🏰 Château de Villandry
Renaissance château and ornamental gardens in the Loire Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Villandry, Indre-et-Loire, Loire Valley, France
- Built: 1536, final Renaissance château in Loire Valley
- Owners: Carvallo family since 1906
- Gardens: Four distinct formal garden levels across 18 hectares
Château de Villandry is a Renaissance château in the Loire Valley that integrates a surviving medieval keep into its 16th-century design. Constructed in 1536 on foundations of an earlier fortress, it represents the final phase of Loire Valley Renaissance building. The estate is equally renowned for its formal gardens, restored comprehensively by the Carvallo family after their acquisition in 1906. As of 2026, the château and gardens remain family-owned and open to the public, with the gardens ...