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Glorious Gardens of France Group Tour

Glorious Gardens of France Group Tour

Glorious Gardens of France Group Tour

Explore the beautiful gardens of France, including Monet's famous garden at Giverny, the stunning chateaux of the Loire Valley, magnificent Versailles and lovely private gardens in picturesque Normandy.

Tour Highlights

  • The lovely gardens of Normandy, including Giverny, Monet’s picture-perfect garden with the famous Water Garden, water lily pond and Japanese bridge.
  • Jardins d’Angelique, planted with a profusion of roses, hydrangeas and hostas and Valérianes Garden, named after the owners' daughters with its secret garden, Japanese corner and the stones across the big pond which allow you to 'walk on water'.
  • Discover the Château de Miromesnil, with a historic Norman monument, chapel, gardens, and vegetable garden. Also a private garden transformed into 3000 acres of magical undergrowth which showcases seasonal colour and planting all year round.
  • The themed gardens of Les Jardins de Castillon with bright mixed borders, poetic aquatic plants, scented herbs and sculpted conifers from the Far East as well as vast terraces punctuated by yew topiary and beechwood hedges, ornamental grasses and a blue garden.
  • Visit the breathtaking Loire Valley, known as the Garden of France. Explore the fairytale Château du Rivau, once a medieval fortress, with 15 magical gardens including Rapunzel's Garden, Alice's Maze (inspired by Alice in Wonderland), Enchanted Forest, Lavender Garden, Love Potion Garden and Fairy's Way.
  • Villandry Château and Gardens, originally a medieval fortress and transformed into a lovely Renaissance chateau.
  • Chateau Chenonceaux, a beautiful castle once home to Henri II's mistress and then his wife, Catherine de Medici. See the 'floating parterre', a famous Renaissance style and one of the finest examples. Also the magnfiicent flower gardens, English-style park and Catherine de Medici's Maze. 
  • Chateau de Chaumont, also owned by Catherine de Medici and Diane de Poitiers.
  • Versailles, magnificent home of Louis XIV, both a hunting lodge and famous seat of power and admired by kings and queens across Europe. See the magnificent gardens including the majestic Grand Canal, Royal Way and Water Paterre, the splendid Fountains and Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon palace. 

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