When Perth couple Karina and Craig Waters hired a car and headed on a scenic drive towards the Pyrenees, they weren’t expecting to buy the 18th century, 94-room Chateau de Gudanes.

Six years on, Karina project-manages the restoration of the monument with help from a team of local tradespeople, while her daughter regularly updates their 300,000 followers.

Somewhere Else chats to Karina about her progress so far and finds out if it's really as glamorous as it looks.

Take a look at the Chateau's Instagram and read more about their story here on Domain.

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