A little history
The Italian Renaissance Palace in Burgundy is the masterpiece of Serlio, Italian architect to King François I. Built in the heart of a vast park for Antoine III de Clermont, brother-in-law of Diane de Poitiers, Ancy-le-Franc is, thanks to its profoundly original composition, without example in Italy or France. Elegant sculpted main courtyard, richly decorated apartments, galleries adorned with grotesque decorations, mythological, religious or battle scenes, bedrooms, cabinets, chapel, coffered ceilings, marble floors, … A true journey through 5 centuries of History!
The Marquis de Louvois, Louis XIV’s Minister of War, acquired the château at the end of the 17th century, and turned it into his own private Versailles, with the construction of the outbuildings and orangery and the creation of a vast French garden, the latter designed by Le Nôtre.