Ancy le Franc Castle - Burgundy Region - France

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A stunning Renaissance palace, a masterpiece by Serlio, the Italian architect of King Francis I. Built in the heart of a vast park for Antoine III of Clermont, it houses one of the largest collections of mural paintings (16th and 17th centuries) currently preserved in France. Richly decorated apartments, French and English gardens, and two new parterre designs were awarded at the Victoires du Paysage 2018 awards.

The Italian Renaissance Palace in Burgundy is the masterpiece of Serlio, the Italian architect of King Francis I. Built in the heart of a vast park for Antoine III of Clermont, brother-in-law of Diane de Poitiers, Ancy-le-Franc is unparalleled in Italy and France thanks to its profoundly original composition. An elegant sculpted main courtyard, richly decorated apartments, galleries adorned with grotesque decorations, mythological, religious, and battle scenes, bedrooms, study rooms, a chapel, coffered ceilings, marble floors... A true journey through five centuries of history!
The Marquis de Louvois, Louis XIV's Minister of War, acquired the château at the end of the 17th century and made it his own Versailles, building the outbuildings and the orangery and creating a vast French garden, the latter designed by Le Nôtre.

Château d'Ancy-le-Franc is a 16th-century Renaissance-style château located in the town of Ancy-le-Franc in the department of Yonne, France.