{"id":4214,"date":"2026-07-29T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xhugdzs.cluster130.hosting.ovh.net\/discover\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:49:33","slug":"discover","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/discover\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4214\" class=\"elementor elementor-4214 elementor-327\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45e4d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e45e4d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03100f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03100f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">discover<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd8e8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fd8e8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0954800 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0954800\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecd236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fecd236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"outdoor-spaces\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dba925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dba925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Outdoor Grounds<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297e247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"297e247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PARK AND ITS TOPIARIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8083e32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8083e32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall layout and design of the park were conceived in the early 20th century by renowned landscape architect Achille Duch\u00eane, &#8220;The Prince of Gardeners, The Gardener of Princes.&#8221;<\/p><p>The favored landscape architect of high society, Duch\u00eane left his mark by designing the most exquisite gardens of his time. The grounds subsequently evolved under other landscape architects who further developed the topiary art. <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The flower gardens were created starting in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a8134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83a8134\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5177f34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5177f34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d5b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-boutemont_editorial_cards\" data-id=\"69d5b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"boutemont_editorial_cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <section class=\"bmt-cards\" aria-label=\"Cartes \u00e9ditoriales\"><div class=\"bmt-cards__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--prev\" aria-label=\"Carte pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente\">\u2190<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--next\" aria-label=\"Carte suivante\">\u2192<\/button><\/div><div class=\"bmt-cards__track\" id=\"bmt-cards-69d5b43\"><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"800\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/x-topiaires-et-maison-des-paons-copy-806x1024.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Topiary Art\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/x-topiaires-et-maison-des-paons-copy-806x1024.avif 806w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/x-topiaires-et-maison-des-paons-copy-236x300.avif 236w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/x-topiaires-et-maison-des-paons-copy-768x976.avif 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/x-topiaires-et-maison-des-paons-copy.avif 1209w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">Topiary Art<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Topiary art dates back to ancient times. The Romans, masterful gardeners of antiquity, had already mastered the art of landscaping. During the Middle Ages, this craft survived only within monastery cloisters. It was not until the Renaissance that topiary made its grand return to parks and gardens across Italy, France, England, and Scotland. Boxwood topiary became the defining hallmark of French formal gardens (jardins \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise), notably those designed by Andr\u00e9 Le N\u00f4tre at the Ch\u00e2teau de Versailles and Vaux-le-Vicomte.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Cedar Avenue\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Cedar Avenue<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Flanked by majestic centuries-old cedars, boxwood benches, and towering yew topiaries, this stately avenue forms a breathtaking perspective leading toward the ancient postern gate and its drawbridge. It runs along the Peacock Garden, renowned for its mushroom-shaped topiaries and charming garden pavilion, which once sheltered peacocks.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cone-de-vue--768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Viewpoint Cone\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cone-de-vue--768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cone-de-vue--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cone-de-vue--1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cone-de-vue-.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Viewpoint Cone<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>As you stroll down this avenue bordered by boxwood benches, yew cylinders crowned with demi-spheres, and terracotta Medici urns, your gaze is drawn naturally toward one of the ch\u00e2teau's four corner turrets. The artistry of topiary is revealed here through the precise pruning and sculpting of greenery, crafted to focus one's visual perception on the landscape's most striking architectural features.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Boxwood Waves\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ondes-de-buis--2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Boxwood Waves<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Topiary\u2014the craft of training and shearing trees and shrubs into defined shapes\u2014is directly inspired by the grand French formal gardens and can be discovered throughout our grounds. Here, the boxwoods are trimmed into rolling waves to produce informal topiaries, offering a more relaxed, contemporary approach to sculpted hedges and plant architecture. These organic silhouettes, with their soft waves, rounded edges, flowing curves, and tiered volumes, form an enchanting type of living abstract sculpture.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Italian Garden\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-italien3.jpeg 1866w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Italian Garden<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>With its sculpted boxwoods, fountains, cascades of blooms, terracotta planters, stone benches, and white statuary, it captures the romantic elegance of Renaissance gardens and grand Italian villas.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chateau-vu-de-lest--768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Hornbeam Cones\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chateau-vu-de-lest--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chateau-vu-de-lest--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chateau-vu-de-lest--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Chateau-vu-de-lest-.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Hornbeam Cones<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>All around the ch\u00e2teau, the moats are punctuated with hornbeam cones that create a distinctive, captivating perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE REFLECTING POOL\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Miroir-deau-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE REFLECTING POOL<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Framed by overhanging beeches and columns of yew sculpted in a Florentine motif, it mirrors the stately grandeur of the ch\u00e2teau.