The Chateau Diaries: LAKE GARDA!
I had the most idyllic holiday in Lake Garda with Ollie and his lovely family. It was a working holiday, as we were there to start filming for a new KZread channel that we're planning to launch this autumn, all about European travel, art, food and culture! It was a joy to be travelling in Europe again after lockdown, and wonderful to be back in Italy, my favourite country! In this video I share my travels with you, and show you a sneak preview of the stunning places that we filmed for the new vlog!
The Chateau Diaries Episode 151 ✨🏰✨
Escape to the chateau with ’The Chateau Diaries’ 🏰
This channel follows the adventures of chatelaine Stephanie in her French 16th century home, the Chateau de Lalande, in the heart of rural France ❤️
We show you what life is like in an ancient chateau in the heart of the French countryside, and the diy, renovations, crafts, cooking and gardening that are needed to bring a home like this to life!
A very special thank you to all of you who have become Patrons of the Chateau de Lalande. You have made The Chateau Diaries one of the top 500 Patreon accounts in the world, and have transformed not only out lives here, but the future of this beautiful chateau! I’m overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. On behalf of this beautiful chateau that will continue to survive and flourish because of you, thank you!!!
If you're interested in become a Patron of The Chateau Diaries, click here: / thechateaudiaries
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Love how Stephanie was a bit embarrassed by her car and yet she was probably the only hotel guest who lives in a real chateau!
@chantalpinsonneault1299
4 жыл бұрын
How true!
@ellenfiore3726
4 жыл бұрын
Its the people who are not flashy have the most class..steph u go girl
@karinbergman1646
4 жыл бұрын
True! 💗
@Sosoph098
4 жыл бұрын
thats why she got upgraded! :) i heard that guests are being googled especially in luxury hotels etc. plus they would have seen her address as well. who knows
@curiosusvagus2062
4 жыл бұрын
@@Sosoph098 it must have been that she was a youtuber, and this would work in the favour of the hotel
We only ever meet nice people on The Chateau Diaries. It's such a refreshing change from all the reality TV celebs who seem to dominate the TV and papers. Lalande is quality viewing.
@samanthas2307
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ellenfiore3726
4 жыл бұрын
Ive been bingewatching for a second time i feel like part of the family am i a sad creature lol
@dotell8925
4 жыл бұрын
@@ellenfiore3726 Me too!!!!
@karinbergman1646
4 жыл бұрын
@@ellenfiore3726 I also! 💗
@beetlebum1
4 жыл бұрын
YES! Agreed. It's such a pleasure to watch
Ollie's wife and daughters are beautiful.
@rnggall9640
4 жыл бұрын
and what a sport letting Ollie go to the wine tasting without her!
@ellenfiore3726
4 жыл бұрын
Yes charming family
@dearmaria4654
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and with radiant personality as well. So nice to meet her in this vlog.
@belindagreen8267
4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. Very beautiful !
@22Piroko
4 жыл бұрын
So stunning!
Oliver and his family waiting outside your room in perfect order was adorable. You are truly living large and taking all of us along. What an absolute joy!
@ursine121
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it was very Von Trapp.
@teresacarle294
4 жыл бұрын
@@ursine121 Too true. 🤗0llie ought to be proud of all that 🥂sparkling🍾 smart 💐beauty💐 & vitality! Brilliant! What a utterly fabulous🌾family! They truly made quite the 🎨artistic assembly🚪outside of ⚜Stephanie's Italian hotel suite. 🎤Only now, I can't seem the get the 🎵songs🎶 from Sound of Music out of my head! 👋So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu, to you & you❣
You and Oliver's spouse look like sisters and possess the same joyful laughs... Oliver is very lucky to have two such beautiful souls in his life. 💚💙😎
Stephanie's attitude to life is perfect - she's always positive and retains that bubbling joy of life that we all have as children. I def need to be more like Stephanie. Never seen her negative nor Michael..and when things aren't perfect she laughs it off with a wink and moves on. Fantastic!
@empireofpeaches
4 жыл бұрын
I agree, such positive people. A lot of fun to watch.
@makeuplover6852
4 жыл бұрын
I would also remind people that no one is perfect, and I think Stephanie would be the first person to remind us that what we see is an edited view into a few minutes of a day. It would make no sense to show us her times when she is in a sour mood, or anyone else, all though she did show her Mother being very cross that one time she got the pick up time wrong and she was an hour late picking her and Gerry up at the airport, her Mom was pretty cross the next morning, and she did show that, but she did try to get a laugh out of her Mum and laugh it off... but her Mom was indeed pretty unhappy. I only say this because it doesn't do anyone good to think that people live lives that are not touched by sadness, greif, anger and all the other real emotions we all deal with in life. I love tuning in weekly because I know for the most part what I'm going to get, which is a video filled with laughter, love and kindness. It's like if you turn on the Kardashians - if you've followed them you know what you're getting into. Gossip, profanity, partial nudity, grotesque displays of wealth and more family infighting that one could possible imagine, but, it's what they are known for. Who knows, all that could be an act, but somehow I doubt it.
