The magnificient FRENCH CHATEAU of the COUNTESS Barbara de Nicolaÿ. Exclusive TOUR.

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @johnvwilkman
    @johnvwilkman 2 года назад +102

    what a beautiful Chateau! I'm glad the original family are still looking after it!!

  • @happyhead63
    @happyhead63 2 года назад +107

    So pleased to witness a little of true French history and ownership of a magical Chateau estate beautifully narrated by a gracious charming lady.

    • @sid2751
      @sid2751 Год назад

      She’s not even french but married the owner of the castle… 🤣

    • @LiliofParis
      @LiliofParis Год назад

      She sounds very French to me

    • @happyhead63
      @happyhead63 Год назад

      @@LiliofParis 😉 thanx

  • @user-ht9fr6eh9u
    @user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 месяца назад +1

    ahhhh such elegance. France leads the world

  • @nicolasjuandecardenas7921
    @nicolasjuandecardenas7921 2 года назад +231

    It's always amazing to see families able to maintain their heritage.

    • @hervedupont6955
      @hervedupont6955 Год назад +4

      Surtout leur portefeuille.

    • @nicolasviard2252
      @nicolasviard2252 Год назад

      @@hervedupont6955 Ca implique beaucoup de sacrifices et un énorme travail. La solution facile eu été de vendre et acheter un grande maison moderne. La jalousie et les passions tristes sont de bien vilains défauts malheureusement si français...

  • @Rebekahlow
    @Rebekahlow 3 года назад +260

    What an honor to have Barbara de Nicolay give us a tour of her home!! The chateau is beautiful. Everywhere you look is amazing!!! The Studio room is stunning! The gardens are lovely. The landscaping is superb!! Love from Vermont

    • @connieroberts6118
      @connieroberts6118 2 года назад +8

      Very much enjoy narrative of history

    • @stephenwong4934
      @stephenwong4934 2 года назад +6

      Very interesting. Love the house, love the history. Thank you.

    • @fredziffle5219
      @fredziffle5219 2 года назад +8

      It’s so vast & every inch is incredible. So much elegant detail. It must require teams of people just to keep it clean & dusted. Maintenance must work every single day. Whew, tired just thinking about all the work. It would take me all day just to look at one room. Thank you for this tour.

    • @benhassan11
      @benhassan11 Год назад +10

      Really?
      We wish she also spoke of the stolen materials from Haiti. The barbaric deforestation of the mahogany trees in the Caribbean. Also the slave labor that ran the house since its conception.
      This place is a living reminder of the horrors wealthy French feral imposed upon their most vulnerable world population.

    • @jeanpascaud4218
      @jeanpascaud4218 Год назад +4

      @@benhassan11 you must not speak of Haïti now!
      its a land of gangster box.
      and people cant eat enough !

  • @thomasplant660
    @thomasplant660 2 года назад +37

    Thank you Countess for showing us your historic Chateau. It is very beautiful and I am so glad that is being restored and your family still occupies it.

  • @lsseaside7303
    @lsseaside7303 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your tour. The Castle the grounds are spectacular!❤🇲🇫🌺

  • @elisabe2210
    @elisabe2210 2 года назад +9

    Madame la comtesse, votre anglais vous honore ! La qualité de votre expression est un bonheur pour la prof d'anglais que je suis ! Et en tant que passionnée de châteaux, je vous remercie de nous avoir permis de découvrir votre magnifique demeure.

  • @ЛюбовьПанкова-у8й
    @ЛюбовьПанкова-у8й Год назад +42

    Потрясающе! Сохранить, содержать это огромный труд и любовь к истории и к своим предкам!

    • @НаташкаГорбачева-в2я
      @НаташкаГорбачева-в2я Год назад +2

      Очень хотелось бы перевод на русский 🙂. Очень интересно.