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9778c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b9778c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1dae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ce1dae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"gardens\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09bb1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e09bb1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20d88a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d20d88a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58d984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e58d984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE FLOWER GARDENS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7da8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7da8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Inspired by the philosophy of renowned English landscape designer Russell Page, the new owners sought to balance the architectural rigor of formal topiary with the lush exuberance and freedom of mixed borders.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddf8be elementor-widget elementor-widget-boutemont_editorial_cards\" data-id=\"fddf8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"boutemont_editorial_cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <section class=\"bmt-cards\" aria-label=\"Cartes \u00e9ditoriales\"><div class=\"bmt-cards__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--prev\" aria-label=\"Carte pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente\">\u2190<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--next\" aria-label=\"Carte suivante\">\u2192<\/button><\/div><div class=\"bmt-cards__track\" id=\"bmt-cards-fddf8be\"><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE WHITE GARDEN\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3C20A62F-2429-4E22-A2A7-FFC791DA741A.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE WHITE GARDEN<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Inspired by the famous White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent, it showcases a harmonious symphony of white blooms and foliage of varied heights set against a lush green backdrop, encircling its central basin.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-pourpre-2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE PURPLE GARDEN\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-pourpre-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-pourpre-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-pourpre-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-pourpre-2.jpeg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE PURPLE GARDEN<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Ranging from the deep black of ophiopogon to the rich wine, cherry,<br \/>\ncrimson, and blush tones of masterworts, pincushion flowers, penstemons, and coneflowers, this garden<br \/>\nreveals a rich, nuanced palette. Its colors shift<br \/>\nsubtly with the changing light and seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE GARDEN OF LOVE\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-de-lamour-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE GARDEN OF LOVE<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Nestled south of the ch\u00e2teau, this enchanting garden features delicate floral parterres inviting visitors to pause and savor the moment on the bench set before the sculpture of a cherub of love.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-des-ginkgos-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE GINKGO GARDEN\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-des-ginkgos-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-des-ginkgos-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-des-ginkgos-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jardin-des-ginkgos-1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE GINKGO GARDEN<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>In the dappled shade of five ginkgo biloba trees, a remarkable collection of hydrangeas flourishes.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-zen-vertical-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE ZEN GARDEN\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-zen-vertical-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-zen-vertical-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-zen-vertical-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-zen-vertical.jpeg 1536w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE ZEN GARDEN<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Japanese-inspired, it is home to a collection of azaleas and cloud-pruned pittosporum globes, alongside a sculpture by Stanislas Jean-Georges dedicated to \"the sun\" facing Japanese maples (Acer palmatum). The ground is carpeted with a lush bed of ophiopogon and mind-your-own-business (Soleirolia).<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banc-des-roses1-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE ROSE BENCH\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banc-des-roses1-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banc-des-roses1-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banc-des-roses1-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banc-des-roses1-2.jpg 1430w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE ROSE BENCH<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>At the far end of the Flowering Crabapple Avenue, a charming bench is nestled among rosebushes, whose blossoms unfurl continuously from May through September.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab860ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab860ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f1791 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33f1791\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3a196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a3a196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Reflecting Pool FROM ABOVE*<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6aaa26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6aaa26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-dc-tpl=\"151\">The reflecting pool, designed <strong>by celebrated landscape architect Achille Duch\u00eane in 1928,<\/strong> forms the centerpiece of the park. The verdant borders, rounded columns, and boxwoods pruned into spheres and divans were designed by <strong>Georges Hayat<\/strong> to frame and enhance the park&#8217;s avenues and vistas. Today, it features a majestic fountain, water lilies, frogs, and large koi carp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94dd688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94dd688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>* The reflecting pool is very deep: please supervise children closely, especially when feeding the large koi carp in the basin.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500bb20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"500bb20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f892d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f892d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1439\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-scaled.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miroir-deau-8-vu-du-ciel-1-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0954c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f0954c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91829b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f91829b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e678e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15e678e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Flowering Crabapple Avenue FROM ABOVE <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f970d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f970d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This avenue, nestled between two meadows, <strong>is exceptionally splendid in spring<\/strong>, especially during April when the crabapple trees burst into vibrant pink blossoms. It gracefully leads to the rose bench, a delightful sheltered seat surrounded by an abundance of fragrant roses.