Long avenues of linden trees which structure the four levels of the
garden, delicate silhouettes of yew trees in the topiary style,
vegetables and flowers, scents and savours, calmness and energy,
tranquillity and effervescence… the Château de Villandry unveils its
remarkable gardens and smells.
Villandry, finished in 1536, is the last of the large castles to have
been built on the banks of the Loire during the Renaissance. In the 18th
century, a new lord of Villandry had the large service quarters built
in a classic symmetrical style, on either side of the forecourt, and
re-arranged the interior of the castle by adapting it to the standards
of comfort of the time.
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