Château de Villandry, the gardens, part II !!!

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This is again my lovely valley of the kings and the wonderful castles of my belle France. We have been to them when even visiting France but once here came often indeed; this was as good as any time to do this. We went to the Château de Villandry ! A wonderful castle that must be visited, of course. The gardens are awesome, a must to see!!! Let’s continue the tour with more of the Château de Villandry, the gardens, part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as we!

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The upper terrace hosting the Jardin du Soleil, or sun garden constitutes a sort of belvedere overlooking the different sections of the garden. This set respects the general principles of organization of the gardens of Villandry, forming a green cloister made up of three sections. The cloud section develops in small grassy alleys forming triangles that meander through rosebushes and shrubs in blue and white tones. The sun section, central part of the garden, has a sun-shaped basin represented by an eight-pointed star, designed at the time by Joachim Carvallo, as well as beds of perennial plants dominated by yellow-orange. The children’s section is made up of decorative apple trees where outdoor games are located. The descendant Henri Carvallo now owns the castle.

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The jardin d’Eau or water garden is none other than the French garden desired by Michel-Ange de Castellane in the middle of the 18C. Surrounded by a cloister of lime trees, this section today consists of green carpet adorned with topiaries whose classic shapes develop around a central pond constituting a veritable water mirror from the Louis XV period.

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Forming one of the sections of the French gardens laid out in the 18C, Michel-Ange de Castellane “gave audience” to the farmers and peasants who worked on his land. Finally, a tennis court on grass!  

The official Château de Villandry on the gardens: https://www.chateauvillandry.fr/chateau-gardens/virtual-tour-of-the-gardens/?lang=en

The non profit association of the most beautiful gardens of France on the Château de Villandry: https://www.lesplusbeauxjardinsdefrance.com/en/the-gardens-of-the-chateau-de-villandry/

There you go folks a wonderful entry into beautiful Villandry and its castle gardens! All about 3 hrs from our home which can be done in a day!! We got the hang of it and will be back for more ,which we love in natural setting with great food and wines of my belle France. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Château de Villandry, the gardens, part II !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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