<strong> An enchanting retreat<\/strong> where you can sit and immerse yourself in the surrounding floral beauty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707e183 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"707e183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96399b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96399b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1689\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pommiers-vus-du-ciel-1536x1267.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76295c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76295c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba2437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cba2437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"awards\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a80822 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a80822\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ad0bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60ad0bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d27013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d27013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-remarquable-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-remarquable-1.png 500w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-remarquable-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jardin-remarquable-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1905c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a1905c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE \"JARDIN REMARQUABLE\" LABEL<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7707ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7707ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 2004, this official distinction awarded by the French Ministry of Culture honors public and private parks and gardens of outstanding cultural, aesthetic, historical, or botanical interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53776d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b53776d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e89723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e89723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buis-et-topiaire.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buis-et-topiaire.png 500w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buis-et-topiaire-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buis-et-topiaire-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918cc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"918cc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nTHE EBTS AWARD<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378948b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"378948b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCh\u00e2teau de Boutemont was crowned &#8220;Most Beautiful Garden in Europe&#8221; in 2016.\n\nThe European Boxwood and Topiary Society (EBTS) awarded it the prestigious Grand Prix for the Most Beautiful Garden in Europe.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a984235 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a984235\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb73eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bb73eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"history\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ccf04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8ccf04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee37b2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee37b2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6a489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed6a489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1538\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/poterne-1536x1154.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17b317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e17b317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Estate History<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f90a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1f90a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1,000 Years of History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad7146a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad7146a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont and its lords dates back to the year 1000, with the construction of a double feudal motte, enclosed by a palisade and crowned by a wooden keep, designed to oversee the lower Touques valley and the ancient Roman road connecting Lisieux to the sea.<\/p><p>The motte served as a rudimentary military fortification, and the Lord of Boutemont soon had a manorial residence built nearby: a compact fortress with a principal dwelling encircled by a water-filled moat. Access to the square courtyard was via a small drawbridge, which formed the foundation of the current ch\u00e2teau.<\/p><p>Boutemont was an important fiefdom extending as far as Tourg\u00e9ville and Pennedepie, held by a knight under the authority of the Barony of Fauguernon. In 1096, the Lord of Boutemont embarked on the First Crusade alongside Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy and eldest son of William the Conqueror, an expedition that culminated in the capture of Jerusalem in July 1099.<\/p><p>Archives from the 11th century mention a Lord of Boutemont in the service of Henry II, Duke of Normandy and King of England, followed by Hugues de Boutemont in 1180 and Guillaume de Boutemont in 1195. In 1204, Normandy, which had been English for 138 years, was annexed to France by King Philip Augustus, and the Norman nobility submitted to the Crown. <strong>The Boutemont family held the estate until the Hundred Years&#8217; War<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The last knight of Boutemont perished at the Battle of Agincourt on October 25, 1415, while fighting alongside King Henry V.<\/p><p>Starting in 1405, distinguished local noble families succeeded one another: the Servains, the Borels, and then the Paisants in 1538. It was Philippe Paisant and his descendants who carried out the primary transformation of the ch\u00e2teau, creating a grand stone manor, four corner towers, the entrance postern gate, and surrounding buildings constructed during the reign of Henry IV.<\/p><p>Later, the Le Bas family took ownership of Boutemont in 1697 during the reign of Louis XIV and continued renovations, most notably adding the stone and brick fa\u00e7ade to the residence and opening the perimeter walls to embrace views of the valley. Their descendant, David Gabriel Antoine Gueroult, was the final Lord of Boutemont under Louis XVI until the French Revolution. Following his emigration to England, the ch\u00e2teau was confiscated and sold as national property (&#8220;bien national&#8221;) to the Bouteiller family.<\/p><p>Boutemont gradually fell into neglect until it was purchased in 1915 by the Drouilly family, who oversaw extensive restorations, reshaped the park, and commissioned the reflecting pool from Achille Duch\u00eane, the celebrated landscape designer who also worked on the historic gardens of Blenheim Palace and Vaux-le-Vicomte. In 1927, the ch\u00e2teau was listed as a Historic Monument.<\/p><p>During the Second World War, Boutemont experienced German occupation and served as the temporary headquarters of Field Marshal von Rundstedt. It was liberated by British forces in August 1944.<\/p><p>Armand and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Sarfati subsequently stewarded Boutemont for 44 years, expanding the property and reuniting it with the feudal motte as well as the expansive southern meadows. Thanks to their numerous garden creations, Boutemont earned <strong>the prestigious &#8220;Jardin Remarquable&#8221; distinction<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The current owners are passionate custodians of art, heritage, and gardens, to which they have dedicated their entire careers. They meticulously restored the ch\u00e2teau and its grounds, designed new flower gardens, and introduced modern visitor facilities. A dedicated team of twenty staff members (including four gardeners)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span>welcomes visitors throughout the season. 