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The rebirths of Dampierre-sur-Boutonne

2021-07-25T18:08:47.476Z


A FAMILY CASTLE (1/6) - This estate in Saintonge, a major center of humanist culture, was entrusted over a period of thirty years to a family of enthusiasts.


Whether one has led the life of a lord for a thousand years or three generations, it involves passion and abnegation.

And a great sense of organization to both live in walls steeped in history and welcome the public.

This summer, six families agreed to open their doors and tell us about their daily life, made up of a millefeuille of archives.

From our special correspondent in Charente-Maritime

“Ah!

that armor!

I drop it regularly when I open this window. ”

It's not easy to be a squire.

A real job, which requires commitment, versatility, practical as well as intellectual skills.

More than neighborhoods of nobility, it would take a diploma ...

To be entrusted with the keys of Dampierre, one of the first Renaissance castles in France, remarkable for its location in Saintonge on a string of islands flush with the Boutonne, also remarkable for its superimposed gallery adorned with alchemical motifs, Danièle-Anne Grunhertz, his children and her spouse, Alain

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Source: lefigaro

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