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The Most Beautiful Gardens in France
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Château de Villandry: Its Interior, Part II
von.otter Says: “I can only concede the miracle, that my excellent friend Carvallo has been touched by grace.”— Dr. Charles Richet (1850-1935) describing his protégé Dr. Joachim Carvallo, after the later’s marriage and immersion in domestic lifeDr. Carvallo, a Spanish native, became a...
Is there a name? I've never noticed it.: Eat in the shadow of the chateau
Beausoleil Says: This isn't a restaurant per se. It is an outdoor dining area just outside the wall of Chateau Villandry. You park your car (for free) across the road under the lime trees and walk across to the little restaurant with seating on gravel underneath more lime trees.It is not...
The Shop at Château de Villandry: Love Garden, On a Napkin
von.otter Says: “We feasted on the fat things of the earth, as we made our way to Villandry.”— from “Antiques Digest” 1911The Shop at Château de Villandry is on the castle’s grounds, directly behind the wonderful little café (see Villandry Tip “Réstaurant La Doulce Terrasse: A Sweet...
Goner Says: All the chateau I visited in the Loire Valley had lovely gardens, but Villandry is definitely the best in my opinion. It was Dr. Joachim Carvallo from Spain who created the spectacular gardens in 1906, however they are 17th century in style. They include vegetable and herbs...
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There are three levels of gardens on terraces.- The highest level, surrounded by lindens, has a large pool, where the water needed for the moat is collected.-...
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Château de Villandry: Gardens of Earthly Delights

“By the time we had reached Villandry the sun was struggling through the clouds.” — from “Antiques Digest” 1911 There is no struggle at Château de Villandry, only the delights of its gardens. They......
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Villandry and It's Special Gardens

The reason for visiting Villandry Chateau is to see the beautiful gardens. We were on a mini-van tour and due to limited time we passed on the tour of the Chateau to spend more time in the splendid......
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For me, Villandry is all about the Chateau. Smaller than Chenonceaux, it still retains that fairy tale air about it. From a distance it looks like something out of Disneyland, but of course this was...
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Chateau de Villandry was the last of the large castles built on the banks of the Loire River during the Renaissance.
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