Gardens of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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The Gardens of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a list and description of the parks and gardens in the region which are classified by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable Gardens of France
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Many more private gardens are described and listed in books by Louisa Jones who has published thirty books in English and in French on Provence, mostly about gardens. See website www.louisajones.fr for a full list.
Notable gardens of France
The Remarkable Gardens of France is intended to be a list and description, by region, of the over two hundred gardens classified as "Jardins remarquables" by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France...
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Jardins de SalagonJardins de SalagonThe Jardins de Salagon are a public park, museum and an ethnobotanical garden located in the town of Mane, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Department of France...
in ManeMane, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceMane is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.It lies near Forcalquier. It was the birthplace of Louis Feuillée. A Minim convent was situated here. The ancient Pont sur Laye is close by the town....
. Five modern gardens, including a garden of perfumes, surrounding a 12th century priory. - Château de SauvanChâteau de SauvanThe Château de Sauvan is an 18th century French manor located in the commune of Mane, near Forcalquier in the Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France...
in ManeMane, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceMane is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.It lies near Forcalquier. It was the birthplace of Louis Feuillée. A Minim convent was situated here. The ancient Pont sur Laye is close by the town....
. 18th century château with a garden à la françaiseGarden à la françaiseThe French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
. - Clos de VilleneuveClos de VilleneuveThe Clos de Villeneuve is a bastide, or Provencal manor house, built in the 18th century, located in the commune of Valensole in the Department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France...
in ValensoleValensoleValensole is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Geography:The river Asse forms most of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms all of its western border.-Population:...
. 18th century Provençal bastide with a garden à la françaiseGarden à la françaiseThe French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
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Hautes-Alpes
- Conservatoire botanique national alpin de Gap-CharanceConservatoire botanique national alpin de Gap-CharanceThe Conservatoire botanique national alpin de Gap-Charance is a national conservatory specializing in alpine plants, located in the Domaine de Charance, about 4 km northwest of Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France....
in GapGap, Hautes-AlpesGap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
. A botanical conservatory devoted to alpineAlpine climateAlpine climate is the average weather for a region above the tree line. This climate is also referred to as mountain climate or highland climate....
plants. - Jardin botanique alpin du LautaretJardin botanique alpin du LautaretThe Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
in Villar-d'ArêneVillar-d'ArêneVillar-d'Arêne is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
. A botanical garden specializing in the flowers and plants of the high AlpsAlpsThe Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
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Alpes-Maritimes
[- Château de la NapouleChâteau de la NapouleThe Château de la Napoule is a restored French castle, located in Mandelieu-la-Napoule in the Alpes-Maritimes Department of France, It is classified as an historical landmark since 1993, and the gardens are listed by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable gardens of France...
in Mandelieu-la-NapouleMandelieu-la-NapouleMandelieu-La Napoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera just to the southwest of Cannes and northeast of Théoule-sur-Mer....
. A restored 14th century castle by the sea with a garden à la françaiseGarden à la françaiseThe French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
and a landscape garden. - Jardin d'agrumes du Palais CarnolèsJardin d'agrumes du Palais CarnolèsThe Jardin d'agrumes du Palais Carnolès is a two-hectare public garden devoted to citrus trees in the town of Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes Department of France. It is classified as one of the Notable gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture...
in MentonMentonMenton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ....
. A garden of citrus trees created in 1725 by the Prince of Monaco for his summer residence. - Serre de la Madone in MentonMentonMenton is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Situated on the French Riviera, along the Franco-Italian border, it is nicknamed la perle de la France ....
. An Arts and CraftsArts and Crafts movementArts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style garden created in the 1920s. - Villa Ephrussi in Saint-Jean-Cap-FerratSaint-Jean-Cap-FerratSaint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat , Italian: San Giovanni Capo Ferrato, is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It is located on a peninsula next to Beaulieu-sur-Mer and to Villefranche-sur-Mer and extends out to Cap Ferrat...
. A seaside palazzo with nine themed gardens, built by Béatrice Ephrussi de RothschildBéatrice Ephrussi de RothschildCharlotte Béatrice de Rothschild was a French socialite, art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France.- Biography :...
between 1905 and 1912.
