"freshly squeezed orange juice and a slice of homemade orange cake"
Skip the château crowds and wander through France's first orangery, where 60 rare citrus varieties still grow in the "Jardins du Roy." Charles VIII's hidden retreat feels like a secret garden: Renaissance terraces, forest trails with deer, and the quiet hum of history.
"freshly squeezed orange juice and a slice of homemade orange cake"
Skip the château crowds and wander through France's first orangery, where 60 rare citrus varieties still grow in the "Jardins du Roy." Charles VIII's hidden retreat feels like a secret garden: Renaissance terraces, forest trails with deer, and the quiet hum of history.
What are you into?
- Italian Renaissance gardens
- Historic orangery
- Quiet hidden gem
- Botanical heritage site
- Amboise