Chateau de Villandry Travel Guide
A Visitor’s Guide to Chateau de Villandry
The last of the large castles chateau built in the Loire Valley during the Renaissance, Château de Villandry was completed in 1536. An ancient fortress known as Colombier formerly occupied the site, with the new chateau constructed around the original keep after the property was acquired by King François I’s Finance Minister, Jean le Breton. It was Le Br… (View original article)