Bouches-du-Rhône
- Parc du MugelParc du MugelThe Parc du Mugel is a municipal park and botanical garden in the town of La Ciotat, in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône, on the Mediterranean coast of France between Marseille and Toulon. It is listed among the Notable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture.- History :In...
in La CiotatLa CiotatLa Ciotat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is part of the metropolitan area of Marseille Provence. La ciotat is located to the east of Marseille at an equal distance from Marseille and Toulon...
. A municipal garden, exotic garden, and nature preserve of the native plants of Provence, located next to a calanqueCalanqueA calanque is a steep-walled inlet, cove, or bay that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast...
, or rocky inlet of the Mediterranean. - Jardin d'ÉguillesJardin d'ÉguillesThe Jardin d'Éguilles is a private contemporary garden in the town of Éguilles, in the French Department of Bouches-du-Rhône. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France....
in ÉguillesÉguillesÉguilles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is halfway between Saint-Cannat and Aix-en-Provence.-History:Tracks of an early settlement dating back to the 3rd century BC have been found...
. Private contemporary garden, open to public. - Jardin de l'alchimisteJardin de l'alchimisteThe Jardin de l'alchimiste is a private contemporary garden in the town of Eygalières, in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department of France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France....
in EygalièresEygalièresEygalières is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Population:-External links:*...
Private contemporary garden, open to public. - Jardins d'AlbertasJardins d'AlbertasThe Jardins d'Albertas are private, 18th-century gardens à la française in the town of Bouc-Bel-Air in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France. They are classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.- Description :...
in Bouc-Bel-AirBouc-Bel-AirBouc-Bel-Air is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is situated between Marseille, Gardanne and Aix-en-Provence...
. Private 18th century château and garden à la françaiseGarden à la françaiseThe French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
. Open to public. - Parc BorélyParc BorélyParc Borély is a public municipal park in the city of Marseille, in France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France. The park is 17 hectares in size. It adjoins the Jardin botanique E.M...
in MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
. Public municipal park in the city of Marseille. - Parc LongchampParc LongchampThe Palais Longchamp is a monument in the 4th arrondisement of Marseille: It houses the city's museum of fine arts and natural history museum. The surrounding park is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.-History:The Palais Longchamp was originally...
in Marseille. Public municipal garden in Marseille surrounding the chateau d'eau, the home of the city's fine arts museum. - Jardin de la MagaloneJardin de la MagaloneThe Jardin de la Magalone is public park and Garden à la française in the city of Marseille, France. It is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.-Description:...
in Marseille. Public municipal park with an 18th century bastide. - Parc du XXVième CentenaireParc du XXVième Centenaire- Description :The eighteen-hectare garden features a large fountain, a canal with twenty-six fountains, and a long paved terrace, which was once a railroad platform.On the south side of the park, there are four separate gardens....
in MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
. Contemporary gardens and municipal park, created in 1998.
Var
- Domaine du RayolDomaine du RayolThe Domaine du Rayol , also known as the Jardin botanique du Rayol and the Parc botanique à Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, is a botanical garden and arboretum located on the Avenue des Belges, Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
in Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-MerRayol-Canadel-sur-MerRayol-Canadel-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It comprises two small villages: Le Rayol and Canadel. They are situated along the D559 which goes along the coast at an average distance of approximately 200 metres from the...
- Jardin d'Oiseaux TropicauxJardin d'Oiseaux TropicauxThe Jardin d'Oiseaux Tropicaux is an aviary and botanical garden located on the Route de Valcros, La Londe-les-Maures, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged....
in La Londe-les-MauresLa Londe-les-MauresLa Londe-les-Maures is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
- Parc du Moulin BlancParc du Moulin BlancThe Parc du Moulin Blanc is a privately owned but open to the public landscape park, arboretum, and botanical garden located in Saint-Zacharie, in the Massif de Sainte-Baume in the Var Department of France...
in Saint-ZacharieSaint-ZacharieSaint-Zacharie is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
- Domaine d'OrvèsDomaine d'OrvèsThe Domaine d'Orvès is an arboretum and Provençal garden surrounding an 18th century bastide located in the commune of La Valette du Var in the Var department of France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France...
in La Valette-du-VarLa Valette-du-VarLa Valette-du-Var is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.- Celebrity connection :...