@amandalevy1227
4 жыл бұрын
@@makeuplover6852 well said. And right on point.
@carolweaver3269
4 жыл бұрын
@@empireofpeaches Would love to be this positive all the time. They love life. Every bit of it. Being healthy really does alot of it though
@carolweaver3269
4 жыл бұрын
@@makeuplover6852 Of course. It would be nice but never possible as we are all human, people misunderstand me as I am one who tries to hand myself to people when on my 'up' side of life. But people are so compassionate when you are not too, but some do try hard to not show that so much. Thank you for pointing this out to us all.
Oliver's wife is gorgeous - she must be a former actress or model.
@JudithBisson
4 жыл бұрын
Pallasart Web I think she is well educated,.
@bobatchison-pallasart-hagi8884
4 жыл бұрын
@@JudithBisson Isn't she a scholar of Arabic and a fluent speaker? I think I read that online.
@bobatchison-pallasart-hagi8884
4 жыл бұрын
Timothy Corrigan - the famous interior designer - has been our client for 20 years now. He is in the process of restoring his second French Chateau now, that is how I first found you when I was looking for his latest KZread video. I am sure you have seen his books. He is a wonderful scholar of the decorative arts.
@AvaT42
4 жыл бұрын
Pallasart Web I agree, absolutely stunning lady!!
@kaihandren9309
4 жыл бұрын
@@bobatchison-pallasart-hagi8884 Yes , please use you influence and have the fab Mr C & Stephanie meet... that would be lovely
As the old proverb says: when life gives you lemons... build a palace! 🏰
@karinbergman1646
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!!! So true!
That was lovely at the end when Stephanie bowed to the singer and he bowed back.
@sorcha259
4 жыл бұрын
Class in abundance
@cornishcoves9399
3 жыл бұрын
they were all doing their very BEST in difficult times; good to see someone enjoying dinner out!
Well what a very lucky man Oliver is to have you as a friend and the most exquisite wife in Camilla
It would be so lovely if eventually Camila would also make features in Ollie’s videos, that way it’s more sustainable to make even more videos since I’m sure it’s difficult to find mutual free time with both of your busy schedules. She has a beautiful camera presence
@endeavouringit
4 жыл бұрын
yes, she's a stunning woman, not that it needs to be a criteria lol
@kurtravenc.devera5573
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, do you know the name of Ollie's channel...im having difficulty finding it.
@KittyPieJaja
3 жыл бұрын
@@kurtravenc.devera5573 I don’t think he’s made it yet. They’ve been planning to prefilm but travel restrictions haven’t allowed them to... Hopefully soon!
@kurtravenc.devera5573
3 жыл бұрын
@@KittyPieJaja Ohh thank you!
@SouthernArtist77
2 жыл бұрын
Camilla is absolutely stunningly gorgeous.
I am so glad to finally get to meet Camilla and the girls, you have a lovely family Ollie. I can't wait for the new channel.
Camilla is so sweet and funny, So glad we finally get to meet her.
Oliver is all smiles and his family is so cute! Stephanie is blessed with soo many long lasting friendships, it’s simply amazing and very rare
@ellenfiore3726
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing lady bless her ❤
I really love the way you two present. It’s like watching a couple of mates giving you a tour of their home town. Don’t change guys, love it.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that the garden looks like a lemon wedge!
Oliver must have a thing for very beautiful, intelligent blondes. One, his wife, and another, his best friend 😁 Such a lovely vlog. The new channel is a guaranteed HIT 😂
Well -- how lucky can a man get ...a beautiful wife & a gorgeous pal , Stephanie...... well done , Ollie!
