Château de Galleville
Built in 1680 for M. Roque de Varengeville, counsellor of Louis 14th and his ambassodor in Venice, Galleville is a magnificent example of the classical grand manner. The park surrounded by a double row of secular beeches, the two court-yards, the old walls and dry moat, leading to the majestic house, all show the same perfect unity of style as well as unquestionable elegance in the skilful use of flint and stone and the varied hues of rose brick Jeanne-Angélique de Varengeville inherited Galleville when she married King Louis XIV's renowned warrior, the Marshal Duke de Villars. Since she sold the property in 1769 it has not been alienated.
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