Four Chateaux and a Fete | Manor & Maker

We had a great time with our friends ‪@ChateauLove‬ helping patrons have a great time at ‪@TheChateauDiaries‬ patron days. Then we go out exploring more of the Dordogne valley, at Chateau de Fenelon and Chateau de Puymartin. Topped off with fireworks at the Chateau de Excideuil, and we've had a great week!
#chateau #france #fetenational
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Sara, an IT professional & Stephen a graphic designer and artist are world-traveling Canadians who dreamt of moving to Europe, and France in particular. In 2020 they were working from home when Stephen turned to Sara and popped the question she was longing to hear, “What would have to be true for us to buy a chateau in France?” They searched online for months viewing hundreds of properties. They narrowed their search and toured some properties when they happened upon the one that captured our hearts, Château de Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A year later they made the move to France to start their new adventure in our beautiful Château. They created “Manor and Maker” to reflect the two sides of their adventure. One, to live as chateau owners with all the ups and downs and two, to pursue their passions as makers, creating art in all its forms. They will invite others to come together, united by their passions, to share in this adventure. We invite you to join us too, as we bring our dreams to life. Welcome to Manor & Maker.

[@helenatremblay4019]

GORGEOUS and SPECTACULAR!!!!! Thank you for sharing❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@juneparham576]

Loved seeing the other chateaux. Merci.

[@lindsayholden5959]

Just love your floral dress Sarah.....x

[@micheledavies1665]

Thank you for this wonderful view of other chateaux. Special thanks to Sara for looking after us at Lalande. It was a great pleasure to meet and chat with you.

[@lindagage7315]

Wonderful tour! Well done

[@martijnderu9115]

Thanks for being our tour-guide, we had nice day there.

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

Great tour! Thank you!

[@shannonphillips9344]

Great selection!

[@sandramuis7430]

Lovely!🥰

[@joyabell4420]

Sara, you standing by the roses on the turret looked so lovely. Loved seeing the fireworks with the music playing and no bangs.😂

[@margaretglaser6227]

you always take us to wonderful places love your shows

[@ManorandMaker]

Thanks Margaret!

[@nelks1284]

So glad Steve has recovered from his fall and bump on the head. Lovely to see Thor the peacock at La Lande Chateau at the beginning. Love what you both do at your chateau! ❤

[@carinemunro1077]

wonderful chateaus and lovely that you helpedout on patreon day at Lalande..beautiful fireworks at the end..hugggsssxxx

[@nancylayden6871]

I was in Paris on Bastille Day in 1974 and saw the parade! It was awesome!

[@patriciajeffrey5681]

You did a great job of getting a concise overview of the Patreon days at Lalande. Good job!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Another wonderful video and thank you for sharing with us 🥰🥰

[@lingell7428]

Thanks for being a brilliant host to us at Lalande Steve .My Girls and I enjoyed our day so much .The other Chateaux look interesting and great fireworks .

[@suebecker2893]

Extra special photography! Sculptures to fireworks crystal clear. Thankyou

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

What a fabulous week you both had ❤❤❤❤❤Thanks for taking us along 😍😘

[@EdmunddelaRiviere]

Those chateaux look really interesting. Also nice job with the music.

[@AndreaDavidson-p9q]

♥️🇨🇦♥️ thanks for showing me what is out there. Appreciate you both.

[@penihavir1777]

Yet another excellent video from you two! Thanks so much. ♥️👍

[@jonimarchese7655]

Bonjour Sara and Steve, thank you for taking us along. these Castles are magnificent, and their history is amazing. Who doesn't like ending their day with fireworks. We really appreciate you and thanks again. Love from N.Y.

[@robynforman1978]

Steve and Sara thank you for an enjoyable video. Watching from England

[@srigging]

Wonderful video & new Château to visit with your friends & family❤👏👏🌟

[@friendlhi]

each of the chateaux 🏰was so special 🌲- thanks for the grand tour - and the fete with stunning fireworks 🎇

[@elisabethderu1817]

Thanks for being a great host on the Thursday at Lalande! Greetings from me and Martijn!

[@sandradrees5499]

I enjoyed this video, I have a house in France, just over an hour away from the places you have showcased, we will definitely be visiting them soon. thank you for sharing! xx

[@lynnetracey8828]

I absolutely love all the chateaux you scouted out for your guests. I would be thrilled to see any of them. What a great idea to give your guests a chance to see places like these.

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

😊 really appreciate the lovely châteaux tours!

[@ManorandMaker]

😊

[@janr2133]

Love to tours but ohhhhh your lovely floral dress and hair up look!!! So very flattering!!!

[@elenabarantcheeva1971]

Hello from Montreal. I loved this video. Mix of very interesting topics. Thanks a lot for short views of your neighborhood chateaux. Could you sometimes make them a longer, like a whole video each? With some historical facts behind it. And loved the small details of bed covering (I think it called "baldachin"). I like to saw too. 😊

[@lucindajennings148]

Thank you so much for the lovely tours!😊

[@RonRobertson-lafrance]

This was very enjoyable! Thank you!

[@ManorandMaker]

You're quite welcome!

[@peterwhite9261]

Thank you for yhe beautiful tours. Yes, the taxidermy room is not for me. Eeek! Absolutely many Instagram moments. Sarah and Steve I sense some inspiration coming soon. Great show.❤

[@susanspeece2987]

Lovely vlog,, thank you for taking us on a trip to other chateaux. I really admired the artwork in the second chateaux.

[@TheCrowsNest1950]

Hi Sara & Stephen, It's always good to find new places to share with house guests. I'll have to make some notes from your vlog for a future trip to France. Mark & Scott

[@ManorandMaker]

We've still got a long list of places we want to visit!