42,000 visitors were welcomed in 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9339b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae9339b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9950c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9950c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6ed6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a6ed6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boutemont and the Normandy Landings \u2013 June 1944<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d68b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72d68b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the Second World War, Field Marshal von Rundstedt established his headquarters at the ch\u00e2teau prior to the Normandy Landings. Following D-Day, Boutemont was liberated on August 22, 1944, by the British Hallamshire Battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hart-Dyke, who crossed the Touques River before the ch\u00e2teau under the protection of a smoke screen and German machine-gun fire from the heights. The German field hospital on the estate was subsequently taken over by British forces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b007bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b007bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reconstituants-bataillon-Hallamshire-liberation-de-Boutemont-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reconstituants-bataillon-Hallamshire-liberation-de-Boutemont-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reconstituants-bataillon-Hallamshire-liberation-de-Boutemont-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reconstituants-bataillon-Hallamshire-liberation-de-Boutemont-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/reconstituants-bataillon-Hallamshire-liberation-de-Boutemont-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebc2d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ebc2d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a112be elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3a112be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"postern\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce4dff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ce4dff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0727c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c0727c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a13c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a13c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historic Ch\u00e2teau Interiors Open to Visitors<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eaa240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eaa240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Postern Gate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0f39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0f39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ch\u00e2teau entrance faces north. <strong>It consists of an imposing postern gatehouse<\/strong> that replaced the original breach in the curtain wall, showcasing classic hallmarks of the Henry IV period. Its foundation, rising directly from the moats, is crafted from dressed ashlar stone, while the upper level features brickwork framed by stone quoins.<\/p><p>This postern <strong>retains both of its working drawbridges<\/strong>: a broad carriage gate and a narrower pedestrian gate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32681f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32681f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9323be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9323be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-poterne-2-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef87204 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef87204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22cbe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d22cbe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"interior\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c111ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c111ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52820e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c52820e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d05a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2d05a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please note: as the ch\u00e2teau remains a private residence, only the three historic reception rooms and the chapel are open to visitors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1eedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b1eedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">open to visitors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bb644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19bb644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Historic Rooms <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fb6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-boutemont_editorial_cards\" data-id=\"17fb6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"boutemont_editorial_cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <section class=\"bmt-cards\" aria-label=\"Cartes \u00e9ditoriales\"><div class=\"bmt-cards__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--prev\" aria-label=\"Carte pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente\">\u2190<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--next\" aria-label=\"Carte suivante\">\u2192<\/button><\/div><div class=\"bmt-cards__track\" id=\"bmt-cards-17fb6d3\"><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique-1024x766.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Gothic Salon\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique-1536x1148.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Salon-gothique.jpeg 1934w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Gothic Salon<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>At the entrance to the salon stands a magnificent 18th-century German stove featuring painted ceramic tiles.<\/p>\n<p>Beside it hangs a tapestry depicting Emperor Charles V on a falcon hunt after Bernard van Orley. The central room displays antique stained-glass windows, a Gothic chandelier, an imposing fireplace, and Renaissance carved oak furnishings featuring linenfold panelling (\"plis de serviette\").<\/p>\n<p>Above the mantelpiece are the coats of arms of Boutemont (\"sable, three roundels argent\") and Villers de Boutemont (\"azure, a chevron argent between three acorns vert\").<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7644-868x1024.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Lodge\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7644-868x1024.avif 868w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7644-254x300.avif 254w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7644-768x906.avif 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7644.avif 1292w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Lodge<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>In recent times, this room served as a music salon and billiards room. Featuring stalls reminiscent of English Masonic lodges, it is thought to have hosted esoteric gatherings, which were favored among the enlightened Norman nobility influenced by English society.<\/p>\n<p>At the rear, fine ceramics with Masonic emblems are displayed, while the mantelpiece holds a Grand Master's ceremonial Masonic sword, a Templar sword, and two Knights Templar helmets.<\/p>\n<p>Adorning the walls are banners of the great chivalric orders\u2014Knights Hospitaller, Order of Calatrava, Teutonic Knights, and Knights Templar\u2014along with banners of prominent medieval lords.