{"id":111565,"date":"2021-07-08T01:42:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/all-destinations\/acheter-la-forteresse-qui-commandait-lauvergne\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T04:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:38:41","slug":"buy-a-fortress-commanding-auvergne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sobarnes.com\/en\/realestate\/buy-a-fortress-commanding-auvergne\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a fortress commanding Auvergne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entering this medieval fortress is like travelling centuries back in time to when the Kingdom of France was not yet unified. Mauzun, \u201cthe Giant of Auvergne\u201d, is listed for sale with BARNES Propri\u00e9t\u00e9s & Ch\u00e2teaux<\/a>. A private viewing unlike any other...<\/h4>\n

It could just be the Holy Grail for those in search of an atypical property. And what a Grail it is! Mauzun castle (Puy-de-D\u00f4me) is possibly the world\u2019s most spectacular grouping of medieval fortifications still privately owned. The goal is not to restore this fortress, not to reconstruct it, but rather to understand it. Just ask Arthur Chalufour of BARNES Propri\u00e9t\u00e9s & Ch\u00e2teaux about the shock wave he felt when he first stepped within its walls: \u201cMauzun is both a major historic site and a legendary stronghold. It is unquestionably the Giant of Auvergne. It\u2019s impossible not to be stunned by its grandeur<\/em>\u201d. Listed as a Historic Monument (we would have been astonished if it wasn't), this 13th<\/sup>\u00a0century fortress has been partially consolidated by its current owners. The history buff within us all can but marvel.<\/p>\n