12 km from Tours and Amboise, in the heart of the Loire castles and Vouvray vineyards, is the Château de Jallanges, a historic monument built in 1465 by Louis XI for his 1st minister. This Renaissance castle was left abandoned during the 20th century, the vegetation had obscured the entire ground floor and the 2927m² roof had been gutted at 90%. In 1984, Mr. Ferry-Balin, aged 20, decided to drop everything to devote...