Set in its own 8 acres park with secular trees, Garrevaques was originally constructed in 1470 by the ancestors of the present owners. Greatly damaged during the French Revolution, the chateau, as it exists today, was entirely restored in the last part of the 18th century. It has been modernised since and permanently inhabited.
The main salon has rare examples of a forerunner of modern wallpaper from Dufour & Leroy depicting grey-and-white classical Psyché and Cupidon scenes (hand-painted paper dating back from 1840, named "Grisaille de Zuber"). The bedrooms and the public rooms all are enhanced with gilt-framed mirrors, chandeliers and antique furniture. Most of them have a superb parquet floor.
Garrevaques is a privately-owned chateau accepting paying guests and the home of Marie-Christine, her husband Claude Combes and their children, representing the 15th generation to live in there.It's truly a home with a heart. If you are primarily looking for a warm welcome so this is your ideal cheerful short-stay base for enjoying traditional family cooking and visiting a region rich in history.
The choice is nearly endless between sightseeing Toulouse, Albi, Gaillac vineyards, Cordes, Hautpoul a fortified old village founded in 413 by the Visigoths, Carcassonne, the Black Mountain or the Cathar castles recalling the dramatic Crusade which crushed the religious Albigensian heresy in the 10th century.
Marie-Christine is a very enthusiastic hostess and you can rely on her to kindly provide you with much help, including customized touring itineraries.
Contact
Welcome
