Entrance to the château
The château we see today was completed in the 17th century, but was not made famous until the 18th century when Jacques Necker, Louis XVI’s minister of finance, retired to Coppet and purchased it. It was originally part of a 13th century fortified castle.
Necker’s daughter Germaine (known as Madame de Staël), who was famous in Paris for her literary and philosophical salons, hosted equally influential salons in Coppet. Notables such as Chateaubriand, Byron and other politicians, philosophers, authors and artists were regulars.
Corner of the courtyard
Today the house is a museum filled with artwork, antiques and family portraits. It’s worth seeing (by guided tour only) and being whisked back to the 18th and 19th centuries.
Guests enter through a gated courtyard. A sprawling lawn and manicured gardens add to the ground’s beauty.
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