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7627-1024x930.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Historical Gallery\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7627-1024x930.avif 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7627-300x273.avif 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7627-768x698.avif 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7627.avif 1292w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Historical Gallery<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>The gallery chronicles the major milestones in the history of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights the departure of the Lord of Boutemont for the First Crusade alongside Robert Curthose, son of William the Conqueror. It also covers the era of Philippe Paisant under King Francis I, leading to the last lords of Boutemont prior to the French Revolution. Visitors can admire original landscape blueprints by Achille Duch\u00eane, who redesigned the gardens in the early 20th century for Monsieur and Madame Drouilly, then owners of the estate.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the gallery showcases Second World War artifacts uncovered on the property, commemorating Boutemont's liberation by British forces in August 1944.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc03afc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc03afc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cddcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61cddcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"chapel\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6c453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a6c453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afae92f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afae92f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc79235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc79235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Chapel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0673f1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0673f1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Built in 1880 in Neo-Gothic style, the chapel pays tribute to the destroyed parish church of Boutemont. Pauline Bouteiller, the ch\u00e2telaine of Boutemont at the time, was its founder and rests within. A bell from the former church, cast by Jean Aubert and dated 1653, can now be found in the parish church of Ouilly-le-Vicomte.<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">The chapel is dedicated to Saint Leobinus (Saint Lubin), Bishop of Chartres, who according to legend saved Paris from fire in the 6th century with the sign of the cross. Saint Lubin is also celebrated as a renowned miracle-worker during the reign of Childebert I, son of Clovis, King of the Franks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8546ad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8546ad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f3d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97f3d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1292\" height=\"1246\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-chapelle.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-chapelle.avif 1292w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-chapelle-300x289.avif 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-chapelle-1024x988.avif 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/la-chapelle-768x741.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1292px) 100vw, 1292px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35285a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e35285a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99a682 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b99a682\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b25479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b25479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAINT TH\u00c9R\u00c8SE OF LISIEUX<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37ca0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37ca0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long before she was revered and prayed to across the globe, Saint Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of the Child Jesus, then known as Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Martin, cherished the simple beauty of the Normandy countryside and walks with her dog Tom around Lisieux.<br\/>In 1887, at age fourteen, she sketched the picturesque church of Ouilly-le-Vicomte in her notebook. She also accompanied her father, Louis Martin, on fishing excursions along the Paquine River, where it converges with the Touques in front of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont, whose chapel dates from 1880.<\/p><p><em>&#8220;I would try to fish with my little rod, but I preferred to sit by myself on the flowering grass; I listened to the whisper of the wind,&#8221;<\/em> wrote the young woman who entered the Carmel of Lisieux at fifteen, died at twenty-four, and would become a <strong>universally beloved saint 28 years later<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25e7ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f25e7ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83b513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e83b513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sainte-therese.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sainte-therese.png 384w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sainte-therese-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf305e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bf305e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d051a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d051a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"labyrinth\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a33b56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36a33b56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb3c001 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb3c001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f58c2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f58c2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE MEDITATION LABYRINTH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7c0c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7c0c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A meditation labyrinth is unicursal\u2014featuring a single path where one cannot get lost, gently guiding the walker toward a symbolic center. Oriented toward the east, it draws upon a millennium-old tradition spanning from Scandinavia to Chartres Cathedral. Along the winding path, sixteen letters are subtly engraved: by discovering them one by one, children can spell out the name of the grand spiral constellation that shines above the estate in September. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1438d490 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1438d490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e845178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e845178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a18cc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22a18cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30da5b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30da5b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">surface area <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afb4b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afb4b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>300 m<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626e89e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"626e89e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382fde89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"382fde89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">path length<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f88c495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f88c495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>~290 m<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d0c07 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70d0c07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d414c6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d414c6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334f08e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"334f08e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4500f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4500f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A TIME-HONORED HISTORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd1d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd1d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>Over 3,500 years ago, spiral labyrinths emerged across Scandinavia, Siberia, Crete, India, and indigenous cultures of the Americas. Independent of one another, diverse civilizations created the very same sacred emblem: a single winding path leading to the center. These designs served in sacred rituals connecting humanity with the cosmos.