The Da Vinci Code’s Sonoma Connection

12 May 2006 -- Be on the lookout for a Sonoma connection when the long-awaited movie version of author Dan Brown’s best selling novel, The Da Vinci Code, premiers on May 19.

The connection is BeautifulPlaces, a Sonoma-based lodging company that represents Château Villette, a palatial 17th-century estate near Paris that plays a pivotal role in Brown’s popular fiction.

It is at Château Villette that one of the novel’s main characters, Sir Leigh Teabing, reveals the central secret contained in The Da Vinci Code – a secret with the power to shake Christianity to its foundations.

Often called “Little Versailles” because it was designed and landscaped by two of the men who built Versailles, fully restored 17-bedroom Château Villette has been a member of BeautifulPlaces’ wine country villa connection since 2005.

BeautifulPlaces is a food-and-wine-oriented hospitality company that offers luxury villas and unique epicurean experiences to Sonoma and Napa wine country travelers. It began representing Château Villette when its owner, noted Bay Area real estate agent Olivia Hsu Decker, sought out West Coast marketing representation for the property.

The château, which rents for $60,000 per week, accommodates a range of uses, from reunions, family getaways and business meetings to weddings and retreats.

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Patrick Totty, Communications Director
707-996-0266 or 415-924-8268
pct@beautiful-places.com

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