This past Saturday, we took a three-hour bus ride from Paris to the Loire Valley to visit two famous chateaus: the Château de Villandry and the Château de Chenonceau. Château de Villandry especially caught my attention because despite its rather plain exterior compared to other chateaus. It has one of the most beautifully designed gardens. Château de Villandry have a long history since the 14 th century, but most recently, Joachim Carvallo, a Spanish doctor and researcher, bought the property in 1906. As we stood on the upper levels of the chateau, I was amazed by the geometric designs of the decorative gardens that represented tender, passionate, fickle, and tragic love. Carvallo renovated the château and designed medicinal gardens to further his research. In addition to the medicinal herb garden, there are also flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and waters gardens, which are representative of renaissance style chateaus. Garden in th...