Already present in XII th century, Saint Brisson's castle on the Loire then consists of a Romanic chief tower and fences. But in 1135, the King Louis VI of France besieges and ruins the building. 
It is in 1210 that begins the construction of a part of the current building with the Comte Etienne II of Sancerre, vice royal chamberlain. 
In XVI th century, Saint Brisson's castle becomes the property of the Family Séguier which abandons the defensive side to transform him into a livable and confortable house. 
Saint Brisson's castle is bequeathed to the municipality of Saint Brisson in 1987 by Anne de Ranst de Berchem. It is at that time that begins a series of heavy renovation work, realized by the volunteers of the Association of the Friends of Saint Brisson's castle, which opens it to the public.
In 2015, Saint Brisson's castle is resold to the company Tous Au Chateau which will make a new series of works to welcome the visitors in 2016 with a new visit.
https://www.chateau-saint-brisson.com

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Our establishment is an authentic Cistercian abbey from the 12th century.
In 1131, it was founded by Etienne Harding, third abbot of Cîteaux, the mother church of the religious order that was to extend its influence over all of Europe.
Our church was consecrated in 1172 and, from then on, many monks occupied this little corner of Burgundy. Around the church and over the centuries, therefore, were built a cellar, crypt, cloister, refectory, farmhouse, dovecote, outhouses, wine press, monastic dwellings, etc.
he Abbaye de la Bussière was at its peak at the end of the 13th century. Throughout its existence, this monastic unit suffered successive destructions and reorganizations until it was sold as a national property asset in 1793 (excluding the church which had become the parish church in 1791). The monks were then forced to leave the premises.
At the end of the 19th century, the Baron d’Oissel undertook to renovate the premises. At that time, he called upon the architect Charles Suisse to redevelop the existing buildings in a neo-gothic style and also to create new ones.
In 1921, the Baron’s heiress, the Marquise de Ségur, donated the estate to the bishopric of Dijon to make of it a place of spiritual retreat.
Some years later, the buildings were granted by the bishopric to the Association of the Friends of La Bussière, before being sold in 2005 to an English couple who had the idea of transforming the Abbaye into a hotel.
The Abbaye today
Clive and Tanith Cummings took over the Abbaye in 2005. Transformed into a luxury hotel, and having since become a member of the prestigious network of Relais & Châteaux, the Abbaye has lost nothing of its distinguished air.
Through the centuries, Gothic architecture and Renaissance style have continued to characterize the location. The number of rooms at the hotel is being increased in line with building work undertaken by the Cummings family, always with respect for the ancient stonework.
The gastronomic restaurant, installed beneath the vaulted arches of the former cloister, enjoys a unique setting.
Today, the Chef de Cuisine is Guillaume Royer, prestigious Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2015,orchestrates the 2 restaurants Le 1131 and Le Bistrot des Moines.
In 2008, the Abbaye de la Bussière received the title of “Hideaway of the Year 2008”, a prestigious distinction awarded by the American journalist, Andrew Harper.

Château de La Bussière

Situated in a 50-acre park, including 5 acres of gardens on the border of the Sologne region, Blancafort Castle is 30 minutes away from Sancerre and its wineries, 15 minutes from numerous activities such as : riding, golf, water skiing, swimming, windsurfing, and fishing, and 5mm away from the Museum of Witchcraft. 
Erected in the 15th Century by the de Boucard family on the site of an ancient Seigniory already existing in the 11th Century, and later transformed in the 17th Century, this handsome brick fortified house rises above the Sauldre canal in a pleasant surrounding enhanced by a French style garden. The castle, a private residence, houses beautiful furnishings and tapestries from the 17th and 18th Centuries.
http://www.chateaux-france.com/chateau-de-blancafort/

Château de Blancafort

Domaine de Rochevilaine, "key" location of the old route of pewter, is a place where the Phoenicians are said to have bought and transported the necessary pewter to copper smelters producing bronze, which was the universal material back then. They probably were its first hosts.
Many years later, in the 13th century, Jean the 1st Duke of Brittany founded the abbey of Prayers in Pen Lan. It was offered to the Cistercian monks so they could pray night and day for their founder and... for the sailors' souls that would wreck on that dangerous coast, hence its name of Prayers. Rochevilaine still has a lookout post from that time, which is part of the abbey property, it is contiguous to a circular turret used to stock powders (wine today!).
In the 19th century, Pen Lan will have a very active economic life. It is the peak of the "white gold" salt marshes, whose production was once implemented by the abbey of Prayers' monks. Furthermore, the coastal fishing fleet stimulates the little port.
Even more recently, different blocks from the "Atlantic wall" were set up in this strategic location - cannon platforms, underground shelters... Rochevilaine remembers those fortifications as there are so many underground.
After the 2nd world conflict, only a memory represented by abandoned walls was left.
Henri Dresch, engineer and industrialist, buys the place in 1952. He started clearing, cleaning the place and "fixing up" the Viscount's house, an old 19th century resort villa that the war reduced to ruins, to open a hostel in 1956 that will be featured in the Michelin Guide from 1958. Thus, step by step, an unusual kind of hotel emerged.
Two manors in the inland were transported stone by stone - one from the 15th century, the other one from the 16th... Then a monumental 13th century porch was added. Henri Dresch will leave an amazing architectural complex.
A few difficult years will pass before Jean-Pierre Liégeois, a doctor, who was sensitive to the place's energies, happily starts building a real full-granite castle - named Aqua Phénicia - and flooded with light through an inner canopy.
In 1997, after getting a solid reputation of hôtelier restaurateur and developing a very important hotel group in France and Europe, Bertrand Jaquet, with his wealth of experience, runs the Rochevilaine ship and paradoxically becomes its first hotel owner.
Wise, innovating, man of action and passion, Bertrand Jaquet is in line with the founder, Henri Dresch. His choices are always driven by posterity's sake. His daughter Cécile Nouail Jaquet and his son-in-law Maxime Nouail have been working with him for several years.
As a pioneer, Bertrand Jaquet builds the first French Spa in the Rochevilaine Domain in 1997. The notion of "sea spa" was born!
In 2004, this Breton hotel jewel successfully returns to the prestigious international organization Relais & Châteaux. It must be noted that he is one of their oldest members in the whole Birttany region, since he appeared in the Relais de Campagne guide from 1961, which was the former international grouping.
https://domainerochevilaine.com/en/the-domaine.html