The Château des Aygues of Etretat !!!

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And my continuing road warrior trip back into our nostalgic Normandy, we visited two main towns and stayed between the two, perfect timing and location. We arrive to Etretat on the road D940 . Before entering the town per se we came for a peek of the Château des Aygues , a wonderful historical property !! I just had to take this peek and you will know why below.  Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Château des Aygues at rue Jacques Offenbach (road D940) was built in 1866 and owes its interest to the visits and stays made there in the 19C by the two queens of Spain, Maria Cristina de Bourbon-Sicilias, wife of Ferdinand VII, then Regent of Spain, and her daughter Isabel II, Queen of Spain with furniture and memorabilia from the reigning families of the 19C, including collections of Chinese porcelain. It was formerly the property of Prince Joseph Lubomirski (of House Lubomirski), Grand Chamberlain to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and was built in the 19C, In 1880 he received in his house, then “Château Lubomirski” Queen Isabel II who rented the entire property for herself and her suite in August 1881.

Etretat Château des Aygues panel queen spain aug23

The residence is representative of the “eclectic” seaside style of the Second Empire with three facades, each designed according to a specific inspiration of neo-Gothic facade, Italian facade, and neo-Louis XIII facade. The “Alphand-Davioud” style is characteristic of 19C taste, with its imposing and spectacular decoration of false rockeries.

Etretat Château des Aygues passing D940 entr aug23

It includes a greenhouse, an ice house, a gazebo overlooking the sea and the Étretat site. The park also conceals springs that gave the house its name in 1913, Les Aygues, In 1913, the house was acquired by Count Georges-Albert Puyou de Pouvourville, French officer, great specialist in the Far East and Taoism on which he wrote numerous works under the pseudonym of “Matgioi”. Today, the Château des Aygues is inhabited by the owners, but it is open to tourists for guided tours on specific dates,

The official Château des Aygues : https://www.chateaulesaygues.com/pages/intropag.html

The Normandy heritage sites on the castle: https://www.lehavreseine-patrimoine.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine-civil-et-domestique/chateau-des-aygues

There you go folks, a dandy town famous for its cliffs ,and wonderful monuments such as the Château des Aygues. This was Etretat, nice , friendly town we like it.  Again, hope you enjoy the post as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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