Château de Hautefort

The Château d'Hautefort is a French château and gardens located in the town of Hautefort in the Dordogne Department of France.The chateau was reconstructed in the 17th century, and embellished with a Garden à la française. In 1853, the landscape architect, Count of Choulot, redid the gardens, adding a landscape garden, geometric flower gardens, topiary gardens imitating the domes of the chateau, and a long tunnel of greenery. Next to the formal gardens is a hill with an Italian garden with winding shaded paths. Notable trees in the park include a Magnolia grandiflora and a Cedar of Lebanon. The gardens are listed by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the Ministry of Culture of France as one of the Notable Gardens of France.

In popular culture

• The Château d'Hautefort was used in the 1966 film "13" (now known as "Eye of the Devil",) which introduced a young Sharon Tate to film audiences.
• The Château d'Hautefort was featured in the 1998 film Ever After starring Drew Barrymore. The château was portrayed as the character Prince Henry's castle. Many of the film's scenes were shot in and around the Dordogne départment of southwest France. The Chateau was also prominently featured in the 1966 film "Eye of the Devil", starring David Niven, Deborah Kerr, David Hemmings, and introduced Sharon Tate. Miss Tate was later murdered in August, 1969 at the hands of members of the Charles Manson "Family".

External links

• (See pictures and description on the site of the Committee of Parks and Gardens of France)