Nestled in the lush green of the Gâtinais Nature Park, south of the Essonne Valley, only 12 miles from Fontainebleau and 4 miles from Milly-la-Forêt, the Château du Buno on its idyllic island offers calm and relaxing surroundings, a marvellous, green oasis of tranquility, close to nature and with a wealth of rivers, marshes, forests and wildlife to discover.

There has always been a chateau on this romantic riverside site. Today it has a rough-stone, medieval finish, plentiful shutters and a neo-Renaissance tower, but the inside could hardly present a more extreme contrast to the husk. The furnishings were daringly re-dressed in the 1950s, featuring now a skilfull mix of contemporary and antique touches. The stylish rooms and suites, as well as the welcoming reading and music salons, are luminous and exude class: a sweep of parquet topped by a vibrant Art Deco rug, a majestic Third Empire bed and a boudoir in the tower…

Activities abound around the castle and on the Essonne River: pretty walks through the forests following the „grandes randonnées“ (great trekking tours) circuit, fishing, row boating, pétanque (the French play of boules), a visit to the museum of historic airplanes in the neighbourhood...
Of course the stately castle with its romantic setting, island, river and park, along with the somptuous dining room, provides the perfect venue for a fairytale wedding, a candlelit dinner party or a select reception, while the swans in the river float serenely by…

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Number of rooms: 5

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