Monastic Room

Monastic Room,

Chateau de la Corroirie, Room at the château, Montrésor, Touraine, Val de Loire, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe Direct Booking

Offered by Château de la Corroirie

Description

Monastic Room

The Threshold of Silence

One enters the Monastic Chamber as if stepping into the hollow of a ripe fruit or a forgotten prayer. It is not a room one inhabits with a clatter, but a nook of time one traverses on tiptoe, for fear of disturbing the golden dust suspended in the sunbeams. At the Château-Monastère de la Corroirie, in this part of Touraine where the stone has learned over the centuries to listen to the leaves grow, the medieval wing seeks nothing more than its own breath.
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The Bed and the Measurement of the World

At the center of the square room, the large bed stretches out like a sheet of calm water, beneath which history might be sleeping. Nothing is superfluous. There is a table that serves as a desk, two modest chairs, and a mirror—speckled by the years—that reflects not so much the faces before it as the passing of clouds outside the window. The wallpaper, from Ateliers Offard, whispers of antique flowers with the humble air of a botanical specimen collection. One sits down, and suddenly the urgency of the modern world fades away, slipping from one’s shoulders like an overly heavy coat left at the doorstep.

Clear water and detachment

In the discreet antechamber, the small washroom serves as a reminder that a human being is made of very little: breath, skin, and cool water. To wash here is not merely a matter of hygiene; it is a rite of erasure. One sheds the noise of the road, the hours accumulated on the faces of one’s phone, and the clamorous certainties of life in the outside world. The running water seems to repeat a single, ancient syllable—a sound echoing from the Carthusian monks who still haunt the stone’s own reverberations.

Meditation on Reality

What, then, is the real, if not that thick wall which asks for nothing more than to be touched, so that we might know we are alive? The real is not the clamor of cities or the accumulation of objects. The real is an oak beam bending gently under the weight of centuries; it is the afternoon light sliding across a wooden table, demanding nothing in return. In the monastic chamber, one comes to understand that the world need not be conquered or possessed; one need only watch it simply *be*—with the patience of a bird perched upon a branch.

Room amenities:

A clean, understated, and elegant style, featuring the natural tones of stone and traditional terracotta floor tiles, complemented by a headboard made of linen and hemp. Two contemporary bedside tables accompany the twin beds. 2 single beds, bathroom with shower.

Size : 25 m²

Complementary information

Category: Rooms at the Chateau, Stays

Equipment and accessibility : baby crib, bath, coffee machine, Connecting bathroom, Cupboard, Fan, Fireplace, Garden / Park, hair dryer, Heating, Inner courtyard, non-smoking, Parking, Soundproofing, tea kettle, Terrace, USB Chargers, Walk-in shower, Wifi

Usages : Family, Heritage, Nature, Oenology, Unusual

Types de lieu : Abbey, Chateau, outbuildings

Atouts : Catered meals available by reservation, Children's playground, Countryside view, Forest, Hiking, Natural light, Park, Response within 4 hours, Wild animals

Publics : Associations, Businesses, Family, Friends, Public Authorities

Architecture : 17th century, Middle Ages