    • @PuaroMaster
      @PuaroMaster Год назад +3

      ​@@НаташкаГорбачева-в2я включите субтитры

  • @French-Kiss24
    @French-Kiss24 Год назад +1

    What a lovely tour. Next time I go to France, I will certainly visit this chateau. Madame La Comtesse is lovely as well. I wish my French were as good as her English.

  • @scpmdt
    @scpmdt 3 года назад +46

    I have a book where this beautiful chateau is displayed with a few other splendid chateaux. It’s author is Christians De Nicolay- Masery. Le Lude was portrayed in all its splendour & pictures of the grand salon & library & other rooms are exquisite. It does mention the current owner Barbara De Nicolay when she was a young bride & her mother-in-law Comtesse Rene De Nicolay. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across this channel on RUclips & listen to Barbara De Nicolay tell us about her beautiful home.

  • @katehobbs2008
    @katehobbs2008 2 года назад +36

    How fascinating. The chateau is a history capsule, an unbroken ribbon running through the family’s past and present. I love it when they live, are not just museums. The ceiling of the studio looks a bit in the style of the Limbourg brothers, of the Très Riches Heures which I am obsessed with. Thank you to the Comtesse de Nikoläy.

  • @jhb1493
    @jhb1493 2 года назад +49

    Beautiful - you get the impression that the thread of history has not been broken in this home. A lot of historic homes which have been restored and re-furnished can look great, but they have a slightly museum-like quality, a lot of the time. This house, somehow, feels intact and authentic.
    It's wonderful to see such a survival in our time, and to know that it is in the hands of people who will care for it and keep it going for future generations to enjoy.

    • @forward_ever_ever2595
      @forward_ever_ever2595 Год назад

      Yep, they have been around so so long, dating back to the early 1300s', they have reign in France England & Germany.

  • @ЕленаАлександрова-д4с

    Чудесный замок и чудесная хозяйка замка. Прекрасно сохранились старинные интерьеры. Очень красиво.

  • @neenalouise2633
    @neenalouise2633 2 года назад +31

    Absolutely stunning and the fact that it has stayed in the family is fantastic. How much pride from above that your ancestors must have in your family for preserving and restoring this magnificent home.

  • @vanished3306
    @vanished3306 3 года назад +90

    What a magical place! It is heartwarming to learn this remains a family home, who has taken on the responsibility of preserving its history and graciously opens their estate to the public. Well done!

    • @katehobbs2008
      @katehobbs2008 2 года назад +1

      Sorry to be pedantic but that’s so confused! “ the home of a family which has taken on the responsibility of preserving its history and graciously opens its estate to the public”. But well done for not putting an apostrophe in its. My spell-correct just shoves the apostrophe in.

    • @cynthialeeser7952
      @cynthialeeser7952 Год назад

      Really?? It’s better to have a grammar mistake than be rude to point out an insignificant mistake. I got the gist of that comment just fine, I’m sure everyone did. 🙄

  • @teresac.doliveira8689
    @teresac.doliveira8689 3 года назад +27

    What a honour to have such a private tour! Thank you.

  • @michaelpatterson5811
    @michaelpatterson5811 Год назад +2

    Merci, madame la comtesse, pour votre élégance et votre charme - une vraie aristocrate française. Your home is magnificent - and so beautifully cared for, and presented. Such a wealth of furniture and furnishings, quite apart from the architectural developments of the building over the course of history. Even the fact that you continue to use your title is an essential part of that story. Avec mes remerciements.

  • @ellenlifschutz6193
    @ellenlifschutz6193 Год назад +9

    Dear Barbara, thank you for wonderful tour in your chateau, I should be a pleasure to live in such amazing castle. I admire the fact that your family lives in this castle for so many years and keep your home in original shape. It's just wonderful when a family carefully preserves the traditions and heritage of their ancestors.

  • @gracekennings
    @gracekennings 2 года назад +11

    A splendid chateau, which we visited in May of 2022; as luck would have it, we had the place to ourselves---and we had a chance to meet the wandering Pila, who caught a baby bird, and showed us her prize.Thank you for opening your home to the world, so we can admire, learn and enjoy the beauty of France...

