Château de Villandry

Coordinates: 47°20′26″N 0°30′46″E / 47.34056°N 0.51278°E / 47.34056; 0.51278
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Château de Villandry
Garden at the Château

The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in

département of Indre-et-Loire, France
. It is especially known for its beautiful gardens.

History

The lands where an ancient fortress once stood were known as Columbine until the 17th century. They were acquired in the early 16th century by Jean Le Breton, France's Controller-General for War under King Francis I, and a new château was constructed around the original 14th-century keep where King Philip II of France once met Richard I of England to discuss peace.

The château remained in the Le Breton family for more than two centuries until it was acquired by the Marquis de Castellane. During the

Emperor Napoleon acquired it for his brother Jérôme Bonaparte
.

In 1906,

hedges. In 1934, Château de Villandry was designated a Monument historique. Like all the other châteaux of the Loire Valley, it is a World Heritage Site
.

Recent times

Still owned by the Carvallo family, the Château de Villandry is open to the public and is one of the most visited châteaux in France; in 2007 the château received about 330,000 visitors.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joachim Carvallo and Ann Coleman at Villandry - Castle of Villandry".

External links

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