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The estate
The Château de Garraube in the Dordogne is a gem of elegance—at once understated and refined, bright and comfortable—nestled in the heart of a private 270-hectare forest estate. Located 1 hour from Bordeaux and 15 minutes from Bergerac, Garraube is in the heart of the Périgord Pourpre, a region known for its wine, fortified towns, and authentic local cuisine.
The castle is available for rent by the week or weekend, whether you’re planning a family vacation or a weekend getaway with friends. Garraube can accommodate 18 people in the castle and its guest house, and host about 30 guests, all while relieving you of any housekeeping duties.
The Estate in Pictures
Explore the estate
At the end of a 1.7-kilometer-long private road, you’ll discover this bright Chartreuse, with its warm, ochre hues.
The grounds feature a large natural pond—a true “organic” swimming pool fed by pure water from upstream springs. The flower-filled vegetable garden lies below the terraces, and beyond it stretches the meadow where the film *Jappeloup* (starring Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Marina Hans, and Jacques Higelin) was filmed.
Returning to the castle gate, to the left of the sandy courtyard, the outbuildings are arranged around a magnificent covered market hall and stable stalls that once housed the estate’s horses and carriages.
Wherever you look, you’ll feel right at home in a nature reserve teeming with thousands of birds, butterflies, and wild animals—square kilometers of unspoiled nature just for you—and, among other wonderful surprises for the kids, a little train with its own locomotive and car!
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Reception
Lounges and Reception Rooms
Inside, the Château de Garraube truly deserves its nickname, “Chartreuse Périgourdine,” as everything within it exudes natural and simple harmony. Since its construction around 1650 by Jean Valleton de Boissière, the château has undergone gradual expansions and enhancements, yet these have always been guided by a signature style where good taste meets a certain restraint, far removed from the opulence of the Baroque era. This refined simplicity inspires the decor of each of the living rooms and all the bedrooms, with their large windows opening onto light, birds, and nature. The entrance, a large tiled hall, leads to a library with warm wood paneling, then to an elegant dining room featuring 18th-century painted canvases and a large almond-green living room adorned with antique family furniture and opening onto a terrace.
Library
Warm wood paneling in the large tiled hall.
Dining Room
Elegant, 18th-century painted canvases.
Large living room in almond green
Antique family furniture; opens onto a terrace.
Housing
The Rooms
Here, you’ll wake up to the sound of birdsong and open your windows to a view of the flower-filled garden. The château’s bathrooms are fed by springs (there are no fewer than 18 springs and a lake on the property). You’ll enjoy breakfast in the kitchen overlooking the dahlia-lined path that leads to the colorful flower garden. You’ll appreciate the understated luxury and refined classic elegance of this bright, sun-drenched charterhouse, as well as the tranquility of a secluded château set on its own grounds. The château has 10 rooms available for rent, including a master bedroom on the ground floor with its own bathroom. You can comfortably accommodate 15 people in the main building. In the outbuildings opening onto the courtyard, you can accommodate 3 additional guests.
Castle · Ground Floor
Landlords' Association
1 double bed (180 cm)
Bathroom: Bathroom (separate toilet)
Castle · 1st floor
Green Room
1 double bed (160 cm) + 1 bed (130 cm)
Bathroom: Bathroom and toilet
Castle · 1st floor
Room with two single beds
2 single beds (90 cm)
Castle · 1st floor
Girl's Room
1 single bed (90 cm)
Bathroom: Bathroom and toilet
Castle · 1st floor
Blue Room
1 double bed (160 cm)
Castle · 1st floor
Landing Room
3 single beds (90 cm)
Castle · 1st floor
Isabelle's Room
1 single bed
Bathroom: Sink
Castle · 1st floor
The Cousins' Room
2 single beds
Bathroom: Sink
Castle · 1st floor
Red Room
1 double bed (160 cm)
Bathroom: Bathroom and toilet
Castle · 1st floor
Yellow Room
1 double bed (180 cm)
Commons
Double Room
1 double bed (160 cm)
Commons
Single Room
1 single bed (90 cm)
Bathroom: Bathroom and toilet
Outbuildings
Guest houses and outbuildings
Another defining feature of Garraube is its communal lands. They vividly evoke what a large, virtually self-sufficient estate might have been like in the 18th and 19th centuries, with its farms and tenant farms, its mill, its fishpond, its lime kiln, its wine press, its covered market, the nearby forest that provided lumber for carpentry and framing, charcoal, and sandstone pavers… In the outbuildings overlooking the courtyard, you’ll find 2 bedrooms (one double and one single) and a bathroom. They can accommodate 3 people.
A reception can be held in the magnificent covered hall. Renting Garraube Castle means giving your loved ones moments of joy!
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The property is always rented in its entirety to a single family. You have the entire castle, its guest house (sleeping 18 people), and the grounds with its spring-fed swimming pool at your disposal. Since the pool is not fenced off—even though it is located some distance from the house— Garraube is not suitable for children who cannot swim.
The rental price includes water, electricity, and garden maintenance. Sheets and towels are provided. The beds are made upon your arrival. Additional service: End-of-stay cleaning is included in the price, as it is at all the castles in our group, Votre Château de Famille. In Garraube, the listed price also includes 3 hours of cleaning every day except on weekends.
Upon receipt, a quote will be provided upon request.
Security deposit required: 3,000 euros.
| Season | Stay | With reception | Without reception |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid seasonMay, June, September, October | |||
| Week: 7 days, 7 nights | 5 200 € | — | |
| High seasonJuly, August | |||
| Week: 7 days, 7 nights | 7 000 € | — | |
Heritage
The History of the Castle
The name Garraube is first attested in 1460; it is linked to a family of English origin, the Waltons, who arrived during the Hundred Years’ War and, under the name Valleton, became one of the leading families of the Bergerac region.
