Château de la Napoule: The Romantic Castle by the Sea | French Riviera
[Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] on the edge of the French Riviera where stone meets sea stands a castle with a story unlike any other chateau Deanapple was built in the 14th century to defend this coast but its most beautiful chapter began centuries later [Music] in the 1900s American artist Henry Kl Jr and his wife Marie discovered the ruins and turned them into their life’s masterpiece [Music] they rebuilt the towers sculpted faces into the walls and made the castle a sanctuary of art imagination and love it wasn’t just a restoration it was a recreation of their vision carved in stone [Music] [Applause] marie once said “Love never dies.” She sealed Henry’s ashes behind a secret door with a kiss [Music] [Applause] today the castle is open to visitors part museum part legend and when the waves crash against its walls it still whispers their story [Music] [Music]
Discover Château de la Napoule, a 14th-century seaside fortress reborn as a monument to love and art.
Once a medieval stronghold, it became a masterpiece when American artist Henry Clews Jr. and his wife Marie rebuilt it into a living sculpture.
📍 Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
🎥 Drone footage + voiceover
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