The grotto of rockeries designed and built in the middle of the 16 th century in the chateau of La Bâtie d'Urfé is undoubtedly the oldest and most authentic of all those built at the time of the Renaissance in France and Italy. A very complete restoration carried out in 2008 has given back their lustre to all the elements that make it up. Paving, walls adorned with various stone figures and shells, a wooden ceiling decorated with coloured sands, wrought iron grills, marble statues, form a space of profound originality that serves as an atrium for the chapel where human and divine love are united in extreme refinement.