  • @МаринаЕгорова-х5к
    @МаринаЕгорова-х5к Год назад +11

    Студила абсолютно прекрасна! Волшебное помещение!))) И мадам графиня очень увлекательно рассказывает. Видно, что ей искренне нравится это место!

  • @ЛайлаКасымова-ч1л
    @ЛайлаКасымова-ч1л Год назад +19

    БлагоДарю,ГРАФИНЯ!Великолепный дворец!

  • @glendamunson1966
    @glendamunson1966 2 года назад +17

    What a beautifully preserved castle. I love the staircase especially. Thank you to the lovely intelligent lady for giving us the wonderful tour!

  • @ТаисияСтепанова-ъ6е

    Очень приятно смотреть такое великолепие, а еще приятно, что этот замок не зазрушен временим, а наследники с любовью и уважением к их предкам востонавливают это великолепие. Молодцы, что такую красату сохронили для потомков, вам респект! С уважением к вам из России!

  • @liesavillandre3481
    @liesavillandre3481 3 года назад +50

    Your home is breathtaking, so beautiful and historic. The gardens are so well kept. Nothing say's this is my home like the family dog following your around the house, it is a living home. Thanks for the tour.

  • @45Grace2009
    @45Grace2009 3 года назад +17

    Thank you Mme de Nicolay. I was hoping to see the old kitchens and we did get a glimpse. The chateau is beautiful, the gardens spectacular, and such history. A visit is on my bucket list.

  • @jeffc9673
    @jeffc9673 2 года назад +21

    What a magnificent history this castle/palace has to offer!

  • @offwiththefairiesforever2373
    @offwiththefairiesforever2373 2 года назад +7

    You are surviving regardless of the turmoil that this increadable palace has been through. That is a wonderful thing xx ❤

  • @kimberlysmith661
    @kimberlysmith661 2 года назад +4

    What a beautiful chateau. She is a gracious hostess.

  • @rosemariedeschenes7013
    @rosemariedeschenes7013 3 года назад +52

    What a beautiful chateau. To live in a place where your ancestors lived for hundreds of years is amazing. The library was massive but I love seeing your dog following his/her human around. Thank you for taking the time to share your home with us

  • @patmcloughlin6409
    @patmcloughlin6409 2 года назад +7

    Merci beaucoup Madame Nicolay, pour la merveilleuse visite du château de votre famille. C’est magnifique!

  • @jamesallison4875
    @jamesallison4875 3 года назад +22

    I must interrupt your tour to comment that you are amazingly charming and well spoken... ma... you are living in a priceless and perfectly preserved museum. This is really crazy! A wonderful and magical place. Merci bien.

  • @1.S.-tp7oh
    @1.S.-tp7oh Год назад +1

    Какая красота! Французам есть, чем гордиться. Другие народы не способны были создавать такую красоту.

  • @cherylbusch6236
    @cherylbusch6236 2 года назад +6

    A living, breathing French Castle!….
    The hidden gems one will find on RUclips are simply amazing!

  • @chrisallen7911
    @chrisallen7911 2 года назад +9

    Dear Barbara. I am enthralled by your magnificent home. I must admit that Renaissance Style is not my most favorite, but once you entered the triple drawing rooms from the 18th Century I was astounded!! The middle green drawing room is absolutely one of the loveliest rooms I have ever seen. The chandelier is magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home.

  • @dalehegstrom7295
    @dalehegstrom7295 3 года назад +26

    My congratulations on your stunning properties. So wonderful to see a living, breathing home steeped in such history!

  • @Linnet09
    @Linnet09 2 года назад +15

    What a magnificent chateau! So historic, and so beautifully preserved.

