{"id":1316,"date":"2021-03-25T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chateauduraysse.com\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2026-07-25T20:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T20:35:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chateauduraysse.com\/es\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Ch\u00e2teau du Raysse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1316\" class=\"elementor elementor-1316\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed9932c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ed9932c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7518a846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7518a846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firehorse Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f1ccb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27f1ccb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac663f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac663f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sobre<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64176b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64176b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ch\u00e2teau du Raysse is a charming Medieval castle dating from 1155, situated in the heart of the beautiful Dordogne, just waiting to be explored.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353c47f8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"353c47f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e840305 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e840305\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60370a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60370a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff &amp; Debz Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5779f1cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5779f1cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a261534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a261534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff &amp; Debz Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17461db6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17461db6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3536cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3536cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cb4b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20cb4b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The story of Ch\u00e2teau du Raysse dates back to 1155. The castle\u2019s tower was laid in the middle of the twelfth century for the Raysse family, allies of the French Aquitaine duchy which was unpatriotically siding with Eleanor and her son Richard the Lionheart against Louis VII &#8211; the French king and Eleanor&#8217;s ex-husband &#8211; during the Hundred Years War.<\/p><p>The body of the Chateau was built at the end of the Religious Wars (about 1690), with the Maison du Parc being constructed shortly afterwards. The overlayings of history interweave the fibrous cultural interstices of Ch\u00e2teau du Raysse in this ancient land, the Perigord, which is the birthplace of modern (Cro Magnon) man.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5999a0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a5999a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1938d647 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1938d647\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e4b74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12e4b74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff &amp; Debz Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b0defa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13b0defa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6555ccef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6555ccef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeff &amp; Debz Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47cd886e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47cd886e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dc1f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43dc1f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facilities &amp; amenities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26aef1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26aef1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The ancient Raysse Estate of 12 hectares comprises three main rental properties and two swimming pools which we encourage our guests to explore. The Ch\u00e2teau itself comprises three living rooms and seven en-suite bedrooms.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The charming estate includes two other rental properties, the Maison du Parc, which sleeps over 18 people and has eight en-suite bedrooms, and the Pigeonnier, an annex at the end of the Maison, which has two bedrooms and sleeps up to five.<\/p><p>The estate offers two swimming pools, two large kitchens, a library, dining area, terraces for al-fresco dining and a huge expanse of grounds to explore.<\/p><p>There is a range of activities to choose from near the estate, including canoeing, golf, a zip-line obstacle course, a water park and horse-riding. 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