Bed & Breakfast Château d'Agel (Agel, France)

About Château d'Agel

Château d'Agel : Exclusive rental of the castle (12th century), south of France In the heart of France’s Minervois region in Languedoc, at 10 km from Minerve and 50 kms from the medieval city of Carcassonne, the château d’Agel is a superb family medieval castle of which the oldest part dates from the 12th century onwards, and consists of the main building, four towers and a dovecote. Its extensive terraced gardens covering 2 hectares (5 acres) offers extensive views over the Cesse valley and the Pech mountain: the ideal setting for a quiet stay . If what you have in mind is getting away from it all with family or friends, you can rent the Entire Château and have the buildings, Park and Pool all to yourselves. The history of the Château reads like a portrait gallery of the feudal lords of South-West France. From 1200 to 1543 different lords own the chateau. In 1543, the new owners of Agel are Pierre and Simon de Beauxhostes. In 1764, the property is recorded as having been sold to Jean d'Augier of Narbonne. Thereafter, Agel continued to pass as a legacy from one owner to another, until it passed into the hands of the present owners, the Ecal family. Wars and fires brought about many changes over the centuries, As shown in its variety of window styles, from the tiny windows of the stark 12th century fortress to the beautiful windows of the Renaissance, with their ornamental balusters and chapiters, to Trianon-style leaded panes in the 17th century. You can rent the entire chateau (800m2) up to 18 persons, bed linen provided : 3 living rooms, 1 library with billiard table, 1 office, 2 dining rooms, 1 kitchen, 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, park of 2ha with heated swiming pool. On the ground floor: a spacious entrance hall leading to the Great Hall, the small drawing room, the library with billiard and the dining room, kitchen and lavatories nearby. On the first floor: the upstairs drawing room, four double bedrooms, one triple bedroom, four bathrooms. On the second floor: two double rooms, one triple room, three bathrooms, a big drawing room In the two-hectare (5 acre) park: the orangery, terraces, box hedges, swimming pool, vineyard… Amenities Comfort : central heating – chimney. Communication : Satellite TV – DVD reader – Hifi – Internet WIFI. Domestic equipments: – Kitchen: fridge – freezer – stove – microwave – coffee machine – toaster – kettle – dishwasher. – Laundry: washer – dryer – iron. – Bathrooms: hair dryers. – Family rooms: minibar – kettle – safe case. Leisures : BBQ – swimming pool – table tennis – petanque games – board games – tennis rackets and balls (tennis in the village). Services included Household linen provided Spare weekly. Beds made on arrival (double or twin). Optional services Possibility to provide you house staff: housekeeper, cook (budget request). Meals Service: shopping, preparation, table service, cleaning (budget request) Wines of the chateau d’Agel available in the cellar of the castle (to be counted at the end of the stay).