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Discovering Château de Bourgane Near Apt

Contributor blog post by David Taylor:

Despite living here in Provence for over ten years we continue to make great discoveries!

Château de Bourgane is on the road leading from Apt to Saint Saturnin Les Apt.

The Chateau dates to 1775 and was probably one of the most important houses in the village with its impressive park like gardens, which are open to the public at weekends, without charge.

…Continue reading here for the rest of David’s photos of this lovely property. This impressive manor house was originally built for the Ripert de Monclar family.

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David Taylor

It took just one holiday in the Luberon in 2003 for David and Karen Taylor to fall in love with Provence. This lead to owning a village house in Saint Saturnin les Apt - a holiday home. However, after just a few visits they took the radical step of leaving home and work in Surrey, England.

The plan was to take a year off to explore Provence and learn French. However, after just a few months a challenge of a different sort presented itself - property. It was a piece of land in a wonderful authentic Provencal village in the Luberon and they set about planning and building two houses and gites over a two year period.

Today David and Karen have a three bedroom villa with private pool, two gites and a chambre d'hôte room with a shared pool. Now (2015) they are approaching their 7th season with 50% repeat guests, for a season that starts at Easter and runs to mid-October.

Details on the different accommodation options can be found here.

When not carrying out work duties the couple continues to explore the endless beautiful Provencal villages and towns. Recording their visits in photographs and sampling great food & scenery.

Their blog began in 2006 as a way for friends and family to follow our adventures it is now a great resource for anyone interested in Provence.

Read stories from their blog here.