{"id":20225,"date":"2023-03-24T16:06:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=103450"},"modified":"2023-03-24T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T15:35:23","slug":"discover-some-of-the-most-remarkable-french-gardens","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/discover-some-of-the-most-remarkable-french-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover some of the most remarkable French gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re planning a visit to France, be sure to visit some of the country’s most beautiful gardens. <\/p>

By Juliet Giles\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 24 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The jardin remarquable\u2019 badge is bestowed by the French Ministry of Culture to the country\u2019s most outstanding gardens. Set up in 2004, it recognises gardens and parks across France that are of cultural, aesthetic, historical or botanical interest, from the grounds of grand chateaux to some spectacular private gardens. Here are some of the highlights.<\/p>\n

Le Ch\u00e2teau de Marqueyssac<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9Laugery-Les Jardins de Marqueyssac-Dordogne. <\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Famous for its magnificent terraces of box \u2013 there are over 150,000 individual plants \u2013 clipped in cloud-like shapes, Marqueyssac in the Dordogne is one of the most visited gardens in southwest France.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong> Les Jardins de Marqueyssac, 24220 Vezac, France.Tel<\/strong> +33 (0)5 53 31 36 36,Web<\/strong> marqueyssac.com<\/a>Open <\/strong>February \u2013 March (and October \u2013 November), 10am-6pm; April \u2013 June (and September), 10am-7pm; July \u2013 August, 9am-8pm; November \u2013 January, 2-5pm.Tickets <\/strong>April \u2013 November, \u20ac11.90 (November \u2013 March, \u20ac9.90).<\/p>\n
Ch\u00e2teau de St-Jean de Beauregard<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 DeAgostini \/ Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Well-known for its spring and autumn flower fairs, this chateau just south of Paris has a potager fleuri<\/em> (floral potager) that is one of the most beautiful walled gardens you\u2019re ever likely to encounter.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong> Rue du Ch\u00e2teau, 91940 Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)1 60 12 00 01.Web <\/strong>chateaudesaintjeandebeauregard.com<\/a>Open <\/strong>March \u2013 November, 2-6pm.Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac8.<\/p>\n
Le Ch\u00e2teau de Villandry<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 Andia\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
One of the grand chateaux of the Loire, its Renaissance terrace garden has been recreated with astounding geometric exactitude \u2013 nothing is out of place.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>3 Rue Principale, 37510 Villandry, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)2 47 50 02 09.Web <\/strong>chateauvillandry.fr<\/a>Open <\/strong>April \u2013 September, 9am-7pm (see website for other times).Tickets<\/strong> \u20ac8.<\/p>\n
Le Domaine du Rayol<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 Alain KUBACSI\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Conceived by botanist and garden designer Gilles Cl\u00e9ment, this stunning botanical garden overlooking the Mediterranean\u00a0showcases flora from Mediterranean climates around the world, as well as from drier and sub-tropical regions.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong> Avenue Jacques Chirac, 83820 Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, France.Tel<\/strong> +33 (0)4 98 04 44 00.Web <\/strong>domainedurayol.org<\/a>Open<\/strong> April \u2013 October, 9.30am-6.30pm (July \u2013 August, 9.30am-7.30pm); November \u2013 March, 9.30am-5.30pm.Tickets<\/strong> \u20ac14.<\/p>\n
Les Jardins de Claude Monet \u00e0 Giverny<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 DEA PICTURE LIBRARY \/ GettyImages<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
The Impressionist artist lived in the Normandy village of Giverny for 43 years. His famous garden here, reflects his love of flowers and plants and his lifelong obsession with colour, pattern and light. If you want to see those famous waterlilies you\u2019ll need to visit in July or early August.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>84 Rue Claude Monet, 27620 Giverny, France.Web <\/strong>giverny.orgOpen <\/strong>April to November, 9.30am-5.30pm.Tickets <\/strong>From\u20ac12.<\/p>\n
Les Jardins de l\u2019Imaginaire<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 Francois DUCASSE\/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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Inventive evocation of the history of gardens, culminating in a spectacular water garden.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>Place de Genouillac, 24120 Terrasson-Lavilledieu, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)5 53 50 86 82.Web <\/strong>jardins-imaginaire.comOpen <\/strong>May \u2013 June (and September \u2013 October), Wednesday \u2013 Monday, 10am-11.30 and 2-5.30pm; July \u2013 August, every day 10am-6pm.Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac7.50.<\/p>\n
Les Jardins de Kerdalo<\/h2>\n
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Micheline Pelletier\/Sygma via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
An atmospheric blend of influences created by the Prince Peter Volkonsky in 1965. Rightly considered one of France\u2019s best gardens.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong> Kerdalo, 22220 Tr\u00e9darzec, France.Tel<\/strong> +33 (0)7 65 16 06 75.Web<\/strong>\u00a0lesjardinsdekerdalo.com<\/a>Open<\/strong> May \u2013 September, Tuesday \u2013 Saturday, 3pm-7pm.Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac12.<\/p>\n
Jardin du Mont des R\u00e9coletts<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 Annaick Guitteny<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Created by Emmanuel de Quillacq\u00a0on the site of his grandparents\u2019 farm, this remarkable garden made up of 22 rooms, each with its own character, has been inspired by the local Flemish art.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>1936 Route de Steenvoorde, 59670 Cassel, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)6 07 84 77 50.Open\u00a0<\/strong>April \u2013 November, 10am-6pm.Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac7.<\/p>\n
Le Jardin Plume<\/h2>\n
This unique garden, near Rouen, the creation of Patrick and Sylvie Quibel, combines old French influences \u2013 potagers, symmetry and low hedging \u2013 with a New Perennial love of grasses and seedheads.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>790 Rue de la Plaine, 76116 Auzouville-sur-Ry, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)2 35 23 00 01.Web <\/strong>lejardinplume.com<\/a>Open\u00a0<\/strong>May \u2013 October, Wednesday \u2013 Sunday, 2-6pm (also 10am-12pm, Tuesdays and Saturdays).Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac10.<\/p>\n
Le Parc du Bois des Moutiers<\/h2>\n $\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
\u00a9 Andia\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nAn Arts and Crafts house designed by Edwin Lutyens with planting by Gertrude Jekyll<\/a> \u2013 a rare sight in France.<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong> Route de l\u2019Eglise, 76119 Varengeville-sur-Mer, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)2 35 85 10 02.Web <\/strong>boisdesmoutiers.com<\/a>Open <\/strong>March \u2013 November, 10am-6pm.Tickets <\/strong>May \u2013\u00a0September, \u20ac11 (\u20ac10 at other times).<\/p>\n
Le Prieur\u00e9 Notre Dame d\u2019Orsan<\/h2>\n
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\u00a9 AD2T<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
A garden of intimate rooms, inspired by the art, spirit and romance of the medieval world.<\/p>\n
Location <\/strong>Prieur\u00e9 d\u2019Orsan, 18170 Maisonnais, France.Tel <\/strong>+33 (0)2 48 56 27 50.Web <\/strong>prieuredorsan.com<\/a>Open <\/strong>April \u2013 October, 11am-6pm (weekends 10am-7pm). Closed Tuesday.Tickets <\/strong>\u20ac10.<\/p>\n
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