Posted by : Muhammad Khalid Wednesday, 2 July 2014



The Chateau de Marqueyssac is a 17th-century château and gardens located at Vezac, in the Dordogne Department of France. The château was built at the end of the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet de Marqueyssac, Counselor to Louis XIV, on cliffs overlooking the Dordogne Valley. The original garden a la française was attributed to a pupil of Andre Le Notre, and featured terraces, alleys, and a kitchen garden surrounding the chateau. Between 1830 and 1840, Julien Bessieres constructed a chapel and a grand alley one hundred meters long for horseback rides. In the second half 20th century the house was rarely occupied and the gardens were not well maintained. Beginning in 1996, a new owner, Kleber Rossillon, restored the gardens to their old character and added some new features including an alley of santolina and rosemary and, in the romantic spirit of the 19th century, a course of water descending from the belvedere and ending in a cascade. The gardens were opened to the public in 1996.  Source

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