<\/p><p>In the Middle Ages, the Christian Church incorporated these labyrinths onto cathedral floors for ritual Easter processions and symbolic journeys of redemption. Many were later destroyed over time; the most renowned example survives today in Chartres Cathedral (c. 1200).<\/p><p>From the 17th century onward, maze labyrinths created for entertainment appeared\u2014complex puzzle hedge mazes and corn mazes where visitors are meant to lose their way.<\/p><p>Today, traditional unicursal labyrinths dedicated to contemplative meditation remain widely embraced in Anglo-Saxon and Nordic cultures. Exceptionally rare in continental Europe, the meditation labyrinth in the gardens of Boutemont is unique in France.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d5595 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41d5595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb7797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfb7797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5434-858x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4217\" alt=\"painting by Bartolomeo Veneto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5434-858x1024.jpeg 858w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5434-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5434-768x916.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5434.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da4669 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da4669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bartolomeo Veneto, Portrait of a Gentleman with a Labyrinth, c. 1540.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990a2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990a2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Renaissance portrait is contemporary with the reconstruction of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont (1538).<br\/>It portrays a nobleman holding a labyrinth over his heart, symbolizing an inner journey toward spiritual knowledge and wisdom. This painting inspired our garden labyrinth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90146cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90146cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5246385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5246385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"motte\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e201d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13e201d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e9b40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44e9b40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc6b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc6b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Feudal Motte<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec448c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec448c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This earthwork motte, raised around the year 1000, was originally crowned by a wooden keep, allowing the Lord of Boutemont to monitor river traffic on the coastal Touques River as well as the ancient Roman road. The commanding elevation provided sweeping vistas over the surrounding countryside while remaining sufficiently elevated to escape winter river floods.<\/p><p>Boutemont was then a prominent fiefdom stretching to the sea, held by a knight under the Barony of Fauguernon. It was right beside the motte that the lord built the first fortified dwelling, marking the dawn of the ch\u00e2teau&#8217;s history.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6230bbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6230bbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dc0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4dc0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1490\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4230\" alt=\"The feudal motte of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale.jpeg 1490w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-1024x627.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-768x470.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1490px) 100vw, 1490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7e95a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e7e95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06745a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e06745a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"roman-road\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a53256 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a53256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b62eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4b62eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54431c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54431c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Roman Road<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9ff70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e9ff70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ch\u00e2teau <strong>stands alongside the ancient Roman road that once connected Lisieux<\/strong> (Noviomagus Lexoviorum) to the <strong>Port of Touques and the sea<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Traces of this historic thoroughfare are still discernible today along the hillside behind the ch\u00e2teau.<\/p><p>The feudal motte of Boutemont was built directly along this ancient route.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f583093 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f583093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c5e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9c5e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1326\" height=\"1186\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/voie-romaine.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/voie-romaine.png 1326w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/voie-romaine-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/voie-romaine-1024x916.png 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/voie-romaine-768x687.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa658b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa658b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf88315 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf88315\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9956b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9956b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHILDREN'S KINGDOM!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad1b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ad1b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Boutemont, the gardens offer children <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aged 3 to 12<\/span> a wonderful world of discovery, where they can explore, solve riddles, dream, and play. A large playground featuring a fortress inspired by medieval castles invites them to climb, explore, and invent their own adventures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b029e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2b029e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d91b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-boutemont_editorial_cards\" data-id=\"11d91b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"boutemont_editorial_cards.