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Jean Le Breton, the Minister of Finance under Francois I, built the Chateau at Villandry and laid the gardens. He demolished the existing fort but kept the tower in which Henry II of England admitted defeat to France. The Chateau was the last to be built in the Loire Valley and unlike others was purely French in design. The grounds were developed in harmony with the surrounds. There were extensive changes made in the 18th century and the character was lost. In the early 20th century Dr Joachim Carvallo and his heiress wife restored the home and gardens to their former glory.

Villandry - Chateau and Gardens, 3 rue Principale, 37510 Villandry, Phone: +33-0-2-47-50-02-09

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