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Two all weather tennis courts
Large heated swimming pool
Putting green, pitch and put
Jogging trails
18 hole golf course at Valbonne (16 Kms)
Horse riding at Villeneuve-Loubet (10 Kms)
Seaside (10 Kms)
Museums, art galleries, arts & crafts, workshops, glass and pottery
manufacturing, all in St. Paul
Close by is also the famous Maeght Museum featuring contemporary art and
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 Built
during the Hundred Years' War, the Chateau d'Artigny formed part of
the defence system constructed along the Indre River around the
Montbazon keep. On 30th July 1912, Joseph Spoturno, known as
François Coty, the famous perfume maker, bought the chateau.
Attracted by the site, he had the chateau, which was in a rather "patchwork"
architectural style, demolished, in order to build the present
chateau in a pure 18th century style. Building lasted from 1912 to
1929. At his death in 1934, the chateau was sequestered at the
demand of his many creditors. In 1940, the chateau was occupied
successively by the Headquarters of the Ministry of the Navy, by
German troops up to 1942 and by an Annex of the General Hospital of
Tours. Finally, it became a temporary hospital once again until
1946. When the perfume maker's daughter inherited it in 1947,
several offers to purchase were made to her. Ultimately, it was Mr.
René Traversac who acquired it in 1959 in order to transform the
chateau into a luxury hotel. |