  • @AnanthaNatureFotos
    @AnanthaNatureFotos Год назад +1

    Absolutely lovely, see you in the spring🌷

  • @totallydomestic433
    @totallydomestic433 3 года назад +11

    What a treat to have this wonderful lady give us a tour of her SPECTACULAR Chateau!
    What class! Thank you for making us feel important and welcome.
    If I ever get to France, I will come to see it, because it is the most beautiful chateau I have ever seen.
    The chandeliers, the views & the garden, out of this world! The lady is beautiful to match😉

  • @robertmccannel8598
    @robertmccannel8598 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Madame de Nicolay for a fascinating tour of your lovely and elegant home. Thanks also for preserving this beautiful place for future generations. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @annabosnakyan277
    @annabosnakyan277 Год назад +4

    Спасибо вам,что храните историю,это очень трудно.но благодаря вашим трудам мы это можем видеть

  • @cheeseblog
    @cheeseblog 4 месяца назад

    Excellent tour. A very gracious hostess presented with grace, elegance and charm. Thank you Barbara de Nicolaÿ.

  • @michaelburgess9707
    @michaelburgess9707 3 года назад +20

    Thank you, Marquise de Nicolay for this tour. i see the influence of Blois and Chambord in the architecture. Your restorations are to be commended. The studiolo is wonderful and I like the mixture of English and French gardens. Hope to visit someday.

    • @francinesicard464
      @francinesicard464 2 года назад +2

      Just for info, she is not a Marquise, but Comtesse de Nicolaÿ married to the Count Louis-Jean de Nicolaÿ.

    • @michaelburgess9707
      @michaelburgess9707 2 года назад +1

      @@francinesicard464 Thanks

  • @salutnihao
    @salutnihao 2 года назад +16

    Thank you Countess de Nicolaÿ. Loved the history of the chateau, your family and the background of the French and English conflicts and the majesty of the chateau. Very well done!

  • @forjustice7209
    @forjustice7209 3 года назад +30

    It´s very nice to see that family is still living in the Chateau and it´s so well kept and taken care of. Amazing place! Greetings from Sweden! And thank you for the tour.

  • @melissahalbert9455
    @melissahalbert9455 3 года назад +13

    Absolutely amazing gardens! Your home is elegant and classically beautiful. You are very gracious for allowing us to view it. Thank you.

  • @carolinedecastro4171
    @carolinedecastro4171 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for sharing your lovely home with us.

  • @agc33
    @agc33 Год назад +1

    What a charming Lady, and such a beatiful house.

  • @Val-hr4op
    @Val-hr4op 3 года назад +17

    This is such an extraordinarily beautiful château seeping with history . Thank you for the tour.

  • @MaxMax-ky9ez
    @MaxMax-ky9ez 2 года назад +4

    C'est absolument incroyable! Quelle chance et quelle fortune, c'est splendide !!!

  • @carolepichot1305
    @carolepichot1305 2 года назад +3

    Vraiment magnifique, une richesse patrimoniale extraordinaire
    Merci Madame pour cette très belle et gracieuse visite

  • @rgrndu
    @rgrndu 3 года назад +9

    What a place. Stunning. She seems like a very gracious lady.

  • @lordcabot1956
    @lordcabot1956 2 года назад +3

    The owner and perfect hostess as perfect as her home, an incredible castle, and all her entourage!!!! Mme la Comtesse, nou vous remercions votre gentillesse!!!

  • @ZainAli-yz3yo
    @ZainAli-yz3yo 3 года назад +15

    Thanks Olivier for uploading this video showcasing one of the best fully restored chateau du lude(private mansion) of the Loire valley and it was really special to be given an entire tour by the owners! Loved watching it and will surely visit the place on my visit to France!

  • @nispeterlorentzen
    @nispeterlorentzen 3 года назад +6

    Great to see these centuries old cultural monuments entering the digital age, so the entire world can see them and learn a little bit more about human history!