It’s funny about the family growing lemons with such success, I follow a Swedish woman who lives in rural China with her husband, son and in laws on their farm. Every year she tries to return to Sweden to enjoy the things from her childhood that made summer so special, spending time at the lake, playing and listening to violins to name a couple things . This year she can’t go because of the virus and was really missing raspberry treats as none grow where she lives. She discovered a woman who ,when she moved to rural China ,wanted to start a business and decided to grow raspberries one reason because they didn’t need chemicals to grow and the rather rocky soil was ideal to grow them. It’s become a big success because it’s a sought after flavour in restaurants, bakeries, and even in wine making. They have kept a section for u -picking so she got to go pick, make her favourite recipes and introduce her Chinese family to a little of her childhood joys. The raspberry farm needs lots of bees so the sell lots of honey and other products , flavoured with raspberry, even a little wine. They chose a perfect crop to grow, the berry that grows in ditches in many parts of the world . 🥰🙋🏼
@barbibutton9619
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, maybe I should grow them in my Rocky soil so I don't labor so hard to turn rocks into dark, rich, vegetable growing soil. TY for that info. Now, I'm trying to decide what will bring me riches and success from my soil lol. 🙂
@kristyrash927
4 жыл бұрын
@jillipper5353 please do share this person. Is she on KZread too? She sounds very interesting
@jillipepper5353
4 жыл бұрын
Kristy Rash her name is Miriam in China, she’s not the one who grows the raspberries, I don’t know her name but if you watch her newest video you’ll see.
Omg! Olie’s wife is a knockout! What a gorgeous family!!! So lucky you can travel!! Soo very envious!! Enjoy!
I know exactly how Isabelle feels! I can't sleep until I know my children are safe and they're both in their 30s! You never stop!
It's so lovely to "meet" Oliver's family they all seem so sweet! :)
I am so grateful to Nicki Positano for stating in one of her vlogs that she is watching you, since then, I am hooked, real life and beauty and history, and art, and culture, all together...beautiful!!!Thank you, Stephanie!
I love Italy!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us, Stephanie! Ollie and his wife are just darling! Great idea on the new channel!! Chateau Lalande makes my day every day! It's so Chateau Chic, Cher!! Au Revoir!
Who's all visiting Lake Garda then.... 84.2k hands stretched in the air!
@alisonmckenzie1415
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing !,
@lindafleming3907
3 жыл бұрын
I visited Isola Padre 35 years ago with my 1 year old daughter Aurora who chased the white peacocks. It is divine!
That was fantastic guys!!! I don't need a holiday, I can just save all my money and carry on merrily here in South Africa in lock down! Olly's wife is a super model and his girls are just gorgeous.
Camilla and the girls are just wonderful🌺 Oliver must be very proud!
My doorbell rang at the exact same time you rang the doorbell in the video. 😱 For a second I thought the sound was the same as mine before I realized that didn't make sense. 😂
this may be the best one yet... maybe.... i dont know- what i DO KNOW.... is this LITERALLY felt like a holiday.... i just loved it so much.... thank you!!,😁😁😁🥂💕
@Jayrose59
4 жыл бұрын
They keep getting better and better!!!
@radicalmama135
4 жыл бұрын
@@Jayrose59 i know! and they are just DELIGHTFUL!!
It's so nice to vacation virtually with you, Oliver and his lovely family. Thanks for taking us along 💕
Someday I said to my daughter, Olivia! Someday we will visit Lalande and Lake Garda! Thanks for sharing. I love the music and all of the scenery. Ollie, Camilla and the girls are precious! No wonder you guys have been friends for so long!!! Now I want lemonade!!! Or possible I will crack open the lemoncello that my sister bought be back last year!!! Hehe!
Love all of it! Thank you for showing us a bit of Italy, Stephanie! So happy to see Ollie again and be introduced to his lovely family. Would welcome more vlogs in the future featuring them!
Oliver your family are beautiful god bless you all
For those of us in lockdown, this was a beautiful romp through a lovely part of Italy. Thank you!
What a beautiful family they are! His wife is stunning! Confident wives to have their husbands so close to you, Stef!🙏❤️
Let me first say that Oliver is a handsome man. You know that every time Oliver walked past a group of Italian men with Claire, Stephanie and his daughters, they were doing the Italian equivalent of a High-Five! Bet they couldn't believe their eyes that and English man was so suave! Looks like you all had great fun.
@stefaniesombaty8980
4 жыл бұрын
I meant Camilla, stupid auto correct and fat thumbs!
This makes me feel so American. I wish I could drive to another country so easily. It takes me 10 hours to drive from where I work in Louisiana to my hometown in Oklahoma! 😂😂😂
Ahhh Italy, it's on my bucket list 😊that was brilliant, you and Oliver make a great team😄looking forward to your vlogs in the Autumn 😉😉
What a fantastic treat tonight. Thanks Stephanie. We love you 💜❤️🧡. I’m rewatching for the second time 😁🌹. I can’t get enough of these travel vlogs
Magical just magical. One of my favourite places in Italy with Stephanie and Oliver, just superb. Really looking forward to the new channel.
