The first time inside the Château de Coppet

This part of the park is open to the public

The view from the park

Inside the courtyard of the château

The gate leading to the private garden

The oldest parts of the château were built in the 14th century, but the building was fully restored when Jacques Necker, a Genevan banker bought it in 1784. He was finance minister in the government of Louis XVI of France. There is a large painting of the king at the entrance hall of the château, a gift from the king himself. Necker´s report about the financial situation of the kingdom played an important role in the French Revolution, after which he moved to Coppet.

It was his daughter, later known as Madame de Staël, who created a salon in the château, visited by famous authors and historians. Lord Byron and August Wilhelm von Schlegel were among the distinguished guests. The château is still owned by family descendants and part of it still serves as a private residence, not open to the public.