Villandry was completed toward 1536 and was the last of the large chateaus built in the Loire Valley during the Renaissance.
Villandry was built by Jean le Breton, one of François I’s Finance Ministers, whose coat of arms can be seen on the gable of the left-hand dormer window.
His most impressive achievement in this field was the construction of Chambord, that vast flight of regal fancy, which Le Breton supervised under the aegis of François I. While directing this project, he built for himself nearby a small replica of Villandry called Villesavin near the Chambord chateau. Le Breton had first been ambassador to Italy where he spent all his time studying the Italian Renaissance art of gardening.
Villandry stayed in le Breton family until 1754 and then became the property of the Marquis de Castellane, the King’s Ambassador who built the Classical style outbuildings. The traditional gardens were destroyed in the 19th century to create an English-style park.

In 1906, the chateau of Villandry was bought by Doctor Joachim Carvallo who gave up brilliant one scientific career to dedicate itself completely to the Chateau and to its gardens. He restored then to the castle its Renaissance gardens.

The Gardens of Villandry are staged on three levels. At the upper level, the water garden consists of a vast convent of lime trees, where an ornamental pond gathers waters necessary for the irrigation of gardens and for the supply of fountains. The second level, the pleasure garden, is formed by three parts: the " Love garden ", the " Music garden " and the " Herb garden " in the aromatic and medicinal plants. Finally, the vegetable garden extends on near a hectare. Its sees his plantations renewed twice a year, in spring and in summer.