It is an elegant and vast residence in golden stone, in the heart of a pretty English park.
A real country chateau where, for generations, a precious art of living has been cultivated, disturbed only by nostalgia for the passage of time and the rhythm of the seasons.
"You will see, the sunsets in Digoine, above the greenhouse, are the most beautiful in the world",
warned, the day of the signing of the sale at the notary, one of the members of the joint ownership forced to part with this castle, a witness since the Middle Ages to the tormented history of Burgundy.
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Jean-Louis Remilleux remembers with emotion the tear that the old lady, now 96 years old, had so much trouble hiding that day.
He too fell in love with Digoine, of which he became the owner in 2012, as a continuation of the prestigious families who marked the place before him - the Damas de Digoine, Reclesne, Frotier de la Coste-Messelière, Chabrillan, Cross… - and transformed this…
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