Poncé’s castle was built during the Renaissance in the Loir Valley. High white tufa façade. Around 1530, Jean V de Chambray built the present castle. Beautiful Italian staircase. Since 2010, Malherbe’s family continues to restore and make it live : exhibitions of contemporary art. This castle built by the family of Chambray in the sixteenth century, is classified as a historical monument. It’s an example of the Italian influence on the French Renaissance. Since 2012, the castle offers contemporary art exhibitions in its outbuildings. Labeled «Remarkable garden», it’s a poetic place. The French garden is composed of a bed with a symmetrical plot. Very old plane tree. Behind the castle there’s a small Italian garden (1930) - 16th century gallery.