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Château de Bosmelet
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Château de Vandrimare
Parks and Gardens
been designed by François
Mansart.
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St-Gabriel-Brécy
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Map D3
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Open Apr-Nov: 2:30-6:30pm Tue, Thu &
Sun (Sat in Jun)
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Adm charge
Château de Canon
The highlights of this 18th-
century Anglo-French park, with
its pretty, Italianate château, are
the Chartreuses, a series of
walled gardens brimming over
with flowers. Statues, a temple
and a Chinese pavilion add further
interest.
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Mézidon-Canon
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Map E4
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Open Easter-May: 2-6pm Sat, Sun;
Jun-Oct: 2-7pm Wed-Mon
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Adm charge
Jardins d' Argences
Jardins d'Argences
In a little valley near
Coutances, the 17th-century
Manoir d'Argences is surrounded
by eight charming and distinctive
gardens, connected by water.
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Saussey
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Map B4
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Open late-May-mid-
Oct: 2-6pm daily
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Adm charge
Jardin des Plantes, Rouen
These tranquil public gardens
in the heart of the city house a
large and important botanical
collection, with formal flowerbeds,
rare trees, hothouses, orangery,
rose garden, rockery, and a
collection of medicinal plants.
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rue Lethuiller Pinel
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Map J3
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Open
8:30am-dusk daily
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Free
Jardin d'Elle
This is a modern landscaped
garden with a maze of individually
themed areas leading one into
another, and more than 2,500
varieties of plants and trees on
display.
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Villiers-Fossard
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Map C4
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Open Feb-Nov:
9am-noon, 2-7pm
Mon-Sun;
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Adm charge
Château de
Brécy
Five terraces of formal
gardens sweep grace-
fully from the château
toward the focal point:
an ornate wrought-iron
gate bearing the initials
of Brécy's 17th-century
owners. The gardens
are thought to have
Jardins des Plantes, Rouen
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