From the owner: 4 hectares Créé à la fin du XVIIIème siècle, sous la forme d'un jardin botanique, il a été…read moreentièrement réaménagé en 1901-1905 par le paysagiste Edouard André. On y trouve quelques animaux et des jeux pour les enfants.

From the owner: Le verrou du duché de Bretagne C'est Guillaume de Clisson qui construit ce modèle d'architecture…read moremilitaire au 13ème siècle. Il témoigne en effet de près de cinq siècles de fortifications. Améliorée à chaque fois par ses occupants, cette forteresse est classée par les Monuments Historiques. Dans ce château parfaitement conservé, le visiteur découvrira son célèbre puits, ses prisons, la chapelle, les grandes tours dont le Donjon est la plus imposante, le logis du seigneur et la cour. Un parcours jeunes aventuriers est proposé aux enfants afin de devenir le héros de la visite.

From the owner: En face de l'Hôtel de Ville Il doit son nom à l'ancien jeu de Mail dont l'origine remonte au début…read moredu XVIIème siècle. Le kiosque à musique et la fontaine complètent harmonieusement le jardin. Accès libre.

Chateau and garden is one of my favorite. This chateau is famous on the very well maintained…read moregarden. The chateau was built 1536. This is the actual chateau without castle. It listed as UNESCO world heritage site for their landscape. The chateau has 14 rooms to visit. I like the drawing and study room. It has a grand piano in that room. The office of Joachim Carvallo is the location he plans his vegetable garden. The dining room has a checker board marble floor. The Prince Jerome's bedroom is Napoleons youngest brother. The red silk reflects military lance. There table in front of the bed has decorative surface. The garden is huge. There are total 7 sections. This includes Ornamental, Wood, Water, Sun, Maze, Herb and Vegetable Garden. The ornamental garden is my favorite. This garden has multiple colors. The edge of each tree or bush corner was perfectly trim. Picture perfect. I wish my lawn care company can do this.

Surprisingly this ended up being my favorite chateau out of our 2 day visit in loire valley. We…read moreonly toured the Jardin but that alone was still quite lovely. Villandry boasts some of the best, if not the best Jardins in the region. Signage is well posted so you can understand what is being grown and the trimming is immaculate! The castle itself is beautiful, complete with running water in front outside. Definitely worth the visit even though it's in the other direction as compared to the other chateaus. This was also the only chateau we found with free parking, which we appreciated!

Beautiful Park Very nice park in the center of Tours. It is…read morea nice place to rest and find tranquility (taiping) I highly recomand it.

From the owner: Espace détente et nature Les curiosités et les distractions ne manquent pas dans ce Parc de 37…read morehectares. Face au château, datant du XVIIIième siècle, des serres tropicales abritent une collection de plantes exotiques unique en France par sa diversité (textile, épices, parfum, plantes médicinales...). Au cœur des grands espaces de pelouse, il y a aussi un jardin coréen où il est agréable de flâner les dimanches en famille. Avec ses grandes allées pour courir, ses terrains de foot, de tennis et de baskets, ses jeux pour enfants, le parc du Grand Blottereau ravit petits et grands. Et chaque année, le deuxième week-end de septembre, le site accueille la "fête des plantes".

3.5 stars This is a…read moregreat chateau/fort with a lot of history. If you're in the area, it's definitely worth a stop. However, their self-guided tour was really poorly put together, and it forces you to click through endless maps and details, rather than telling a story or guiding you through the highlights. The museum shop was cute, and the people working there were nice.

From the owner: Chargé d'histoire Bâtie sur un éperon rocheux, dominant la vallée de la Vienne, la forteresse de…read moreChinon fut édifiée à l'emplacement d'un ancien lieu celtique fortifié. Les Plantagenêts : Henri II, Richard Coeur de Lion, Jean sans Terre... furent les premiers hôtes célèbres de ces lieux. Les femmes marquèrent également l'histoire de ce château, Aliénor d'Aquitaine, épouse d'Henri II et surtout en 1429 Jeanne d'Arc qui rencontra le Dauphin futur Charles VII dans la grande salle du Château.

If I lived in Nantes, I would be in the this park daily with the dynamic duo! Titus & Fleur that…read moreis. As soon as you cross the threshold, you are transported into a land of protected beauty and tranquility. Who doesn't enjoy swans, ducks and geese frolicking in a pond? If you have children bring them along with some bread, they will be amused for hours. There are numerous paths to meander along, some are along step waterways, others under tall shady trees. It is winter now, so the show stopping Rhododendrons were not in bloom, but I can only imagine the fabulous display of flowers they offer when in bloom during spring/summer. Especially considering that in the late 1980's the park planted some 40,000 flowers to including daffodils, garlic, tulips. Now there are close to 200,000 flowering species in the parkland including fragrant narcissus, wood anemone, trout lily, scilla, grape hyacinth, iris, and cyclamen. La Gaudinière is a flower lovers paradise in springtime. Providing backup to the flowers, though not to be outdone are various ferns, giant sequoia, redwood, bald cypress, chestnut, English oak, copper beech, Corsican pine, and maple trees. There are a few descriptive markers along some of the paths to help you identify the many species in the park. The irony of me writing about this beautiful château and the land which it sits on, illustrates that the past does not always dictate the future. The Chaurand family were merchants in the slave trade during the 1700's. Would they have ever fathomed that I would be walking on their property and basking in its beauty. For free. Through their wealth the family acquired the domain and created the surrounding park. Over the years the domain and château were sold to other families, until the City of Nantes purchased the property in 1992. The château remains impressive and imposing at the top of the hill. Just a few feet away is an enclosed area to play pétanque. Right next it is a full on playground for the kids. There were several dogs enjoying the open space in front of the château, so be sure to bring your ball launcher for fido! It's a massive park with plenty of opportunity to nap, play fetch, swing, throw balls, feed birds, have a picnic and so much more. Check it out!

From the owner: Le plus dépaysant des parcs de Nantes Cascades, géraniums sauvages, gentianes et edelweiss donnent…read moreun côté alpin à ce parc, qui met également à votre disposition quelque 15 hectares de verdure pour vos promenades.