@luisawinn1428
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, great bunch of magnificent people. Brilliant future to wonderful Stephanie and her new work projects. All the very best and congratulations from Luisa in UK
@billsutherland7068
4 жыл бұрын
When life gives you lemons make lemonade.
Oliver classy gentleman and his wife gorgeous and girls are just adorable . What a beautiful place Stephanie how lucky you are..⭐️Can’t wait for the new Channel....
That was fun! Living vicariously and that's ok🥰
@ellenfiore3726
4 жыл бұрын
Yup we are so sad lol but were in it together right Lalanders lol
You know your in Italy 🇮🇹 when you see all the beautiful sport cars. I would be in car heaven. Oliver has such a beautiful family. Lovely 😊 to see everyone having a great time.x
Just WOW! And thank you for a sip of fresh air :-) Wonderful !!!
This is by FAR my favorite Chateau Diaries yet!! I enjoyed meeting Olli's wife (sh's super beautiful), and his children (also, super adorable), and you got me so excited for your new Vlog series
When my darling husband and I visited Lake Garda for the first time we were astounded by its beauty as we drove around it looking for a pretty, affordable, restaurant, thinking we were on the trip of our life time and never dreaming that such an elevated level as Stephanie just enjoyed, could exist. Most pleasurable vlog, seeing Lake Garda on another level of beauty and historic excess. Loved every minute, except at dinner in the exquisite dining room with the oh so perfectly, beautiful food, Ollie looked like he came from the golf course and threw a sports jacket over his rumpled golf shirt collar; I would have "killed" my husband for such a breach of conduct. Mary Ann Recht.
Olivers suit?? grey jacket and top, gorgeous, he looked stunning, as did you two ladies.
Again a vlog full of fun, and informative. Olivers family are so gorgeous. Stephanie loved you little black dress, stunning. 🍽🍷🥂👗🍾🍕🍔🍨💖💋
That was so fun! Oliver and Camilla are wonderful travel companions.
Stunning view of Lake Garda!😍 It was lovely to see Oliver's family! I am excited to watch your channel collaboration with Oliver!😊
Ollies family is lovely....Camilla is stunning. So nice to see them. What a gorgeous place too.
Stephanie’s enthusiastic and informed descriptions, so aware of beautiful details, and her joyous comments add so much to every part of every vlog. So fun to watch you all having fun! The dual bows at the end were adorable!
A pleasure from beginning to end,,,,looking forward to your new channel Stephanie!
Wonderful to meet Oliver's gorgeous family! I love Selmar's idea of driving Stephanie so she can work on the road. Also dear Mummy with her picnic for Steph and all her love.
Loved this vlog and "meeting" Oliver's beautiful family. Looking forward to your new channel. Both of you are a joy to watch and Oliver reminds me of Carey Grant... handsome, intelligent and cultured. Thank you Stephanie for introducing a new destination to add to my long list of places to visit.
I’m glad I watched on a big screen. Thank you guys. So enjoyable.
Omg it’s so beautiful there ...ollies wife and daughters are adorable , and of course Stephanie is amazing I love this so much ,can’t wait for the new channel ♥️♥️👍👍
How wonderful! A much needed mental break for us Americans who love Europe but cannot travel right now!
A wonderful trip. Very much looking forward to the new episodes. Special awards to the two young misses for being so beautifully behaved. A credit to their parents.
What an offer from Selmar.....awesome.
When I think of Italy, I think of passion for literally *everything.* It inspires a bit of fear, a bit of excitement and romance. I might have known, Camilla is absolutely gorgeous.
On what fun! I can't wait for this channel! We love Oliver so much. You two are well suited for this endeavor. How can it not be great fun? Oliver has a lovely family. Such a great to see this preview. Thanks!!!
The whole day is beautiful as the next, thank you Stephanie and Oliver's family, music great and weather is lovely. The palace is very nice.
@margarethall48
4 жыл бұрын
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How Beautiful and amazing that area is! I felt like I've been thru a vacation myself now.
How very romantic. I adore Italy! You all had such exquisite time. Wonderful!
This was a wonderful “teaser” for y’all’s new and well anticipated autumn release of your new travel vlog. I want to add Lake Garda to my bucket list! Lastly, Oliver has a beautiful wife and daughters. It was such a pleasure to “meet” them. I look forward to more vlogs with his beautiful family included.
Oliver is wonderfully charming - a beautiful vlogging compliment for our Stephanie
This was an amazing episode. I am so inspired by the beauty of Italy, thank you Stephanie for taking us along. I can not wait for the Autumn channel to premier.
