Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are spending 45 million pounds transforming a French chateau into a dream home for themselves and their six children.
The pair have completed the purchase of the 35 million pound 17th-century Chateau Miraval, set on a 1,000-acre estate in Provence and now they plan to splash out 10 million pounds more turning the pile into the "love nest of all love nests", reports a news website.
They have applied to renovate all 35 bedrooms to give them a "contemporary feel" and want to add jacuzzis, steam rooms and a spa, and to install a new gym, an expanded wine cellar - and even a motorbike track for Pitt, 45.
They also plan to improve its helicopter landing facilities, so they can fly in and out with their children - Maddox, seven, Pax, five, four-year old Zahara, and biological daughter Shiloh, three, and their year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
"We`re trying to spend more time in the South of France, because our kids have a more normal life there," said Pitt.
He also admitted he`s still struggling to master the language.
Security around the house will be improved hugely, to include a surveillance centre, spy cameras, alarms, and infra-red sensors.
The property comes with a vineyard, swimming pool, moat, lake and forest, and a three-mile long driveway up to the main house.
The cascading stone-walled terraces have been replanted with 13 different varieties of olives, and there are 20 fountains and aqueducts.
The globe-trotting couple will split their time between France and their homes in California and New Orleans.
They have applied to renovate all 35 bedrooms to give them a "contemporary feel" and want to add jacuzzis, steam rooms and a spa, and to install a new gym, an expanded wine cellar - and even a motorbike track for Pitt, 45.
They also plan to improve its helicopter landing facilities, so they can fly in and out with their children - Maddox, seven, Pax, five, four-year old Zahara, and biological daughter Shiloh, three, and their year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
"We`re trying to spend more time in the South of France, because our kids have a more normal life there," said Pitt.
He also admitted he`s still struggling to master the language.
Security around the house will be improved hugely, to include a surveillance centre, spy cameras, alarms, and infra-red sensors.
The property comes with a vineyard, swimming pool, moat, lake and forest, and a three-mile long driveway up to the main house.
The cascading stone-walled terraces have been replanted with 13 different varieties of olives, and there are 20 fountains and aqueducts.
The globe-trotting couple will split their time between France and their homes in California and New Orleans.