[@marilynwade9448]

Location of 2 was stunning

[@lisac1110]

Wow what a interresting tour thank taking us along 😊

[@carolynducan1765]

Such beautiful photography! I always look forward to seeing the world through your eyes. The chateaux were both interesting in different ways. Would love to visit .

[@laurariley308]

Really enjoyed the music!🎶 as well of your commentary. Beautiful and congrats again!

[@gklpang]

nice music

[@SuperAbcdabcdabcdabc]

🇨🇦 Hello I thought that the chateau said Fenelon Falls. Thought that you were back in Ontario

[@holywatermama]

Beautiful dress Sara😊

[@barbharris8376]

Wonderful views.

[@nancywhite4057]

Thank you for sharing

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Lovlies Thankyou for sharing. Durham Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝

[@aprillanders8018]

Just loved this episode!! Ty!! Lots of love from Tennessee!!❤❤❤❤

[@ManorandMaker]

You're welcome! Love to Tennessee!

[@13FallenAngela]

Always enjoy your videos so much! Thank you for taking us to some really neat Chateau that I otherwise may never have seen or heard of before.

[@bluemoon1033]

No objections to the spooky room. Fun! ✨

[@scotchette]

The château Puymartin looked beautiful.

[@CathyMiller0711]

Very nice tours! Thanks!

[@carolesmith6620]

Thanks for sharing your trips to the four chateaux beautiful thank you, take care and see you both next time 💕🌼🤗

[@ManorandMaker]

Thanks Carole!

[@carolesmith6620]

Your welcome 🤗 ​@@ManorandMaker

[@michelesauret7779]

Beau feu d'artifice

[@joannedavidman6773]

Congratulations on finding the potential new peachicks. You and Sara going to adopt some, lol?

[@newday5]

Loved the metal art at chateau . Amazed they allow fireworks near a chateau thinking back to Paris fire in Notre Dame. Thanks for sharing

[@ManorandMaker]

It's right off the wall of the 13th c fortress! Very brave of the (private) owners!

[@mariak9727]

😍Its just amazing how many châteaux there are in France!!

[@ManorandMaker]

Our department is known as the dept of 1001 chateaux... I think someone counted, and there weren't quite that many...

[@margamoons-filip5205]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@NannieG-y6v]

That was so enjoyable, thanks guys 🎉

[@debtheguest3109]

I love seeing all the places you take us to! Thank you, really enjoyed this.

[@ManorandMaker]

You're quite welcome!

[@patriciasmith9712]

🥰🥳😎 and fireworks are always magestic. Thanks for all of this

[@ManorandMaker]

Our pleasure!

[@anneevers9877]

Loved the tours.

[@lizzishaw]

Such interesting places to visit! I hope the metal sculpture chateau was just as awesome inside. And was going on with that peacock room?! You weren't actually meant to sleep in there were you? Sensory overload, nevermind the dead bird staring at you! Thank you for sharing these snippets🙏

[@ManorandMaker]

Right? I'm not sure where my brain would go if I woke up in the night!

[@lizzishaw]

@ManorandMaker gosh and imagine if you woke up bleary eyed for the bathroom, you'd crash into all sorts 😂

[@pdq5465]

Oh, good lord! That peacock room is freaky! No way could I stay there. I wonder what the person was thinking when they set it up. Thanks so much for the tours. They were quite informative and enjoyable.👍🏻🇨🇦

[@beaniecat1980]

Thanks for sharing. The chateaux are amazing 😊 That is so special and awesome that the one was in the same family for 600 years! How many people can say that?

[@barbharris8376]

Sarah you looked so nice in your white flowered dress.

[@ManorandMaker]

Oh thank you!

[@ntakovacj3644]

🙂🙂🙂

[@CynthiaBerry713]

Wonderful tours, ty!

[@ManorandMaker]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@0210rokvist]

Great vlog

[@gr8witenorth61]

the grand canuks do well..................cheers 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@waldemarsikorski4759]

What a great Stag Beetle.

[@ManorandMaker]

She's a beaut...

[@IRSA1]

In actual fact, the French monarchy was only abolished in 1792 , years after the taking of La Bastille.

[@bigboy77dk]

It looked to me, like that bedcrown, with the 2 different fabrics, had had a rather crude emergency "repair" done, as the moore expensive fabric perhaps deteriorated faster, for some reason. Otherwise, I am sure they would have done it alot more decoratively.

[@sdole9448]

Would love to know the familial or other types of relationships between your "modern" chateau and the one with the fireworks - was yours built by a young, hip, modern off branch of the larger chateau, or were there any family ties, or business/agricultural ties? One could easily think France was AWASH in chateaux from watching our favorite channels, but why are they so thickly or thinly dotted around the landscape in any given area and what were their practical relationships? Ruminations....

[@sdole9448]

One also wonders if the current homes of modern oligarchs will host tours and still be around 500+ years later...

[@isabelherrera8647]

Which is the name of the castle at the end with the fireworks ???

[@happygrandma5637]

Cheateau du Puymartin appears to have Noman towers. However, 600 years and 568 km away from Normandy I'm guessing that's a no. Both look grand. Thank you for the visits. A lovely day. Rather ironic that they are shooting off fireworks in celebration of Bastille Day at a chateau that was a home of aristo's.

[@cjpowers9330]

How does being conservative equate to being pro-monarch?

[@crystalb.5725]

I haven’t watched yet and don’t know the context but their parties aren’t the same as American party system. Their “conservative” party isn’t the same definition as American conservatism, etc. I’m guessing that’s what you are talking about. I may come back and edit after watching 😝 Edit to add- yep, party definitions differ from different countries and different time periods. She was talking about a very long time ago and their Conservative Party today is probably not even the same as the Conservative Party during the time she is discussing.