#HAUTEFORT DORDOGNE MAP MOVIE#

This room, I discovered after rewatching the movie last night, was used in several scenes: It’s a simple yet elegant staircase that invited guests would have used when visiting the castle. This is the staircase the Grimm brothers are seen going up in the beginning of Ever After. In the movie there are hundreds of props and people and it looked completely different, but just as lovely in its own way. This is also the scene where they shot the masked ball, although I didn’t recognize that at first. Or spend an afternoon out here lounging with a book. I would love to eat my lunch out here, overlooking the quaint city of Hautefort. Even though there was the restoration of one of the towers going on while we were there, it was still a beautiful visit. It’s where Danielle and Henry have their first banter, where the Prince becomes enraptured by her.

This exterior courtyard is where I fangirled the most. My husband can attest–I was fangirling!Īnd now for the pictures! ( There are tons ! ) I felt like I was in my own fairytale as I walked around the gardens and the courtyards that I easily recognized from one of my most-watched movies. It’s rare to visit a castle when it’s not being renovated, but nevertheless it was still a very beautiful castle to see in real life! The park itself is exquisite. When we visited the castle it was undergoing renovations on one of its towers. In real life, Château de Hautefort is considered the jewel of the Périgord, a region in the southwest of France. In the Cinderella film Ever After, Château de Hautefort serves as the home of the King and Queen of France and their rebelliously romantic son, Prince Henry.

Château de Hautefort, the perfect setting for fairy tales!

Hautefort dordogne map