The Rose Garden Of Ainay-Le-Vieil Castle

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Ainay the old rose garden


Marie-Sol from the Tour D'auvergne watches over the rose garden and the gardens. The walk in the different gardens is a journey back in time, from the year one thousand to the seventeenth century.

Castle Garden Ainay-le-Vieil

The roses were chosen here by the mistress of the place, Marie-Sol from the Tour d'Auvergne, for their colors and especially their perfume. This rosary So, lemon, musk, myrrh, tea, heliotrope... all the captivating scents of old roses. In the garden of poets, a subtle arrangement of roses and boxwood is a setting for poems whose verses adorn the Guérite of the poet. We find the roses out of the rose garden, all along the route that takes us to the Carré de l'Île, a majestic water garden and of carved charms. Then come the Charterhouses: huddled behind high stone walls, five fragrant gardens, interconnected by arcades: a carved orchard inspired by La Quintinie, the chartreuse of meditations, a woven wicker pens, which refers to the gardens of the Middle Ages, the cloister of simple, a bed of boxwood...

castle of the garden of Ainay le Vieil

The castle, which is today part of the Jacques CĹ“ur tourist route, is in the middle of the village. It is in the exact location of a 12th century fortress. Since the middle of the fifteenth century, he has always belonged to the same family and was transmitted by women. The family comes from Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister.

garden with rose garden in Ainay le Vieil

The 17th century pavilions, the canals of the large square of the island and the diversion channel of the mill surround the rose garden: composed of old roses selected for their fragrance and evocative names: 'Napoleon's Hat', 'Souvenir de la Petite Malmaison', 'Empress Joséphine'... 'Colbert, a rose specially created by delbard for Ainay and baptized in 1989 as a tribute to a glorious past, national and family.

parterre of boxwood and yew

The parterre of boxwood and yew trees, as well as the trellises, pay homage to Le NĂ´tre. The trellises have been custom made by a carpenter and must be repainted regularly to maintain their beauty.

the walls of the chartreuses

Like in the King's vegetable garden, at Versailles, the chartreuse walls are used to store heat, which protects trees in winter and spring.

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The Rose Garden Of Ainay-Le-Vieil Castle

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❓ What is the history of the Chateau d'Ainay le Vieil?

👉 Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil is a 14th-century castle built on the grounds of an earlier 12th century castle in Ainay-le-Vieil, Cher, France. After having bought the castle from Jacques CĹ“ur, Charles de Bigny built a pre-Renaissance Louis XII style chateaux from 1500 to 1505.

❓ When was the Chateau d’Ainay-le-Vieil built?

👉 Built in 1300, Château d’Ainay-le-Vieil is surrounded by a moat of running water. Jacques Coeur bought the château in 1435 and Charles de Bigny (ancestor of the current owners) acquired in 1467. He built the main building in the late Gothic with Italian style.

❓ What is the elevation of Chateau d'Ainay-le-Vieil?

👉 Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil is a 14th-century castle built on the grounds of an earlier 12th century castle in Ainay-le-Vieil, Cher, France. Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil is situated at an elevation of 168 meters. After having bought the castle from Jacques CĹ“ur, Charles de Bigny built a pre-Renaissance Louis XII style...

❓ How old is Ainay-le-Vieil?

👉 Ainay-le-Vieil, a 13th century fortified castle with its towers, moats, guardrooms, covered walkway... In the courtyard, two dwellings, one from the 13th century and a graceful residence dating from the end of the 15th century, which combines flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance styles.

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