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Les jardins d’Harcourt. Arboretum d’Harcourt. 27800 Harcourt.
Phone : 33 (0)2 32 46 29 70
Fax : 33 (0)2 32 46 53 38.
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4OO varieties of trees and shrubs.
Created in 1802 as an “experiment in acclimatisation“, this superb collection of broad-leaved trees and conifers from all over the world forms a magnificent back-drop toa a medieval château.
Fans of sequoias (red-wood) will be very impressed.
Open : 1/03 to 15/06 and 15/09 to 15/11 daily except Tuesday, 2pm - 6pm. And from 16/06 to 14/09 daily 10.30am - 6.30pm. Unguided visiting : $4. Young people (6-18) €1,50. Groups (15+) guided tour with prior booking €5/pers. and unguided visit €3/pers. BY CAR (map)
Jardins et Parc du Château de Vascoeuil.27910 Vascoeuil.
Phone : 33 (0)2 35 23 62 35 - Fax : 33 (0)2 35 23 03 90. Email
Sculpture and Nature. This park of this 16th and 17th château is a veritable open-air sculpture gallery. 50 brozes, marbles, ceramics and mosaics by the greatest modern artists stand in a landscaped park and a classi French garden edged with beech trees.
Open ; 18/03 to 12/11, 2.30pm - 6pm. Closed on Mondays (except publis holidays, or groups by appointment), from 12 to 16/06 and from 18 to 22/09. Open daily, July & August, 11-6.30. €7,50 (park, exhibition, château). Children 10-18 : €5. Groups (20+) : €5. Guided tours + €2,5/pers. BY CAR (map) |
