A look back at the International Symposium: The Renaissance garden between arts and sciences
2019 celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance in the Centre-Val de Loire region, the Garden of France. To mark the occasion, the Château d'Ainay le Vieil is a perfect illustration of this period, with its Renaissance main building and water gardens...
A new plan of the château and gardens at Ainay-le-Vieil
A beautiful tool, perfect for organizing your trip to the heart of the château, its English park and its gardens... The creation of a new map for visitors had become essential in view of the various modifications made for this season...
Restoration of the château grounds
Work progresses, the roofs regain their superb appearance... All the roofs on the château s former 17th-century farmhouse will be completed by the end of December 2019. This large-scale project will save the exceptional outbuildings, made up of a...
A look back at Salon des Curiosités 2019
The 12th Salon des Curiosités took place on July 6 and 7, 2019. For a weekend, the "Le Carcassonne du Berry" opened its doors to the "Salon des Curiosités". This twelfth edition welcomed some thirty exhibitors from the four corners of the...
A new boutique in Ainay-le-vieil
château d'Ainay-le-Vieil opened its new boutique on June 1. The 2019 season at the château d'Ainay-le-Vieil will be marked by the opening of its new boutique. A 100 m2 space dedicated to welcoming visitors and selling souvenirs and...
Ainay welcomes the "Sabot et la plume" and celebrates the family
On May 30, the Château d'Ainay le Vieil celebrated the family and Leonardo da Vinci. Clémence de Villecourt, who had arrived the day before to spend the night in her horse-drawn caravan, stopped off at Ainay. Her association, "Le Sabot et la Plume", is celebrating 500 years of...
Garden lovers" visit the château d'Ainay le Vieil.
The château d'Ainay le Vieil was one of the highlights of a trip to Berry organized by the Amateurs de jardins association.Every year, the lucky members of the Amateurs de jardins association, chaired by Cyril Wolkonsky, are invited to a trip...
Passeur d'Histoires, a photo exhibition by Arielle de La Tour d'Auvergne
A photo exhibition by Arielle de La Tour d'Auvergne, a French photographer who has adopted Geneva as her home. Her travels are a source of inspiration and reveal her passion for heritage. Through her favorite themes: art, architecture,...