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 WelcomeElsie De Raedt, inspirator of a host of gardens in the Flemish region of Belgium and the Netherlands, lives in a magnificent house in Chinon, in the vicinity of the most famous castles in the Loire Valley. Six guestrooms, Bed & Breakfast formula, are at the disposition of garden lovers.The house was built in 1845 by baron de David de St-Hilaire, amid one hectare of greenery. He was the 'private secretary' to the Duchess of Angoulème, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. It is a home with a royal past. Elsie's house is decorated with a splendid collection of watercolours by the botanical painter Raphael Ghislain.  Reproductions are available in the shop and adorn the guest rooms.
On the site of an old vineyard Elsie has established her garden, a 'walk
through the history of the rose'. It is certainly worth the detour and it can be visited the whole year on appointment only, tel. 00 33(0) 247 98 07 58. |