PROVENÇAL CHARM

Valerie Schneider-Reboul, whose family owns the Breitling watch brand, tells Melissa Twigg of her three-year project to remodel a historic chateau into a luxurious boutique hotel that celebrates all the rustic appeal of Provence

Fields of headily scented lavender, bottles of pale pink rosé, market stalls selling shiny heaps of olives and blocks of pungent cheese... There are a hundred reasons to visit Provence, but the arrival of Chateau d’Estoublon as an upscale bed and breakfast is one of the most convincing arguments we have heard yet. A short drive from Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille, the Chateau sits in the heart of Provence’s famous golden triangle. It dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was owned by the counts of the noble House of Baux, who tussled over the land with kings and popes. In 1998, the Chateau was bought by an equally illustrious family, the owners of Breitling, and was inherited by the eldest daughter, Valerie Schneider-Reboul, a few years later. Since…

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