HOTEL DE BEAUMONT
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Private mansion with a main courtyard, double spiral staircase, and formal gardens, offering candlelit tours in August
The story of this magnificent townhouse begins in 1722. The ambition of Pierre Jallot de Beaumont, combined with the talent of architect Rafaël de Lozon, gave the hotel its first letters of nobility. Abandoned during the French Revolution, the hotel was looted. At the end of the 19th century, Sophie de Mesnildont sold the property. A few years later, Count de Froidefond de Florian bought the hotel, leaving it to his nephew Xavier de Florian. Occupied by the German army, then bombed, the Hôtel de Beaumont was still standing after the Second World War, but the task was a heavy one for the heirs: willpower and courage were the keystones of the Hôtel de Beaumont’s destiny. Tourists impressed by the main courtyard should take the time to wait for the tour: the double spiral staircase is a "little Chambord", and is one of the first features you’ll see. Further on, the dining room reveals the art of living of yesteryear, the children’s room makes little princesses’ dreams come true, the library invites you to read an illustrious Barbey d’Aurevilly, and the formal gardens are a thing of beauty and can also be visited. In August, treat yourself to a candlelit tour, as the Valognes stone reveals its original character. And don’t be in any doubt: among the many private mansions in Valognes (which has earned the nickname of the "Versailles of Normandy"), the Beaumont mansion is one of the most beautiful. A must-see!
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