History of an extraordinary 5 star hotel in Provence After three centuries of history, the 5 star hotel Château de Fonscolombe reopens its gates just a short distance from Aix-en-Provence.
The Château is designed as a large house where all the spaces join in a spirit of family while still preserving individual privacy. Beginning with the front steps, Château life is discernible in each of its 50 luxury rooms. The historical salons of the Château, where echoes of the sumptuous receptions of the Saporta family still resound, are decorated with Genoa leathers and the Chinese wallpapers of the 18th century.
A place filled with history
Built in the heart of Provence in the Quattrocento style of the 18th century, this magnificent residence has belonged to two large families of humanists, that of the Marquis de Saporta and Fonscolombe. Its members are renowned in the sciences and weaponry, particularly in medicine and botany, as evidenced by their inventive friendship with Rabelais, their service with Henri de Navarre, and their correspondence with Darwin.
After eighteen months of work on the rehabilitation and restoration, Château de Fonscolombe reopens its gates. The restoration of the the 5 star hotel in Provence has carefully preserved the heritage in order to keep the spirit and elegance of this place intact. It is the fruit of the vision and determination of Hélène Martel-Massignac, who designed this entire project with great passion.
To rehabilitate Château de Fonscolombe and give it a new life, Hélène Martel-Massignac surrounded herself with a talented team: Corrado Giuli Morghen (Fabrica Traceorum), heritage architect who worked on many listed buildings and ancient gardens (the Orthodox Cathedral of Nice and the Estrine Museum in Saint-Remy de Provence), and the agency Artefak for the unlisted spaces, led by the duo of Arnaud Behzadi and Vincent Bastie, Architect of numerous hotel projects (Les Bains Paris, Le Burgundy, Le Marignan), in collaboration with the decorator Cathy Crinon.
