Entrance ticket to Château de Villandry and gardens
Discover the stunning chateau built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 16th century with magnificent ornamental gardens located in the Loire Region.
The large privately owned estate of Villandry is made of several gardens, of which the most famous are the Renaissance and the vegetable gardens. Around the Renaissance chateau built in 1536 by Jean le Breton, King Francis I finance minister is the 6 gardens that stretch on 17 acres: the vegetable garden, the Renaissance garden, the water garden, the herb garden, the sun garden, and the maze.
The estate of Villandry is privately owned and belongs to the descendant of M Carvallo, a Spanish man, who, with his wife from New England, Ann Coleman, renovated the gardens and opened them to the public.
Main features
Additional features
Why you’ll love this…
- Explore the last of the great chateaux of the Loire built during the Renaissance
- Visit the emblematic Château de Villandry and its remarkable gardens
- Discover one of the jewels of world heritage
Important to know
- Photo credit: © Château et Jardins de Villandry gm | © F.Paillet | © Sandra Daveau | © J. Klinger | © ADT Touraine - JC Coutand | © D. Darrault | © Jgillardtvincent
- Free admission for children under 8 years old
- Leaflets for the visit to the chateau and gardens are available in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Czech
- The languages spoken on the site are French and English
- Documentary proof may be requested at the ticket counter
- Free parking car is available near the castle
- There is unsupervised bicycle parking in close proximity to the site
- Picnics are not allowed in the park. You are authorized to out lunch and then come back and finish your visit. A picnic area about 100m from the château entrance (behind the Tourist Office of Villandry) is available
- Dogs are admitted in our gardens if kept on a lead throughout the visit. The small-sized dogs are tolerated in the castle on the condition of being in a bag adapted and to stay throughout the visit there
- There is a cloakroom beyond the ticket office. Small bags, rucksacks, and motorcycle helmets can be left there free of charge
Cancellation policy
Please note that this experience is non-refundable, even if cancelled in advance.
What’s included
- Entrance ticket to the castle and the gardens
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Location
Provider
Château de Villandry
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