The current house dates from the 1670s–1680s; it was likely built by Jean III Valleton, known as Valleton de Garraube, on the site of an older fortified structure. In 1680, he paid homage to the king for his seigneury of Garraube; he held “high justice” in the parishes of Cause, Liorac, and Saint-Cybard. The Valletons were Protestants, and some of them emigrated to Holland in the 18th century. Garraube remained a Protestant estate until the end of the 19th century.
Garraube’s golden age was in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the two Valleton de Garraube generals, Joseph, who rose to prominence in Versailles under Louis XVI and served as a captain in the Hundred Swiss, and his son Jean Alexandre, who served as a deputy for the Dordogne from 1831 to 1848. They are buried at Garraube.
In 1923, the Valletons sold the property to Jacques Laurent, the grandfather of the current owners. Garraube, built on the plan of a “Chartreuse” monastery but on a grander scale, was extensively remodeled in the 18th and 19th centuries and restored after a fire in 1940. From this history, it retains an undeniable originality and a sense of unity that the transformations have not altered. It is for these reasons that Garraube was listed in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments in the 1990s.
In the surrounding area
Things to Do in the Area
The Périgord is a major international tourist destination in France, known for its bastides, vineyards and outdoor sports activities. In the area close to Garraube, on foot or less than half an hour by car, you can experience:
–Golf: At the exit of the property (you can walk), on a park of more than 20 ha, the 9-hole golf course of the castle-hotel les Merles, open 7 days a week.
–Horseback riding: 9 km away, the famous Bergerac horse riding club (and pony club for the little ones), located next to the Tiregand castle. Alternatively, 10 kms away, crossing the Dordogne river, the Metairie du Roc, located in the heart of a beautiful farm, which also organizes training courses, rides and horseback riding: for adults and for children from the age of 2 years old in baby pony.
–Canoeing : you can practice on the nearby Dordogne or on the nearby Vézère. One of the circuits takes you from Montinac-Lascaux to Les Eyzies, more than 30 kms of descent with magnificent landscapes on the river, the surrounding villages and castles.
Some sites not to be missed: Fish elevator at the Tuilières dam. Stairs of locks on the canal of Tuilières. Donjon of Cause-de-Clérans. Village of Liorac-sur-Louyre, Paper mill of Rouzigue in Couze and Paper Museum. Castle of Monbazillac, Castle of Bridoire: historical games for children. Medieval village of Issigeac. Castle of Castelnaud: museum of war in the Middle Ages. Hanging gardens of Marqueyssac. Beaumont du Périgord. Bastide of Monpazier: the most beautiful Bastide of the Périgord. Village of Bournat: reconstitution of a 1900’s village, great for children. Prehistoric caves of Roc de Cazelle, great for children. Cloister of Cadouin. Castle of Marzac with its escape game. Proumeyssac abyss. Bamboo gardens of Planbuisson. Castle of Beynac. La Roque Gageac, Château des Milandes (Joséphine Baker). Les Eyzie-de-Tayac: prehistoric site and museum. Caves of Fond de Gaume. Caves of Combarel. Caves of Lascaux. City of Sarlat.
Getting There
Location & Practical Information
From Bordeaux (129 km)
Take the A89 highway (Bordeaux–Lyon) and exit toward Bergerac. In Bergerac, take the D660 toward Lalinde-Sarlat, passing through Creysse, Mouleydier, and Tuilières. As you leave Tuilières, turn left toward Cause de Clérans – Pressignac on the D36. After 1 km, you’ll see a sign on the left that says “Garraube—private road.” Take this long driveway (1.7 km).
From Paris (590 km)
Take the A10, A71, and A20 highways (Paris–Orléans–Limoges–Brive). In Brive, take the A89 (Lyon-Bordeaux) toward Bordeaux. Exit at Périgueux (Exit 15), then take the N21 toward Bergerac. From Bergerac, see above.
But you can also enter “Liorac sur Louyre—Garraube” into your GPS. You have a good chance of reaching your destination—though it might cost you a few extra kilometers!
Total sleeping capacity of the castle: 19 people, 10 bedrooms in the castle—including one on the ground floor—and 2 bedrooms in the guest house.
Garden-level: beautiful kitchen opening onto the terraced gardens; very pleasant living area.
Ground floor of the castle:
- Library
- Large green living room opening onto a terrace (watch out for children)
- Dining room for 30 people
- Owners’ Room, 1 180-cm bed, sleeps 2, bathroom, and separate toilet
First floor of the castle: 9 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
- Green Room: 1 160-cm bed and 1 130-cm bed; sleeps 4
- Bathroom and toilet
- Room with two single beds: 2 90-cm beds, sleeps 2
- Girl’s Room: 1 90-cm bed, sleeps 1
- Bathroom and toilet
- Blue Room: 1 160-cm bed, sleeps 2
- Landing Room: 3 90-cm beds, sleeps 3
- Isabelle’s Room: 1 single bed, 1 person, 1 sink
- Cousins’ Room: 2 single beds, sleeps 2, 1 sink
- Red Room: 1 160-size bed, sleeps 2
- Bathroom and Toilet
- Yellow Room: 1 180-bed, sleeps 2
In the outbuildings:
- Double Room: 1 160-cm bed, 2 people
- Single room: 1 90-cm bed, 1 person
- Bathroom and toilet
Outside:
270-hectare estate, vegetable garden, lake, forest, miniature train for children.
Swimming pool with a shallow end and a deep end, fed by spring water
Beautiful covered market hall in the outbuildings
Swimming Pool
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