An outstanding example of the Italian Renaissance in the Pays de Caux....
This unique building has been built by Jehan Ango, a patron and a shipowner from Dieppe who became rich thanks to sea voyages and who chose Varengeville to build his summer residence... Combining styles and materials from Florence and Normandy, this building constructed circa 1535 is a perfect example of Renaissance architecture: the central building and the outbuildings are gathered together around the courtyard, formerly surrounded by ditches. Harmony is perfectly achieved, but what is striking and amazing above all is the superb dovecote ornamented with beautiful multi-coloured bricks, flint and sandstone in the middle of the courtyard. It is considered as one of the most beautiful dovecotes in France...
In this fascinating setting, many prestigious guests came: artists, scholars and scientists, merchants and King Francis I himself, who visited in 1535.
A visit you shouldn't miss, which is part of the charm of Varengeville, one of the most surprising places along the Alabaster Coast...