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t <section class=\"bmt-cards\" aria-label=\"Cartes \u00e9ditoriales\"><div class=\"bmt-cards__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--prev\" aria-label=\"Carte pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente\">\u2190<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"bmt-cards__arrow bmt-cards__arrow--next\" aria-label=\"Carte suivante\">\u2192<\/button><\/div><div class=\"bmt-cards__track\" id=\"bmt-cards-11d91b4\"><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boutemont-aire-de-jeu-1024x723.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"THE CHILDREN&#039;S CASTLE \u2013 PLAY AREA\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boutemont-aire-de-jeu-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boutemont-aire-de-jeu-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boutemont-aire-de-jeu-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/boutemont-aire-de-jeu.png 1492w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">THE CHILDREN&#039;S CASTLE \u2013 PLAY AREA<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Adventure awaits in a spacious play area dominated by a fortress inspired by medieval castles. Children can climb, explore, storm the ramparts, and transform the towers into secret palaces or enchanted kingdoms through their imagination.<br \/>\nAges 3 to 11. Adult supervision is required in the play area.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img class=\"bmt-card__gif\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Lutin_coucou_papillons.gif\" alt=\"The Garden Elf&#039;s Activity Booklet\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Garden Elf&#039;s Activity Booklet<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>A fun, educational trail leads young explorers through the gardens. Riddles, scavenger hunts, and observation games turn their visit into a thrilling adventure. Ages 7 to 12.<\/p>\n<p>The activity booklet is free and available in both French and English.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cabane-du-lutin-jardinier-boutemont-911x1024.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Elf&#039;s Cabin\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cabane-du-lutin-jardinier-boutemont-911x1024.avif 911w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cabane-du-lutin-jardinier-boutemont-267x300.avif 267w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cabane-du-lutin-jardinier-boutemont-768x863.avif 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cabane-du-lutin-jardinier-boutemont.avif 1292w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Elf&#039;s Cabin<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Tucked away in the heart of the garden, this whimsical cabin reveals a magical world filled with delightful details. Every touch sparks the imagination, inviting visitors of all ages to dream up tales of its mysterious resident.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241-1024x989.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Octopus Topiary\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241-1024x989.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241-1536x1484.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-pieuvre-e1791386197241.jpg 1590w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Octopus Topiary<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>In the gardens of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont, children can hunt for an extraordinary octopus-shaped topiary.<\/p>\n<p>With its playful, unexpected silhouette, it adds a touch of whimsical wonder to your walk and invites families to see garden art from a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n<p>A delightful family discovery to enjoy along your stroll.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-chenille-e1791386215890-933x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Caterpillar Topiary\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-chenille-e1791386215890-933x1024.jpg 933w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-chenille-e1791386215890-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-chenille-e1791386215890-768x843.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-chenille-e1791386215890.jpg 1400w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Caterpillar Topiary<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>As you explore the grounds of Ch\u00e2teau de Boutemont, children can spot a charming caterpillar topiary.<\/p>\n<p>Its fun, imaginative shape brings a smile to visitors of all ages and is a firm favorite with families.<\/p>\n<p>A whimsical sight to watch out for throughout your walk.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-1024x627.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Feudal Motte\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-1024x627.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/la-motte-feodale.jpeg 1490w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Feudal Motte<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Children will love climbing this authentic earthen motte dating back to the year 1000.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/A5CF44A0-567D-4989-BAEF-E79BBC9F7E09_4_5005_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Koi Carp\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/A5CF44A0-567D-4989-BAEF-E79BBC9F7E09_4_5005_c.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/A5CF44A0-567D-4989-BAEF-E79BBC9F7E09_4_5005_c-169x300.jpeg 169w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">The Koi Carp<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>Children can feed the large koi carp; fish food pellets are available at reception.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><article class=\"bmt-card\"><div class=\"bmt-card__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pique-nique-champetre-a-Boutemont-sous-les-arbres-1-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Picnic Tables\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 88vw, (max-width: 1024px) 32vw, 25vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pique-nique-champetre-a-Boutemont-sous-les-arbres-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pique-nique-champetre-a-Boutemont-sous-les-arbres-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pique-nique-champetre-a-Boutemont-sous-les-arbres-1.png 1086w\" \/><\/div><div class=\"bmt-card__content\"><h3 class=\"bmt-card__title\">Picnic Tables<\/h3><div class=\"bmt-card__text\" data-collapsed=\"true\"><p>For a relaxing family break, nine picnic tables are available free of charge during opening hours: five in the flowering crabapple meadow and four at the foot of the feudal motte. They are freely accessible on a first-come, first-served basis without reservation. To protect the gardens, please picnic only at these designated tables.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"bmt-card__more\" type=\"button\" hidden data-more=\"Read more\" data-less=\"Show less\">Read more<span class=\"bmt-card__more-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>discover The Outdoor Grounds THE PARK AND ITS TOPIARIES The overall layout and design of the park were conceived in the early 20th century by renowned landscape architect Achille Duch\u00eane, &#8220;The Prince of Gardeners, The Gardener of Princes.&#8221; The favored landscape architect of high society, Duch\u00eane left his mark by designing the most exquisite gardens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4231,"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214\/revisions\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateaudeboutemont.com\/en-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}