Afton Villa Gardens

Afton Villa Gardens

The story of Afton Villa is the story of a succession of people who have owned and loved it through over a century and a half, all of whom have contributed something to its beauty and in turn have left something of themselves – their vision, hopes, sorrows, joys, and tragedies. It is this intermingling of joy and sadness that gives Afton Villa a strange, haunting beauty that visitors usually feel as they enter the gates and first look down through the cathedral-like archway of live oaks that line the winding avenue for one-half mile.  It is this quality that endures even though the villa itself was destroyed by fire in 1963 and only the gardens remain.

Read more about the history here.

9347 US Highway 61,
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Monday – Sunday, 9 :00AM – 4:30PM

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