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London, Aug 23 (IANS) 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 themirror.co.uk.

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.