Yes indeed, you did the vineyard well, haha! You put up well with them Camilla! I'm sure I'd be fleeing! What a wonderful vlog!
On a cold Melbourne Friday night lying on bed tired after a long days work I am thanking you for taking me with you to Lake Garda. The travel channel is going to be my holiday escape. Than you, Susanna and Ollie. Cheers Vicki (my first comment to you after devouring your blogs
What a lovely family Oliver and Camilla are!!!!!!
Stephanie, your party dress was so beautiful. Oliver's wife is so pretty . I really enjoyed this video . Thank you for sharing this trip with us .
Wow. Adding Lake Garda to my must-see travel list. Ollie has the most beautiful, kind family.
What an interesting and BEAUTIFUL vlog!! Well done you two!!!!
So beautiful, so inspiring! Thank you, Stephanie!
Nice people, very nice people are giving 20,000 dollars/euros a month for the remodel of the Chateau. Allot of volunteers are working very hard to accomplish that goal. Are you Stephanie? Are the final curtains done for the dining room? What about curtains for the spa? Why are the hallways full of bags? Closest we’re not a thing in the 16th century. So what space has been dedicated to storage? This is your dream don’t lose focus!
The scenery is beyond beautiful. I don’t think there are words to describe it. Ollie has a beautiful family!
Ollie you are a lucky devil indeed! You're family couldn't be more charming and your eldest seems a veritable copy of yourself. You will bear witness to many little broken hearted boys soon. Your wife seems delightful and is a beauty in her own right as well. I absolutely loved this vlog of your amazing holiday and it was nice to see our darling Stephanie have a little fun. You and Stephanie have significantly lightened my week and I anxiously await the vlogs that you did on your trip. Travel safely on your return...
My God this is what we are all waiting for and you are naturally made for it as is Oliver, History combined with architecture, beauty and style, can not wait to see this new Vlog, it has been amazing and I feel you are on a new natural journey ! WAKE UP CHANNEL 4 x
Yes I agree, Camilla Oliver’s wife is lovely. Would be so nice to see them together in a vlog.
All of you get along so well and look so fun to hang around! Gorgeous views all over the place! I would so love to get to Italy someday! I can't wait for your new series!🌴🥂🇺🇸
Oh man...thanks for the holiday
I feel like I just went on a mini break to Italy all from my office chair! THAT VIEW!
‘A lot of hard work, and lemons’. Love it! Delightful video. Thank you Stephanie and Oliver. 😁
Lovely!! Looking forward to the Autumn vlogs and more of your adventures in Lake Garda!! Thanks for taking us along, what a lovely holiday.
Ollie's family is beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. Can't wait. Looked like a great trip.
Thank You Stephanie, this was priceless, will watch 5 more times, OMG!!!
Missed the Tuesday night blog but it was for a good reason, hope you had a great birthday party 🎉 and happy birthday 🎂
@shannonmoore4201
4 жыл бұрын
The Tuesday blog got postponed to today! 😁
@janolaful
4 жыл бұрын
@@shannonmoore4201 yes I know, 😁
French mothers are the best, I know I am one ...♥️💕🌸🌺 It looks 3D , the wall paper in the lemon villa.
I hope we see lots more of the very talented OLiver Strong and his wonderful artworks soon.
Thank you for the video. We can't even visit the next door suburbs here at the moment, so I really lived through this video!
Ollies wife is gorgeous as are thier daughter's. What a fun video! SO excited for the new channel! Thank you from Vancouver Island Canada!
Thank you Stephanie for the short (virtual) Italian holiday. Looking forward to the new channel!
What a wonderful video Stephanie! So impressed with your filming of the sights in Garda and it really felt as though I was there soaking it all up with you. Thank you so much for sharing!! X
Stephanie, you outdid yourself! Thank you for taking us along on such a beautiful trip.
I’m so grateful for the history and culture these vlogs bring me! 👏🏻🙏 thank you 😘
What a beautiful wife and daughters Ollie has Stephanie you are so lucky to have such lovely friends ,Thank you for all your hard work put into each vldeo.im excited for this new series & wish you all the best for it .
aarrrrhhhhh! Stories and History's AMAZING.. THANKU FOR SHARING THIS!!!! XO
Italy is beautiful 😍 I am looking forward to your new channel! Stunning video! Thank you Stephanie for taking us along 🙂👋🏼👍🏼🌹
Ohhhh I had no idea how breathtaking the Italian Alps are! It almost brought me to tears! I want to see that one day. ❤️