A historic château in Aix en Provence is now up for sale — and if you have a spare $17 million, it can be yours.
The castle, which dates back nearly 1,000 years, was previously owned by the French royal family and is now on the market with Sotheby's International Realty, Bloomberg reported.
The current owners, Ghislaine Pillivuyt and her husband, Bertrand, inherited the property in 2006 and have been running it as a family business — opening the house and garden to the public, using it as a wedding venue, and running a bed and breakfast there.
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Château de la Barben is nearly 1,000 years old.
Source: Sotheby's
It's located in Aix-En-Provence, one of the most picturesque areas in the South of France.
The earliest records of the castle date back to 1064, when it was owned by monks. It subsequently changed hands several times and was at different points owned by a medieval lord and even the French royal family. In 1474 it was sold to the De Forbin family, who kept possession of it for 500 years.
Source: Bloomberg and Château de la Barben
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