Pau, Aquitaine 64000

Exclusivity - Precious and refined gardens - Elegant 18Th-Century Château, Superbly Restored - Authentic, high-quality 18th-century decor - Pyrenees - Bigorre - 1.5 hours from Biarritz and the Atlantic coast. Restored with exquisite taste over the past 25 years by a passionate aesthete, this elegant 18th-century château, with its symmetrical classical architecture, is nestled in a precious and refined verdant setting of boxwood parterres, topiary, a labyrinth, and a green theater at the foot of the Pyrenees, 1.5 hours from Biarritz and the sea. Built around 1750, this elegant country house has survived in a remarkable state of authenticity, having retained its original decorative elements: wooden floors, stone and terracotta tiles, woodwork, fireplaces, wainscoting, overmantel mirrors, and double doors. This balanced, human-scale architecture perfectly embodies the art of 18th-century country living, bathed in light from all sides. The ground floor features a reception area comprised of a series of beautiful 18th-century salons. The central walkway, paved in the typical calade style of the South of France, winds through boxwood parterres and topiary in a magical and refined atmosphere. It leads to the grand steps of the majestic central projecting section and then to the entrance hall with its particularly authentic stone floor. This hall opens in all directions onto the suites of salons, bathed in light through large, small-paned windows thanks to their dual aspect. The large dining room opens to the south onto the village, facing the church, via a grand staircase leading to a boxwood parterre separated from the village by a moat. The châteaus interior is typical of all that 18th-century French refinement and art de vivre had to offer, notably through its five magnificent, interconnected reception rooms adorned with 18th-century decor, wide-plank floors, terracotta tiles, fireplaces, overmantel mirrors, Versailles parquet flooring, wood paneling, and wainscoting. A wood-paneled dining room adjoins the kitchen, along with a service staircase and corridor. An 18th-century alcove bedroom. An Empire-style wood-paneled library. A study adorned with richly painted wood paneling to resemble marble. Two toilets; a bathroom is possible. A grand staircase with an 18th-century carved wooden banister. On the first floor, a large hall leads to eight bedrooms, most decorated with exquisite, museum-quality, hand-cut block wallpaper by a renowned specialist, fireplaces, overmantel mirrors, and wood-paneled closets. Two bathrooms, one with marble flooring and a beautiful early 20th-century marble and pitch pine vanity. A large living room with a service staircase leading to the kitchen. Large cellars, including a grand château kitchen in the cellar. The most remarkable outbuilding is the sumptuous, monumental orangery with three south-facing arches. Its architecture is particularly refined and spectacular; the Genoese-style acroterion supports four Louis XIV-style finials, lending the building exceptional elegance and offering unparalleled comfort for enjoying the garden through the arched curtains beneath a monumental ceiling height. A large barn, now used as an event space, is equipped with a stainless steel kitchen. A charming farmyard, bordered by a henhouse and a covered area with particularly elegant wooden columns. A discreet and authentic chapel, beneath a starry blue vault, with a terracotta tile floor and a remarkable 17th-century polychrome carved wooden altarpiece. In a nearby building accessed via a cobbled path, are the former kitchens, three beautiful rooms with terracotta floors, exposed beams and fireplaces, and a large attic ready for conversion. Two outdoor toilets. Enchanting boxwood gardens, created 20 years ago, are of exceptional quality, offering dreamlike vistas. Facing the château are intricate and refined boxwood parterres and topiary. On the village side, there is also a terrace adorned with parterres. To the