Château de Villandry

Villandry has always been about its gardens. Built in the early 1500s and later reimagined by Joachim Carvallo and his wife in the 20th century, the château became a living textbook of Renaissance design. Terraces spill down toward the River Cher, laid out in intricate patterns of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Even in winter, when the leaves are gone, the bones of the gardens remain, all lines, geometry, and clipped boxwood.