House of George Sand — Attraction in La Châtre

I went here in 2022, but never left a review on it. However, here it is now as I've remembered.

5 stars because of the beautiful scenery, history, and overall peaceful vibe of the place. There are just a few things to keep in mind if you are a foreigner. (Well, much like me.)

FOR THOSE PLANNING TO GO: They don't really speak English Getting here is a bit difficult, as the language barrier kinda gets worse and worse, but it's definitely doable. If you join a tour guide around the house, she (at least in our case) will not speak English. You CAN get your own copy of George Sand's published works! (SIDENOTE: To get to Nohant in the first place, you will be dropped off in the middle of a field, with a small sign. Nohant does NOT have a big entrance to the town)

OVERALL: Should you go? If you are a fan of Chopin and George Sand's lives together, yes. However, it is also best that you look up Sand's children, Solange And Maurice. Just knowing their backgrounds will be useful, and will make your expereince better.

If you aren't a fan of Chopin and Sand, you might find it boring. (The blue room in the pictures below is Sand's room,...

Fantastic visit where we've been under the spell upon arriving in this well-preserved village, with its small Sainte-Anne church and its red-tiled roof and then, just a stone's throw away, the large gates of the property ... At the end of the courtyard behind the round flowerbed and its large tree, the house: we visit successively on the ground floor, the dining room where the table is always set and where Chopin, Liszt, Balzac, Flaubert, Mérimée, Delacroix, Alexandre Dumas fils sat... By the staircase and the corridors decorated by Maurice Sand, we go upstairs: the cabinet of curiosities, Chopin's room that George had transformed into storage after their break-up, the blue room with walls and hangings with Louis XVI medallions, where George Sand lived her last moments. Finally, Maurice's small theater where people enjoyed playing and singing on winter evenings. A true treasure trove for all fans of the author and of Frédéric Chopin, who composed a large part of his work here. Don't forget to pay your respects at the...

We enjoyed a pleasant walk around the grounds whilst waiting for the house to open. There was not much information on how the tour would be conducted and we were not made aware that the entire tour would be accompanied by a French native who did not speak English. You were not able to walk around the house unattended and the narrative given by the guide in each room, was extensive, which would have been really interesting if our understanding of French was more extensive. We did escape along with quite a few other non French speaking visitors, when the tour went upstairs, so sadly we didn’t get to see the top floor of the property. We felt that if there was an option for either an electronic audio guide or an app that linked to an audio guide for that particular property, it would have enabled us to enjoy the details of all aspects of the property and it’s various historical...