The Château de la Brède in Bordeaux has been owned by the same family for 900 years. The estate of the philosopher of the Enlightenment, Charles-Louis de Secondat, has been preserved within a foundation since 2004.
Every year, from March, 28,000 visitors enjoy the area and its surroundings where it is possible to have lunch on the grass with the family before going to feed the carp. “We owe it to the memory of our ancestors to preserve, as much as we can, the houses they owned and cherished,” wrote Montesquieu.