Les Grands Tours
From Tours to Villandry
A compact Grand Tour that reads the Loire Valley through château, garden and surrounding landscape.
Le Roi du Monde · https://leroiduvoyage.com/grands-tours/from-tours-to-villandry
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Source fact
The official heritage record places Château de Villandry in Centre-Val de Loire, in Indre-et-Loire, and documents building campaigns from the fourteenth through the twentieth century.
Source: https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00098286
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Editorial context
This Grand Tour treats Villandry not as an isolated highlight but as a hinge between the architecture of the Loire châteaux and their designed landscapes.
Editorial: Le Roi du Monde editors
Recommendation
Begin in Tours, follow the Loire westwards and allow enough time at Villandry to experience château and gardens as one continuous visit.
Editorial: Le Roi du Monde editors
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