The purchase of Champ Ramet in 2011 was a coup d'achat de coeur . On the one hand, this was driven by my passion for historical buildings and renovating them, but I also longed for a nice place where I could be with my family and friends in the summer months, to gain beautiful experiences and be together. I have four children myself who were still young at the time, but with a view to possible partners and grandchildren, I was looking for something with space and lots of nature around it. I found that at Champ Ramet. I was able to use my experience in renovating and furnishing buildings here, to renovate the chateau to modern standards with all the comforts for the guests, but at the same time retaining the authentic style, which you see in the entire furnishing and decoration of the building and the rooms. I picked up where the previous owners left off; I finished the furnishing of the outdoor kitchen, renewed the roof and electricity, and later tackled the insulation. By means of a leftover photo album that was still with the neighbours, I was able to imagine how it used to be here, and to carry out the renovation in such a way that the authentic character could be preserved. The neighbour Pierre Antoine took on this renovation.

 

The former owners used the country house as a wedding location, with guests staying in the gîtes. Others from Champ Ramet have also settled here in the Morvan. My sister has settled in the village and she also provides gîte rental at home. Two other former guests of Champ Ramet have bought the Pastorie in the village and have started a chambres d'hôtes there. The circle has therefore expanded, because people find it such a nice place here. This also means that there are always extra possibilities in the area if that should ever be necessary.

 

Champ Ramet has truly become a family home for the summer. The two summer months are wonderful, but the property deserves more. I am happy and grateful that I met Lotte again, so that more meaning is given to the country house and the shutters are open more outside the summer months. In this way, the house has an additional purpose. I see it as the pebble that you throw into the water, which causes more and more rings to appear.

 

Now Champ Ramet is open for courses all year round. It is beautiful here with the cows and the colourful rose garden across the road, the clear starry sky. There is French moss growing on the trees that can only grow in oxygen-rich areas. Nature here can really make room for creativity again. In this way I contribute my bit.