Visit of the landscaped park with the chef gardener

Name: Visita al parque paisajista con el jefe jardinero
Start: 2024-06-01T10:45:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-02T15:45:00+02:00
Location: Château et parc d'Azay-le-Rideau

1 i 2 junioPassed

Crossed by the Indre and composed of winding alleys and an arboretum, the park of the castle of Azay-le-Rideau was designed according to the rules of landscape parks in the second half of the nineteenth century. It beautifully expresses the pronounced taste of the Marquis de Biencourt, then owners of the castle, for English gardens. The chef-gardener of the estate leads visitors to discover this green setting. Duration of the visit: 1h30 Price: no extra charge. Adults: 13 € - Free under 26

About the location

Château et parc d'Azay-le-Rideau

19 rue Balzac, 37190 Azay-le-Rideau

Indre-et-Loire
Centre-Val de Loire

The Château of Azay-le-Rideau is built on an island in the middle of the Indre under François Ier's reign. Subtle alliance(wedding ring) of French traditions and innovative decorations(sets) come from Italy, it is an icon of the new art to build of Val-de-Loire in the XVIth century. His(her) successive owners contributed to make the architectural jewel the most harmonious of Val-de-Loire. In 1905, the State becomes an owner of the Château of Azay-le-Rideau. His(her,its) English-style park dates the XIXth century (7 ha). In the XVIth century, there is no park around the castle, but a closed garden which we contemplate since the windows of apartments. He(it) is surrounded by two arms of the Indre, tributary of the Loire. When Marquis de Biencourt acquires the domain at the beginning of the XIXth century, they choose to create a landscaped garden by 1825, convenient to offer new points of view on the charming beauty of the castle which is reflected in the water. The English-style park extends then in the swampy meadows surrounding. It is then clearly vaster that he(it) is him(it) today. Standing of exotic gasolines(essences), bald cedars of Lebanon, cypress, séquioas, tulip trees of Virginia or Ginkgo Biloba, he(it) gives a good place to the romantic walks in the greenery and the groves. The park, classified as "Historic Monument" in 1914, was the object of a vast programme of restoration(catering) in 2014.