Château La Coste

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Château La Coste, located in the commune of Puy-Sainte-Réparade, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, is a wine estate, a contemporary art centre and a luxury hotel and restaurants. Along a course in the vineyards are works by different artists. A music pavilion regularly hosts artists and musical concerts.

History: In 2004, Paddy McKillen (en), an Irish real estate developer, planned to transform the La Coste wine estate into a contemporary art centre. Guest artists and architects have white cards to create an artistic work on their chosen location. Jean Nouvel is responsible for designing a suite of cellars and Frank Gehry a music pavilion. In 2011, the estate is open to the public and includes an art centre, a bookshop and a restaurant. In April 2018, a new gourmet restaurant opened in the Domaine with Argentine chef Francis Mallmann at its head. In 2022, a pavilion designed by Oscar Niemeyer's agency according to the architect's drawings, which had died 10 years earlier, complements the cellars of Jean Nouvel, the pavilions of Tadao Andō and Richard Rogers, the auditorium signed Frank...