Nils Solari, Liliane Counord, Gérard Bernar, Provence, Le Petit Futé, 12008, p. 193 Albert Aynaud, Aix-en-Provence, ses fontaines et leurs secrets, 10, bd Roi-René, 1969, p. 184 Jean Pierre Babelon, Le Château en France, Berger-Levrault, 1986, p. 312Jean-Pierre Babelon, Jean-Baptiste Leroux, Mic Chamblas-Ploton, Jardins à la française, Imprimerie Nationale, 1999, p. 283 It is on the same road as the Château de la Mignarde, another listed chateau, though further north.Jean Paul Coste, Pierre Coste, La Provence, PUF, 1977, p. 258
History It was built in the eighteenth century. It spans seventeen hectares.Dominique Auzias, Aix-en-Provence: Pays aixois et salonais, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 287 The driveway to the three-story bastide is bordered by chestnut trees on each side. The garden has ponds, fountains, a French formal garden with a yew maze, several terraces, and even an alleyway for butterfly-hunting. Additionally, there is a chapel.Les Monuments historiques de la France, La Caisse nationale des monuments historiques, 1963, Volumes 9-10, p. 42 The estate is also home to a vineyard, and sells wine.
It is owned by Didier Blaise.
Heritage significance It has been listed as a monument historique since 1963.
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