- Castel Sainte-ClaireCastel Sainte-ClaireThe Castel Sainte-Claire is a villa in the hills above Hyères, in the Var Département of France, which was the residence of Olivier Voutier, a French officer who brought the Venus de Milo to France in 1820, and later of the American novelist Edith Wharton...
in HyèresHyèresHyères , Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....
. The house, on the site of the 17th century Convent of Sainte-Claire, was built by Olivier VoutierOlivier VoutierOlivier Voutier was a French naval officer who discovered the statue of the Venus de Milo in 1820, and fought in the Greek War of Independence.- Discovery of the Venus de Milo :...
, a French naval officer who discovered the statue of the Venus de MiloVenus de MiloAphrodite of Milos , better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created at some time between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly...
in Greece, and later was the home of writer Edith WhartonEdith WhartonEdith Wharton , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer.- Early life and marriage:...
, who planted much of the garden.
- Parc Saint-Bernard of the Villa NoaillesVilla NoaillesVilla Noailles is an early modernist house, built by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, between 1923 and 1927. It is located in the hills above Hyères, in the Var, southeastern France.- History :...
in HyèresHyèresHyères , Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....
: 'The Parc Saint-Bernard was created by the vicomte de Noailles, a 20th century art patron, next to his summer house, the Villa NoaillesVilla NoaillesVilla Noailles is an early modernist house, built by architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, between 1923 and 1927. It is located in the hills above Hyères, in the Var, southeastern France.- History :...
, (1923–1926), which was one of the first modernist houses in France. The villa features a small triangular modern garden by Guevrekian. The main garden, now a public park, is a series of tree-shaded terraces and paths overlooking the Mediterranean, devoted to the native plants of the Mediterranean, both common and rare, including a garden of rosemaryRosemaryRosemary, , is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which includes many other herbs, and is one of two species in the genus Rosmarinus...
and other aromatic plants.
- Parc Olbius RiquierParc Olbius RiquierParc Olbius Riquier is a municipal park located in the city of Hyéres in the Var Department of France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France.- Description :...
in HyèresHyèresHyères , Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....
Vaucluse
- Jardins du Château Val JoanisJardins du Château Val JoanisThe Jardins du Château Val Joanis are a private garden, open to the public, recreating an 18th century French kitchen garden and Garden à la française, in the town of Pertuis in the Vaucluse Department of France...
in PertuisPertuisPertuis is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Located south of the Luberon, this town is also near Aix-en-Provence, a famous town. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, while a castle was first built in the 12th century...
. A modern reconstruction of a Garden à la françaiseGarden à la françaiseThe French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
and kitchen garden of the 18th century. .
- Garden of the Château de BrantesChâteau de BrantesThe Château de Brantes is an 18th century manor house with a contemporary garden inspired by the gardens of Tuscany, located in the town of Sorgues in the Vaucluse Department of France. The gardens are classified by the French Ministry of Culture among the Notable Gardens of France.- Description...
in SorguesSorguesSorgues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse....
. A contemporary garden inspired by the gardens of Tuscany, created in 1957.
- La LouveLa LouveLa Louve is a private French contemporary garden, open to the public, in the town of Bonnieux in the Vaucluse Department of France. It was created beginning in 1986 by Nicole de Vésian, textile designer for the Paris fashion house of Hermès...
in BonnieuxBonnieuxBonnieux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Geography:Bonnieux is one of the many historic "hill villages" in the region. Dating back to Roman times, it rests on top of the Luberon hills casting a watchful gaze across the rest of...
. A contemporary garden created in the 1980s by Nicole de Véslan, textile designer for the Paris fashion house of HermèsHermèsHermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear...
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Sources and Citations
- The site of the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture has a complete list and description of all the Notable Gardens of France.
Many more private gardens are described and listed in books by Louisa Jones who has published thirty books in English and in French on Provence, mostly about gardens. See website www.louisajones.fr for a full list.