A true private home.
No other guests share the pool, breakfast table, gardens or evening atmosphere.
A holiday designed around your family
One beautiful home base. A different South of France for everyone.
The best family holidays do not force everyone into the same timetable. They create a place where children, parents and grandparents can share the moments that matter and still follow their own rhythm.
At Tournou, the entire estate is private. Some can explore Carcassonne while others stay by the pool. A wine visit can become a relaxed lunch. A chef can prepare dinner while the family remains together. Your concierge connects the stay into one coherent, personal journey.
Made for multigenerational travel
Together when you want. Space when you need it.
Seven bedrooms, historic salons, terraces, gardens and the pool give a large family the freedom a hotel corridor cannot offer.
Room for every generation.
Up to 15 guests can settle across the château wing and historic tower, with a room guide prepared before arrival.
One person to simplify the stay.
Your concierge helps coordinate the useful details and the memorable experiences through a single conversation.
360° family concierge
You bring the family. We help shape the holiday.
Before you travel, tell us who is coming, what everyone enjoys and which details would make the week feel effortless. Services are arranged on request, subject to availability, and selected around your group rather than from a fixed package.
Private chefs & French tables
Plan a relaxed family dinner, a celebratory menu, a generous barbecue or restaurant reservations without placing the work on one guest.
Limoux wine experiences
Meet local producers, discover Blanquette and Crémant de Limoux, and choose tastings that fit the adults in your group.
Wellness at your pace
Massages, yoga or quiet restorative time can be considered at the château, allowing the day to remain unhurried.
Private regional discovery
Carcassonne, Cathar castles, markets, villages and landscapes can be woven into an itinerary adapted to your interests.
The differenceA holiday that feels personal, not packaged.
Exceptional gastronomy at Tournou
When a great chef enters the kitchen, dinner becomes part of the journey.
Château de Tournou has had the privilege of welcoming celebrated Michelin-starred chef and Meilleur Ouvrier de France Franck Putelat for a remarkable gastronomic moment at the estate.
This is the spirit we want families to experience here: local produce treated with ambition, a beautiful table shared without leaving the château, and cuisine that creates its own memory of France.
For private stays, chef-led dining can be arranged according to your tastes, dates and partner availability. Each experience is proposed individually; the chef pictured is not automatically included in a stay.
Imagine Your Private Table
Wine, food and the real Occitanie
Discover a region through the people who make it taste different.
This is a quieter and more intimate South of France: family-run vineyards, market produce, medieval stone, mountain horizons and long meals that become part of the memory.
Dulce's experience in wine and luxury concierge services helps connect guests with the Limoux terroir. Quentin's knowledge of events and local heritage helps give each discovery context. Together, they can help your family go beyond a checklist of sights.
Meet the hosts behind your stayAn example, never a fixed package
What a seven-day family holiday could feel like.
Arrive and make it yours.
Settle into the bedrooms, explore the estate and share an easy first dinner prepared around your arrival.
Carcassonne through family eyes.
Discover the medieval citadel, then return to the privacy and calm of the château.
A slow day at Tournou.
Pool, gardens, a long lunch and nowhere else the family has to be.
Meet Limoux wine country.
Visit a selected estate while the day is adapted to the interests and ages within your group.
Markets, villages or Cathar history.
Choose the version of the region your family most wants to understand.
Wellness, celebration and a private chef.
Keep the day light, then gather everyone around one final table at the château.
A family destination in every season
The reason to come changes. The pleasure of being together does not.
Markets, green landscapes and easy exploration.
Mild days suit heritage visits, village life, vineyards and unhurried lunches outdoors.
Pool days and long southern evenings.
Build the family rhythm around swimming, outdoor tables and discoveries early or late in the day.
Wine, gastronomy and time to reconnect.
Gather in the historic salons, meet producers, explore without the summer crowds and make meals the heart of the stay.
Your family's private château
Seven bedrooms, two atmospheres, one shared home.
The château sleeps up to 15 guests across the historic tower and château wing. Before you book, the detailed room guide helps you decide where parents, children, grandparents or couples will feel most comfortable.
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Explore every bedroom and practical detail
For families travelling from abroad
Clear planning before you leave home.
Château de Tournou is in Castelreng, approximately 30 minutes from Carcassonne, in the vineyards of the Aude. Share your departure country, arrival point, dates and group needs so transfers, the first meal and the first days can be considered before the journey.
Read the complete private château guideTell us who is travelling.
Adults, children, grandparents, room preferences and any practical needs.
Choose the moments that matter.
Food, wine, history, wellbeing, nature or simply protected time together.
Receive a personal proposal.
A clear starting point for the château, services and experiences that fit your family.
“An extraordinary property, an extraordinary host.”
Read the Full Review on Google“Our two-week stay at Château de Tournou was truly exceptional. The château itself is extraordinary—a beautifully restored 13th-century property that manages to feel both wonderfully historic and incredibly comfortable.”
“Even with our large group of 12, there is an incredible sense of space—you can all be together when you want to be, while still finding a quiet corner of your own.”
“What truly sets Château de Tournou apart is its owner, Quentin. He provides a level of service and personal attention that is genuinely on par with a five-star boutique hotel.”
Planning your family holiday in France
Questions international families ask first.
Is Tournou suitable for a multigenerational family?
Yes. Up to 15 guests can stay across 7 bedrooms, while several indoor and outdoor spaces let different generations share time without feeling crowded.
Will the estate be completely private?
Yes. We welcome one group at a time. The pool, bedrooms, gardens, terraces and salons are reserved for your family.
What can the family concierge arrange?
Depending on availability, we can help with chefs, Limoux wine visits, wellness sessions, restaurants, transfers and regional discoveries.
Can a private chef cook at the château?
Yes, on request and subject to availability. Menus, dietary preferences and the style of meal can be discussed in advance.
Can we visit outside summer?
Yes. Spring, autumn and winter are ideal for gastronomy, wine, heritage, wellness and relaxed time together away from peak-season crowds.
Where is Château de Tournou?
The château is in Castelreng, around 30 minutes from Carcassonne and close to Limoux wine country in Occitanie.
Direct family stay request
Tell us the holiday your family is imagining.
Dates, group size and a few wishes are enough to begin. We reply with a clear, personal proposal.
Family holiday inquiry
Start planning your stay
No booking platform and no standard package — your request comes directly to Château de Tournou.
A private family holiday, shaped in France
More than somewhere to stay. A week your family will keep talking about.
Make the château your home, let the region become personal and leave the complicated planning with one trusted point of contact.
Your next step
Shape a family holiday that belongs only to you.
Tell us who is travelling, what everyone loves and the pace you imagine. We will turn the château, concierge service and South of France into one personal journey.
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