  • @adrianavelez415
    @adrianavelez415 Год назад

    It was amazing visiting this lovely place with the owner the Countess Barbara de Nicolay, very nice lady. Thanks!

  • @jamesallison4875
    @jamesallison4875 3 года назад +8

    OMG ... You and your garden and your lab are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your heritage. Just wonderful.

  • @godfreyberry1599
    @godfreyberry1599 Год назад

    Not only the absolutely magnificent home, but Countess Barbara De Nicolay is a national treasure. Superb presentation and bouquets to the production 'artists'.

  • @francinesicard464
    @francinesicard464 2 года назад +4

    This marvellous castle alone brings together the different styles of construction over several centuries. Congratulations to you and your family Madame.

  • @billkolodychuk7372
    @billkolodychuk7372 3 года назад +5

    Thanks for the wonderful tour of your home and castle. I can't imagine the dedication it takes to maintain such a castle. You are a very interesting women to listen to.

  • @DBurgg
    @DBurgg 3 года назад +9

    You are one, very fit woman to traverse all those stairs and grounds!👍🏻💐

  • @manita2653
    @manita2653 Год назад +2

    What a magnificent historic home, we are priviledged to enjoy being led by Countess de Nicolay and her attentive dog who was brought from Cornwall, to tell a tiny bit of the history of Chateau du Lude. The gardens are stunning..one wishes to spend days imagining what it was like to live during times when the Chateau would have bee a hub of hunts, parties, meetings. Looking forward to learning more about Chateau du Lude and its history. Thank you.

  • @rowenahabla8177
    @rowenahabla8177 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing it with us. I wish it will last forever in your generation.

  • @drmarkcthompson6504
    @drmarkcthompson6504 3 года назад +6

    Magical part of the world and a charming, informative lady

  • @allanyeager1147
    @allanyeager1147 3 года назад +5

    Many thanks for sharing the Château.

  • @ckothary
    @ckothary 3 года назад +6

    Incredibly beautiful.Bravo for maintaining it so well 👍

  • @Nahid1347
    @Nahid1347 Год назад

    Thank you. Beautiful, classy, elegant lady…presenting a beautiful mega castle. 🙂👋🙂👼

  • @d.magalhaes922
    @d.magalhaes922 Год назад +5

    Nós brasileiros temos muito orgulho do Conde Louis-Jean de Nicolay, filho da Princesa Pia Maria do Brasil por preservar esse Castelo que é uma pequena parte da história da França 🇧🇷❤🇨🇵

  • @Sophia-zk3tw
    @Sophia-zk3tw 3 года назад +10

    One of the most authentic and beautiful chateaus I have seen on you tube ,thank you for sharing would love to visit

  • @cynthialambert9067
    @cynthialambert9067 3 года назад +5

    C'est extraordinaire. Vous devez être félicité pour le soin magnifique que vous apportez à ce bel endroit. C'est un travail d'amour.

  • @elainenorthcutt3585
    @elainenorthcutt3585 3 года назад +15

    Absolutely magical! Thank you for the tour. I am fascinated with the idea that all of your family generations have managed to preserve the integrity of the castle (at least what can be seen). Truly, truly remarkable.

  • @lindalagarce8996
    @lindalagarce8996 3 года назад +7

    Amazing! Puts reality to history and those historical movies!

  • @clarehart5892
    @clarehart5892 3 года назад +6

    Thank you for welcoming us to this extraordinary place.

  • @commonsense246
    @commonsense246 2 года назад +2

    Stunning. Merci Countess for sharing it with us!

  • @ЛюдмилаМосквина-с2р

    Прекрасная прогулка Благодарю эту милую женщину, за её прекрасный рассказ.Пу ты Бог хранит эту семью и этот чудо замок

  • @LariLesque
    @LariLesque 3 года назад +11

    What a privilege to be shown around your beautiful home. The studiolo was incredible. Your love for the place comes over so well and I hope you have a lot of visitors to appreciate it.

