Château de Gudanes in the Fall
Photo: Courtesy of Château de Gudanes1/14Fall settles in at the Château.
Photo: Courtesy of Château de Gudanes2/14For the past two months we have been cleaning the terraces, which surround the Château on all sides. Three hundred years of sand, dust, and rubble have been removed, allowing the original walls to be exposed.
Photo: Courtesy of Château de Gudanes3/14The walls needed rebuilding in many places, and reclaimed stones have been used. This wall has been restored to its original height.
Photo: Courtesy of Château de Gudanes4/14This postcard is dated 1896. I found it at the local village vide-grenier (yard sale). The same stallholder also had 30 postcards of the Château photographed in the ’20s. Naturally, I bought all 30.
I often come across postcards of the Château in antique shops or brocantes that had been sent to someone years ago. It is always a beautiful moment reading the message on the back, such as “Before we reached Les Cabannes, the scenery is very pretty—or rather, I should say, very fine. We passed a handsome château, on a height to our right: It was built about 200 years ago.”
Photo: Courtesy of Château de Gudanes5/14Olive, a regular Château guest, claims her spot.
