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( 02 47 50 02 09;
www.chateauvillandry.com
; château & gardens adult/child
€9/5, gardens only €6/3.50; ch
â
teau 9am-6pm, to 5.30pm Mar, to 5pm Feb &
early Nov, gardens 9am-btwn 5pm & 7.30pm year-round)
Completed in 1756, Vil-
landry is famous for its lavish
landscaped gardens
, which are at their blooming
best between April and October. Villandry is 17km southwest of Tours and 11km
northeast of Azay-le-Rideau.
2 BEAUREGARD
( 02 54 70 40 05;
www.beauregard-loire.com
;
adult/child €8/6.50;
9.30am-6.30pm Jun-Aug, 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6.30pm Apr-May & Sep-Oct,
9.30am-noon & 2-5pm Nov, Feb & Mar, closed Dec & Jan & Wed Oct-Mar)
This little-
visited château contains an amazing
portrait gallery
depicting 327 historical fig-
ures, including Christopher Columbus, Francis Drake, Cardinal Richelieu, Cath-
erine de Médicis and a host of French kings.
3 LANGEAIS
( 02 47 96 72 60; adult/child €8.50/5; 9.30am-6.30pm, to 5.30pm Feb &
Mar, 9am-7pm Jul & Aug)
Built in the 1460s, this classic medieval stronghold
comes complete with drawbridge, crenellated ramparts and watchtowers.
Langeais is 14km west of Villandry and about 31km southwest of Tours.
4 USSÉ
( 02 47 95 54 05;
www.chateaudusse.fr
; adult/child €13/4; 10am-7pm Apr-
Aug, to 6pm Sep
-
mid-Nov & mid-Feb-Mar, closed mid-Nov
-
mid-Feb)
This turret-
topped castle inspired Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale,
La Belle au Bois Dor-
mant
(Sleeping Beauty). It's also said to have been the model for the Disney
logo. Ussé is about 14km north of Chinon.
Getting There & Away
Chaumont-sur-Loire is 17km southwest of Blois.
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