Free visit of 5 hectares of remarkable gardens and wine tasting of the estate

Name: Free visit of 5 hectares of remarkable gardens and wine tasting of the estate
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de Valmer

In the heart of the Loire Valley, discover a green setting on the circuit of the castles of the Loire, the Château de Valmer, wonder of the Italian Renaissance where the wines of Vouv marry with happi

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

10€ per person and free for children under 18

ADT Touraine JC Coutand

In the heart of the Loire Valley, discover a green setting on the circuit of the castles of the Loire, the Château de Valmer, a marvel of the Italian Renaissance where Vouvray wines and an exceptional garden are happily combined.

About the location

Château de Valmer

Valmer 37210 Chançay

Indre-et-Loire
Centre-Val de Loire

The hanging gardens of Valmer were created in the sixteenth century around a castle of the Renaissance, then embellished in the seventeenth century when Thomas Bonneau, councilman of Louis XIII, settled there and had built the High Terrace. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1948, but the magnificent gardens remain a setting for the Petit-Valmer, the rare troglodytic chapel and the 17th century communes. The owners are now dedicated to the restoration and beautification of this complex. Two main axes structure an exceptional set of terraces that follow the slope of the hill on eight levels and more than thirty meters of elevation. For more than 10 years, the conservatory garden has made the reputation of the gardens of Valmer. In 2014 a new adventure begins: the installation of an ampelographic collection (old grape varieties and table grapes). The Park keeps intact the beautiful perspectives of the seventeenth century, with columns, a gazebo with three arcades and the pavilion of the