C is for Chateaux - of which there are 45,000 in France. I've always been quite fascinated by French castles, and this episode takes a closer look at how they're financed.
We all know they're expensive to buy and to run, so I looked into some exciting modern ways people are making French chateaux work.
Featured is the voice Emily Jane Boeuf, the communications head of Dartagnans, a startup that uses crowdfunding to buy and preserve French castles.
Later in the episode is Australian Jane Webster, who runs the Chateau de Bosgouet in Normandy.
Her website is here and Instagram here.
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The music in this episode is from Pres Maxson.
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An introduction to The Earful Tower podcast
Understanding France's Apéro Tradition
When the Seine River floods
Back to Paris and we'll be living in....
The ULTIMATE France Bucket List
The ULTIMATE Paris Bucket List
Ten Things To Do in Paris: 2021
Top 10 episodes: 2020 in review
How a bestselling author gets through a Paris lockdown
Our Farewell to Montmartre
How do the French celebrate Christmas?
How I started a business in France
How 2020 has changed Montmartre
Starting over in Paris - with Anna Kloots
The Pearl Of Paris: The Île Saint-Louis
The truth about the second Paris lockdown
My five best Paris secrets...
Mysterious Cats of the Montmartre Cemetery
The red thread: How to make a Paris memoir flow
My last day in Paris: Lockdown 2.0
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