Château des Bois and Outbuildings

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Le château en bref

Château des Bois is a rural estate in the municipality of Satigny, in the canton of Geneva, established from the early seventeenth century by François Turrettini, a refugee originally from Lucca who had settled in Geneva. In 1631, his son Jean obtained from the Republic of Geneva the creation of the estate and lordship of Turrettin, detached from the former episcopal mandement of Peney; the family exercised seigneurial justice there until 1794. The pleasure house, described as a "tall house in the Italian style", was built in the seventeenth century and supplemented by substantial agricultural outbuildings, before being modernised in the mid-nineteenth century and then restored in 1989–1990. The estate has remained in private hands: descendants of the Turrettini family produce wine there, present their latest vintages at tastings, and host seminars and corporate events in a countryside setting about fifteen minutes from Geneva Airport.