Jardins du Château de Villandry
Type :
- Renaissance garden
- Maze
- Kitchen garden
- Water
The art of gardening brought to an extreme degree, a work of constant care.
A unique testimony to Renaissance gardens, Villandry owes its reputation to the outstanding complex of terraced gardens, composed over three levels.
These gardens must be contemplated from above, to fully appreciate the rigour and beauty of their composition… or looked at very closely to reveal every detail of their charm and subtlety.
The water garden, le “Jardin d’eau”On the higher level, in a vast cloister of lime tree, a pool collects the water required to irrigate the gardens and supply all its fountains.
The decorative pleasure garden, le “Jardin décoratif d’agrément”
On a level with the castle, it is composed of three sections: the “Jardin d’amour”, divided in four parterres (tender love, passionate love, flighty love and tragic love), the “Jardin de la musique” with box, yew and flowers drawing symbolic figures and the “Jardin des simples” with aromatic, condiment or medicinal herbs.
The ornamental vegetable gardenDown below, spreading over more than 12,500 m2, lies the surprising vegetable garden with decorative squares. This garden is fully renewed twice a year with a spring scheme and a summer scheme.
Jardins du Château de Villandry
Château de Villandry
37510 Villandry
Tél : 33 (0)820 20 10 11
Fax : 33 (0)2 47 50 12 85
info@chateauvillandry.com
http://www.chateauvillandry.com
Surface :
Gardens : 5ha
Vegetable garden : 125 000 m2
Visits schedules :
GARDENS : open all year long, everyday.
Individual visit with the brochure.
From January 1st to February 8th and from November 12th to December 31st : from 9am until 5pm.
From February 9th to 29th and from October 26th to November 16th : from 9am until 5:30pm.
From March 1st to 29th : from 9am until 6pm.
From March 30th to June 30th and from September 1st to 30th : from 9am until 7pm.
From July 1st to August 31st : from 9am until 7:30pm
From October 1st to 25th : from 9am until 6:30pm.
CASTLE : everyday from February 9th to November 16th (Possible during Christmas school holidays)
French guided visit at settled time (except in February and December, Sunday from May to September and some weekends) or individual visits with brochure :
From January 1st to 6th and from December 20th to 31st : from 9:30am until 4.30pm.
From February 9th to 29th and from October 26th to November 16th : from 9am until 5pm.
From March 30th to June 30th and from September 1st to October 25th : from 9am until 6pm
From July 1st to August 31st : from 9am until 6:30pm.
Services :
Car park
Shops
Restaurant
Prices :
ONLY GARDENS
Adult : 6€
Reduced fare : (young from 8 up to 18 years old, student, young up to 26 years old on card proof : 3,50€
Group : 4€
Child up to 8 years old : free of charge
CASTLE AND GARDENS
Adult : 9€
Reduced fare : (young from 8 up to 18 years old, student, young up to 26 years old on card proof : 5€
Group (minimum 15 persons) : 6,50€

On the A10, exit number 24 at Joué-les-Tours; take the A85 to Saumur, exit number 8 at Villandry. From Tours, take the D7 to Villandry. The castle is indicated.

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EATING ON THE SPOT
"La Douce Terrasse" : 1 rue Principale (Chateau de Villandry)
37510 Villandry 6 02 47 50 02 10
Twin your entrance châtreau and gardens or the only gardens with a meal in our restaurant. ONLY ON RESERVATION