Europe: France, Gardens

France for the Garden Lover - with Great French Gardens

In the Paris area / Ile de France
Noteworthy are the Jardins de Bagatelle, the Kahn gardens, or the Park of Saint-Cloud. Versailles and Fontainebleau, Vaux le Vicomte, Breteuil, Thoiry and the Park of Courson.

In the Aquitaine, Bordeaux Area, South-western France
Château de Hautefort with terraces which are built on former moats, to the Villa Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains with orangery, waterfalls plus rose garden and the public gardens in Bordeaux. The Park of the Château de Laas is stunning.

In Burgundy/Bourgogne, between Paris and Lyon, Eastern France
The gardens of the abbey of Fontenay landscaped behind the monastery and the abbey of Bussière-surOuche, the garden of l'Arquebuse in Dijon, and the garden of the Château de Cormatin reminiscent of the era of Henry IV with a maze of clipped box, the Folie du Domaine Chandon de Briailles and the incredible water-garden of the Château de Châtillon-en-Bazois,

Brittany/Bretagne, Western France, by the Atlantic Ocean
Brittany’s gardens have the Parc de Trévarez with a wealth of camellias and azaleas. In Pleugeuneuc, Ile de Batz has an exotic garden and while in the Château de la Bourbansais one can go on a botanical tour. The Rennes offer 16th century gardens.


Loire Valley, Southwest of Paris
The Loire Valley/Château Country has a range gardens, connected with the well-known châteaux.
Also here are the International Parks, Gardens and Landscape Conservatory (address: Château farm, 41150 Chaumont-sur-Loire - Tel: (33) 2.54.20.99.22, Fax: (33) 2.54.20.99.24).
The Conservatory is housed by the 19th century model farm next to the Château de Chaumont. Here landscapers meet during the annual Garden Festival (mid-June - mid-October).

Between the town of Apremont and its chateau is the Park of Apremont, Maison Picassiette in Chartres, the Art-Déco gardens in Bourges.
The Pays de la Loire with the rose garden of Doué la Fontaine, the garden of the abbey of Fontevraud and also the Eastern-style gardens of Maulevrier.

Franche-Comte, South of Alsace, North of Lyon, by the Swiss Border, Eastern France
In the Jura, in Salans, discover the inheritance of the great 18th century in the English manners.

Languedoc-Roussillon, Straight Southern France, by the Mediterranean Sea
Celebrated for its wisteria, the Abbey of Fontfroide, near Narbonne, comes with groves of olive and cypress trees remindine one of the garden of Saint Francis of Assissi. The Bamboo plantation of Prafance reminds of the Fas East and the Jardin de la Fontaine in Nîmes is a most creative landscape to surorund the very old site.

Limousin, Central France
In the Limousin, Beaumont-du-Lac, the Parc Vassivière and the gardens of the Bishops' Palace in Limoges, above the valley of the Vienne.

Midi-Pyrenees - Toulouse Area, Extends from Center France to Border of Spain Southwestern France
In the Périgord you can visit the garden of the Manor of Eyrignac, in the fashion of great Italian gardens.

Normandy - North West of Paris
A thousand gardens in Normandy...
Starting with Claude Monet’s famous garden of Giverny wit colour use and white water lilies, the Jardins des Plantes in Caen above a former stone quarry and a abundance of Japanese maples are to be found in the botanical garden of Moutiers which continue down towards the sea.

Picardy, Northern France, by the Border of Belgium
Picardy is famous for the gardens of Abbey of Vauclair, plus the Château de Chantilly, designed by Le Nôtre, with their impressive staircase.

Provence, Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence Areas, Southeastern France
The Promenade of the Alyscamps in Arles amd especially the Parc Borely and the formal botanical garden.

Rhone-Alps, Lyon and Grenoble Areas, Southeastern France
In the Rhône-Valley, visit Lyon's Parc de la Tête d'Or, a romantic with its lake and rose garden.

Riviera, Nice, Cannes, Monaco Areas, Southwestern France, on the Mediterranean Sea, by the Border of Italy.
These gardens are all stunning, including the striking garden in Eze-Village and the gardens of the Picasso museum in Antibes, the garden of the Villa Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat plus Nice’s Parc Phoenix

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