Visitor guide
Château de Villandry visitor guide — everything you need to know before visiting
The Château et Jardins de Villandry, in France's Loire Valley about 15 km west of Tours, is the last of the great Renaissance châteaux built on the Loire, finished in the 1530s for Jean Le Breton, a minister of François I. It is famous less for its walls than for its gardens: six terraced 'rooms' — the ornamental kitchen garden in nine coloured squares, the clipped love gardens, a water garden, a sun garden, a herb garden and a maze — recreated in the early 1900s by Joachim Carvallo, whose family still owns the château. The kitchen garden is replanted twice a year, and from the keep and upper terraces you look straight down over the whole design.
At a glance
- Book in your languageEnglish support, your currency, one clear price.
- Undated, flexible ticketsValid any open day in 2026 — no date to lock in.
- We handle the French adminOne booking, e-ticket by email, questions answered.
- Honest, independent serviceNot the ticket office — a concierge that books for you.
Sources
This guide is written by the concierge team and cross-checked against the official operator every time we update it. Primary sources:
About our service
Château de Villandry Tickets acts as a facilitator to help international visitors book entry to the Château et Jardins de Villandry, which is privately owned by the Carvallo family. We are not the château's ticket office and we do not resell tickets — we place your booking and provide English-language support. Our concierge service fee is included in the displayed price. If you prefer to buy directly, the château's official site is chateauvillandry.fr.
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