Château de Balsac

Druelle Balsac, France

Château de Balsac consists of several buildings built between the 16th and 17th centuries. It was damaged by fire in 1570. and it was rebuilt.

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Druelle Balsac, France
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Founded: 16th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France

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Rachel Wilson (2 years ago)
When we were collected from the airport we were delighted to meet our most generous and amiable hosts. Their château was delightful with many beautiful original features and our rooms were spacious with an extra living room with a kitchen. Melania and Roland went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, we didn’t rent a car and they were very accommodating of this; we ate together and they were full of advice and help for our stay. They were good company and couldn’t do enough for us, even taking us out to dinner with them and their friends on the Saturday night. They organised a bus to take us into Rodez on the market day where we found a thriving country town full of history and charm. The chateau was very well maintained with an above ground pool to enjoy in the grounds amping their animals including goats, chickens and a lovely kitten Henri, as well as the beautiful collie Maya who we had the pleasure of walking on the Sunday morning. We went out for a lovely lunch on the Monday before Melania and Roland took us back to the airport to catch our flight home. We would highly recommend staying and will definitely be back!
Greg Hutchings (2 years ago)
Incredible château, completely restored, with very large and elegant rooms. The hosts, Roland and Malana, sometimes offer meals in the main chateau, or you can rent the entire donjon with its own kitchen, living room, and 4 big bedrooms. The region has excellent local wines and is known for “boeuf d’Aubrac”. The local Rodez airport is a 5 minute drive or taxi ride. The chateau has rabbits, goats and sheep in the large and beautiful gardens, and there are many nice walks you can do without a car. Highly recommended!
Nick Salvato (3 years ago)
Roland did an incredible job putting this together. The accommodations have international standards . They put together some very delicious food. Fantastic place to have a wedding. Beautiful scenery. Very hung goats. Perfect for a place called balsac.
Elizabeth Salvato (3 years ago)
The best part is the owner Roland who is charming and hysterical. It’s stunning, with international standards for cleanliness and ambiance. Having visited from California, I can say this absolutely satisfied my dream of staying in a castle in the French countryside.
antoine rodriguez (4 years ago)
Très pittoresque pour ceux qui aime les châteaux. A voir aussi celui Bournasel.
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