The Poulaines estate
The seat of a former lordship located just a few minutes from Valencay castle, Poulaines estate offers you a particularly rejuvenating bucolic getaway!
It was in the mid-18th century that the first pleasure garden surrounded the Château de Poulaines, then at the heart of an estate that also included a farm and a manor house. A second, much larger garden was laid out by Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Godeau d'Entraigues starting in 1799. Maintained and improved throughout the 19th century by the Brettes family, this garden gradually became an important marker of the estate's identity.
In 1991, when the current owners acquired the château, they embarked on a painstaking restoration of the estate and created magnificent contemporary gardens using existing plant species. Designated a "Remarkable Garden" in 2014, the Domaine de Poulaines is now a must-see in the Berry region.
Open on Sundays in April and every day except Tuesdays and Wednesdays from May 1st!
The garden of Plessis Sasnières
In the Loir Valley, a few kilometers from Vendôme, the garden of Plessis Sasnières It is an 11-hectare English-style park organized around a central avenue planted with magnificent magnolias. Located on a plateau overlooking the valley, this park is the work of Rosamée Henriée, a great enthusiast of botany.
In 1960, upon inheriting a house that had been abandoned for nearly 50 years, she decided to restore it and surround her home with the park of her dreams. Today, fully enjoy her little paradise and treat yourself to a delicious break in her restaurant or tea room.
Open from Thursday to Monday, from April 2nd to October 31st!
The Oriental Park of Maulévrier
At the gates of Cholet, the Maulévrier Oriental Park It owes its existence to the Parisian architect Alexandre Marcel! In 1895, Eugène Bergère, a wealthy textile industrialist from Cholet, acquired the former estate of Edouard François Colbert. A great enthusiast of Far Orientalism and a renowned Parisian architect, his son-in-law Alexandre Marcel, assisted by head gardener Alphonse Duveau, decided to create a "Japanese landscape" around the property, following the curve of the banks of the Moine and reproducing certain buildings from the 1900 Universal Exhibition.
Sadly abandoned from 1945 onwards, the park gradually rose from its ashes thanks to the love of the local residents; the town acquired it in 1980 and undertook its restoration, development, and expansion. Designated a "Remarkable Garden" in 2004, the Oriental Park of Maulévrier is now the largest Japanese garden in Europe! In March and April, take advantage of your visit to this unique place to admire the camellias and cherry blossoms… Magnificent!
Open every day, from March 12th to November 15th!
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