Beaune, Burgundy 21200

The vestiges of the 18th-century Chateau de Cussigny, a regional historical monument, surrounded by its outbuildings and 7-hectare grounds along the banks of a river, near Beaune in Burgundy. Secluded from the nearby village, the chateau and its outbuildings are protected from all disturbances, while the small country roads that provide access to the property traverse the neighbouring fields before reaching a straight lane bordered by tall trees as it gets closer to the grounds. With only the edifices' flat, small tile roofs visible on the left, the property has cloaked its ruined historical vestiges in abundant vegetation as it awaits its next owners to provide it with a new lease on life. An initial square courtyard accessible via a narrow, covered carriage entrance, forms an immense grassy esplanade bordered by a number of outbuildings, whereas, further on, an understated iron gate, framed by stone pillars, provides glimpses, through the tall branches of the property's beech trees, of an outbuilding on the left as well as the remnants of the 18th-century chateau's exteriors, today a jumble of burned out beams and the only remaining vestiges of the chateau after it was ravaged by a fire. Continuing on from here, the caretaker's cottage, rather inconspicuous, is located along the northern side of the lane, while moats surround and encircle the property on all sides. As for the meandering Courtavaux River, it borders the grounds along their northern edge.