The Château de Vendeuvre, surrounded by a magnificent landscaped park of 14 hectares, is a beautiful 18th-century residence that has kept its original furniture and décor. It uses automata to recreate the life of an aristocratic family during that period. The amazing collection of dog kennels cannot fail to astonish children and grown-ups alike.
The French formal gardens, created during the 18th century, are adorned with "surprise" fountains and water features, associated with ancient tales and each one named more poetically than the one before it: Chinese bridge, temple of serenity, tortoise cascade, fountain of the muses... Restored from 1970 onwards, the garden is dotted with surprises: a shell grotto, mazes, a suspended reflecting pool, a 300-year-old plane tree, and topiary hedges made up of elegantly structured shrubs. In the distance, you can make out the hills of Pays d'Auge.
The Museum of Miniature Furniture, another of the château's curiosities, has an exhibition of over 800 small pieces of furniture and thousands of decorative art objects from the 16th century to 1930. This unusual museum, unique in the world, is the result of Countess Elyane de Vendeuvre's passion for furniture since the age of 7, when she noticed a small 18th-century writing desk at an aunt's house.
