Built in 1536, Villandry is the most recent great renaissance Loire valley castle. Francis I's finance minister Jean le Breton destroyed a former 12th century…
Joachim Carvallo, a scientist from Spain who worked with Prof. Richet (Nobel prize for medicine, 1913) bought the castle in 1906. Carvallo brought back the…
The renaissance courtyard with arched galleries, mullioned windows, decorated pilasters, sculpted dormer windows.
Renaissance courtyard.
Renaissance courtyard.
Renaissance courtyard.
Renaissance courtyard.
Castle, with the medieval keep.
Saint Etienne church, gardens and medieval keep.
Medieval keep and renaissance castle.
Outbuildings from the 18th century.
Tapestry of Huntress Diana, 17th century.
Tapestry of Huntress Diana, 17th century.
Back: virgin with child, Spain, 17th century.
Dining room, 18th century.
Dining room, 18th century.
