#villandry

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Villandry, France (by Christian Sarbach)

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PATRIMOINE | Château et jardins de Villandry (Indre-et-Loire) ➽ https://tinyurl.com/Chateau-Jardins-Villandry Dernier des grands châteaux de la Loire érigés pendant la Renaissance dans le Val de Loire, il doit son existence à Jean Breton, secrétaire des finances de François Ier qui se porte acquéreur en 1532 des terres de Colombiers et métamorphose la forteresse médiévale dont il ne subsiste aujourd'hui qu'une tour. Ses jardins de donnent à parcourir différents styles, depuis le jardin médiéval en passant par le jardin de la Renaissance, le jardin à la française jusqu’à la création contemporaine

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Jardin du Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire, FRANCE

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Villandry

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Chateau de Villandry

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We stopped in Villandry also to visit Chateau Villandry and the gardens.

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Jardins du château de Villandry (juillet)

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Château de Villandry

Château de Villandry is located in the Loire Valley in Villandry, France. The sprawling country house was built on the banks for the Loire during the Renaissance period upon an earlier 14th century keep. The residence was for Jean Le Breton, the Minister of Finance under Francois I. Three structures were adjoined to the keep to form a horseshoe opening to the valley. The structure boasts Italian and Medieval influences like turrets, pinnacles, and machicolations, along with arcades, mullioned windows, pilasters, and a sloping roof in an avant-garde design. The structure is meant to be in complete harmony with nature and the its well-known gardens. In 1754, the Marquis of Castellane, ambassador of King Louis XV, purchased the estate. The marquis renovated the castle in a neoclassical style, making improvements to make the residence warmer by adding wood paneling. The exterior underwent changes, and the courtyard arches were walled in for new kitchens. The gardens were brought up to date with an ornamental lake, flower beds, and neoclassical outbuildings replacing the Renaissance parquet. From 1791 the castle exchanged hands numerous times. In 1906, under the ownership of the Carvello’s, 100 stonemasons were hired to return the castle to its former Renaissance design. The Carvello heirs opened the castle and gardens to the public in 1920. Currently, the gardens are open, and the castle is closed. Castle Villandry has over 22 acres of gardens, while the castle holds events and exhibitions.