The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire.
It is especially known for its beautiful gardens.
From Paris take the train to Tours.
In Tours you have to take a special bus to VIllandry.
Audience pavilion.
The castle is the last of the great palaces to be built on the banks of the Loire in the 16th century.
The garden
The garden
Court of Honor
The work room.
The medieval keep.
The oriental drawing room.
Chess table
The room known as the ‘Potager’ owes its name to the Potager d’Ornement (ornamental vegetable garden), which offers an ideal view from its windows. Here, the dialogue between the interior of the château and the garden is particularly perceptible.
Prince Jérôme’s bedroom.
Under the First Empire, the Château de Villandry briefly belonged to Napoleon I’s youngest brother, Prince Jérôme
Main staircase
The moat bedroom.
The moat bedroom.
Gallery.
View to the castle from the garden.
The garden with fountain.
Some pears from the garden.
