Guests could experience the extreme sensations offered by the hyper sports car Chiron Super Sport .
First built in 1857 by the Wangen de Geroldseck family , its walls echo with the sounds of lavish dinner parties hosted for the 20th Century elite . Its front steps are forever worn from Ettore ’ s guests ascending for a visit they will never forget . Often chauffeured in Ettore Bugatti ’ s personal Type 41 Royale – the most luxurious car ever created – visitors would arrive through an ornate stone archway , built within a section of 15th Century ruin , curved gently ( although not purposefully ) into a shape reminiscent of the Bugatti radiator . It was always an occasion .
Dinner was carried out with the same precision that Ettore Bugatti applied to
the engineering and design of his cars . He added an Orangerie to the Château ’ s grounds , in part so his guests could enjoy ingredients freshly grown from within . He engineered a pasta maker of his own design , built a henhouse to deliver freshly laid eggs and he even created personalized table settings with his own custom cutlery – all engraved with his initials . For Ettore , time spent at the Château should be a reflection of a Bugatti car : perfect in every detail .
Today , the Château continues much as it had done . It is now the home of Bugatti Automobiles , and a site with an almost magnetic appeal for automotive enthusiasts . It is truly unlike any other car manufacturer facility in the world , steeped in history and surrounded by ancient forests and roaming herds of deer . It remains just as much a part of the Bugatti story as iconic models like the Type 35 , Type 41 or the Type 57 . And to discover exactly why , a very select number of special guests were invited to spend ‘ One Night at the Château ’.
Christophe Piochon , President of Bugatti Automobiles , said : “ The Château Saint Jean is just as much a part of Bugatti history as any of our historic range of vehicles . It became a part of the legend , and it remains a hugely special place both for us and for our customers . Although we already offer a day-long
Bugatti Baby II is a tribute to the original Bugatti Baby , which is a 75 % scale fully electric reincarnation of the Type 35 .
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