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Suivi depuis 2013 Followed since 2013

The Record · Since 2013

Written about, filmed in

A restoration followed from the year it began, in print and on screen.

L’histoire The story

The Story

The Story the World Has Followed

Since 2013 the restoration of Gudanes has been followed the world over: in print, on screen, and by people who have never been and would love to come. It is a story about a château being given back its life, and it is still being written.

Published

Where It Has Appeared

  • VogueNetherlands, November issue
  • AD ItaliaThe restoration, in full
  • House & GardenInteriors
  • Evoke MagazineNo. 1, Vintage with a French Accent
  • Australian Financial ReviewThe château and the work
  • FIN! MagazineCover and centrefold
  • Zara HomeWinter interiors campaign

La médaille d’honneur The Medal of Honour

Recognition

The Medal of Honour

In 2016 the Fondation Prince Louis de Polignac awarded Château de Gudanes its Medal of Honour, in recognition of the restoration, and it was presented by Prince Albert II of Monaco.

For Editors

Enquiries and Images

For interviews, location visits or image requests, write to ariege@chateaugudanes.com. Photographs of the château belong to whoever took them, so usage is agreed in writing rather than assumed.

Location hire

Two Ways In

What You Can Do Here

  1. 01

    Stay the night

    Five guest rooms. Room and breakfast.

    From€270a night · room and breakfast

    Check dates Ask us anything

  2. 02

    The full experience

    Retreats of three to seven nights, with all meals and drinks, cooking classes, the brocantes, yoga, kayaking and hiking: in a small group sharing the château.

    From€2,600per person · all meals and drinks

    See the dates Bring your own group

The Facts

Everything in One Place

Built

1741

Classified

A Class I Historic Monument (classé), since 1994

Under restoration

Since 2013

Honour

Medal of Honour, Fondation Prince Louis de Polignac, 2016, presented by Prince Albert II of Monaco

Rooms

About fifty-five

Guest rooms

Five

The Owners

The Waters family

Where

Château-Verdun, in the Ariège, French Pyrénées

Monument Historique · Classé A Class I Historic Monument, restored under French heritage law since 2013

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