Castles of France

Castles of France :

 Castles of Loire Valley, Centre, Pays de Loire, Poitou Charente, Berry, Sologne, Aquitaine, Bordeaux, Medoc, Saint-Emilion

Chateaux de la Loire en Français

Gardens 2 : beautiful countryside, rivers, watermills, villages

Chateau de Villandry and  gardens

 

Accommodation nearby Loire Valley Castles : 

Cottage for rent  Small cottage  Cottage for 6  rental  Luxury self catering Apartment   Apartments in a castle  Suites in castle for short stays  Holiday rentals  in a Castle   Holiday castle for 30

The Château de Villandry, built in the 16th century is very close to Azay le Rideau and almost contemporary with it .  

Italian and Middle Ages influences have completely disappeared . Villandry castle prefigures the French classical style ,also known as the Henry IV Style.

 

Arcaded galleries of the main courtyard .The castle, the keep and the gardens...

 

One of the squares planted with vegetables. This garden was created in the Middle Ages . In the Abbeys the vegetables were grown by monks in geometrical shapes.

 

The Keep and the terraces . From the early fortress ,remains only the keep incorporated in the Renaissance building.

 

Villandry gardens Views from the belvedere...The unique "Renaissance" gardens of Villandry are among the most fascinating gardens of France and of the World . Villandry’s Ornamental Gardens ,water Garden ,Herb Garden, and kitchen Garden have an international fame...

 

    

The Keep and the canal. The ornamental and water garden. Vegetable and fruit garden.