Château des Vigiers
Acclaimed golf in wine country




A characterful slice of 16th-century France, this vast château sites guests across 25 rooms and suites – private spaces boasting a flourish of Louis XIII, XV and XVI styles rich in tapestries, oriental carpets and comfy carved furnishings. Of the numerous standouts here, the 27-hole Donald Steel-designed golf course and the Michelin-starred restaurant Les Fresques helmed by chef Didier Casaguana stand apart, not to mention ideal positioning for oenophiles, with the château lying on the confluence of the Bordeaux and Dordogne regions.
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