  • @chandarussell
    @chandarussell Год назад +4

    So beautiful. The art work, the architecture, the history and the gardens are wonderful and quite fascinating.

    • @ГалинаКравчук-й8ы
      @ГалинаКравчук-й8ы Год назад +1

      Прямо королевские аппартаменты,все такое изысканное,молодцы ,что сохраняют всё,а не меняют в угоду современности

  • @cassandraralph5906
    @cassandraralph5906 3 года назад +7

    Loved the library! And the staircase, and ballroom!

  • @crobinson1479
    @crobinson1479 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful, gracious lady and the beautiful chateaux with us!

  • @marivicmiranda5392
    @marivicmiranda5392 3 года назад +9

    Beautiful home with lots of history. Hope you can keep it and maintain it as well! I like your place especially the garden.

  • @carpediem8655
    @carpediem8655 2 года назад +4

    Wonderful place! And being taking care of with a lot of passion!

  • @safarygirl
    @safarygirl Год назад

    What a fabulous tour and even more so given by the lovely lady of the house.❤

  • @mark10601
    @mark10601 2 года назад +1

    Lovely lady and spectacular gardens.

  • @cmccoy3972
    @cmccoy3972 Год назад

    A stunning lady! There is often a reason for a family acquiring wealth and power and she has that characteristic.

  • @nativetexan53
    @nativetexan53 Год назад

    How wonderful this woman is to show us this historic chateau.

  • @ccasey1904
    @ccasey1904 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this lovely tour of this amazing home!

  • @carmenmorell6075
    @carmenmorell6075 Год назад

    Barbara, thank you for the tour. My husband and I went to the Loire Valley some years ago... and visited other chateau's. Yours is a gem. Congratulations.

  • @PurpleLazerWolrd
    @PurpleLazerWolrd Год назад

    Countess Barbara, what an amazing tour, thank you so much for sharing, this is simply marvelous . . . I am speechless here

  • @НатальяГончарова-о6б

    Получила колоссальное удовольствие! Спасибо за настроение!

  • @50Street21
    @50Street21 Год назад

    What a lovely hostess. She has the best interest of her estate as well as anyone who would be welcomed as a guest.

  • @sylviamatthee8172
    @sylviamatthee8172 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much!

  • @carmenhachmann5720
    @carmenhachmann5720 2 года назад +3

    Stunning! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your beautiful and historic home

  • @thomasmccabe6690
    @thomasmccabe6690 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for a tour of your beautiful home.

  • @Марина-э8р3ф
    @Марина-э8р3ф Год назад

    Великолепный замок,просто мечта,замечательная женщина,так с душой рассказывает ,графиня очень симпатичная ❤

  • @brienmcnally1960
    @brienmcnally1960 Год назад

    Tres Charmant. What a wonderful tour. I love that the dog was a long with her owner. Very sweet

  • @ROOIBOSTEE
    @ROOIBOSTEE 9 месяцев назад

    Very interesting. Like the sound of footsteps in the Chateau. Amazing architecture, nice kitchen and garden.

  • @josesergioacerbi9280
    @josesergioacerbi9280 Год назад

    Thanks, Miss Countess Barbara de Nicolay, for share this beautiful castle, his home with us! It is in very good shape of conservation! You, certanly, is a very happy woman, for to living in this such spendid and confortable place! Congratulations! It was very kindness of your person to do this, I want to say, to show it for all people! You are too a nice and a charming lady! Good luck to you and all your family! (Barbacena-MG - Brasil)

  • @roseredsoraya
    @roseredsoraya Год назад

    What a magical place full of amazing history..the lady seem so humble and kind ❤

  • @1mezion
    @1mezion 3 года назад +2

    A beautiful chateau and a gracious host combined with the fog rolling through the gardens gave it that extra magical feel

  • @marilynwade9448
    @marilynwade9448 2 года назад +1

    I especially love the library. Beautiful gardens.