Azay le Rideau, one of the successes of the Renaissance. View of the tower. Its history dates back to Roman times, and essential later in the Middle Ages, where he played a military role of surveillance over the Indre Valley. Balzac described this little gem as a "diamond cut" engrazado in the Indre. "Wrapped around a romance, where you can stroll through surrounding green areas, and watch a lady dressed for the occasion explained to pupils coming from remote places in France's history "Son of the devil", as nicknamed Rideau d'Azay to the feudal lord who owned the castle in the twelfth century.