루아르 앙주 투렌‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪14‬개의 천연기념물

The sights are good but the terrain is not especially after high winds and heavy rain. Some people might find it tricky to navigate.

beautiful paths around the pond

Beautiful gardens and an art collection in the castle.

The Joreau pond is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional natural park. Created by monks for fish farming purposes in the 18th century, it now hosts many walks.

Very nicely restored castle with an interesting art collection and beautiful gardens

Lovingly restored castle with an interesting art exhibition and beautiful gardens

Villandry Castle is one of the Loire Valley castles renowned for the beauty of its gardens. During the beautiful seasons, trees, shrubs and flowers color the decor with iridescent hues. Built between the 16th and 18th centuries, the castle is today a private property open to the public. It is possible to visit its interior which houses occasional and permanent exhibitions. The entire castle and its gardens were included in the list of historic monuments in 1927.

A few steps from the Château de Villandry, you will find these old freestone quarries dating from the Middle Ages and petrified caves. About 100 million years ago, in the secondary era, a shallow sea covered our region. At the bottom of the sea were deposited masses of chalk which, once exposed to the air, formed the dominant rock of the Loire Valley: the Tuffeau. This soft stone, but sufficiently hard, was used in the construction of the most elegant castles of the Loire. The quarries ended up being waterlogged and abandoned.