In the early 1500s, Villandry castle is the last of the great chateaux built near the banks of the Loire during the Renaissance.

Villandry’s originality lies not only in its avant-garde architectural design and it has the distinctive feature of being the residence of neither a king nor a courtesan, but of Jean Le Breton, Minister of Finance for François I.

The sober elegance of its architecture combined with the charm of its outstanding six gardens (the kitchen garden, the ornamental garden, the water garden, the herb garden, the labyrinth and the sun garden) make this one of the jewels of world heritage.