Villendry Castle

Villandry is an elegant Castle from the Renaissance Period, originally a feudal stronghold stood on the spot where Philip Augustus King of France and Henry II Pantagenet kint of England met on July 4, 1189, there contrast were arbitrated in the medeival tower that still stands in the southwest corner of the castle. Phillip Augustus worn out and his victory was then sanctioned by the Peace of Azay. A few centuries later the manor became the Property of Jean le Breton President of the Blois exchequer. The two large L-shaped wings contain typically Ranaissance elements borrowed from Palace built at the beginning of the 16th century. Large windows framed by Pilasters with capitals in classic style horozontal moldings large dormer windows decorated by superstructures with pediments and volvtes.