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Between Fougères and Mont-Saint-Michel, the Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne is a 25-hectare floral and botanical park that acclimatizes species from all continents in 24 contemporary thematic gardens.
A thousand blooms over the seasons at the Botanical Park of Upper Brittany
Regardless of the month of the year, the horticultural collections bloom one after the other with the seasons. So you can visit the Upper Brittany Botanical Park at different times of the year and discover new flowers each time!
- In spring, it is time to witness the peak of flowering of Camellias, Magnolias, Kalmias, without forgetting the Azaleas and of course the Rhododendrons.
- Are you more into summer mode? Then you will be charmed by old roses and Hydrangeas, don't miss the ethereal blue of the hydrangeas and agapanthus !
- In autumn, the explosively colored foliage of the japanese maples and the ginkgo biloba spring from either side of the aisles.
A tour suitable for everyone all ages and all passions
You are free to indulge in daydreaming in the gardens with artistic and poetic inspirations : “Garden of the Thousand and One Nights”, “Garden of the Red Moon” or even “Garden of Daydreams of a Summer Evening”…
But if you prefer to find your way around so as not to miss anything, a map of the site will be given to you at the entrance to the Park. It will guide you through the 24 gardens.
Feel free to follow the visit route with arrows or download theHORTUS BOTANICA app for a tailor-made visit, for example according to the current blooms.
Entertainment at the Botanical Park of Upper Brittany
Every year in April the Botanical Park celebrates the Japanese Festival of theHanami ! The event allows you to contemplate thirty magnificent cherry blossoms of 14 different species. There are various activities: calligraphy workshop, cosplay competition, tea ceremony, etc. Throughout the year, the Botanical Park offers various events such as gardening workshops or thematic conferences. So, don't hesitate to visit their website or follow their social networks 😉
Children will love playing among the flowers of the Haute Bretagne Botanical Park
For all ages, from children to teenagers, the Botanical Park is full ofrecreational activities.
- Let's go on an adventure in the prehistoric garden !
- Who will find the exit three mazes ?
- 1-2-3… hide and seek in the bamboo forest !
- Not even afraid we cross the suspended rope bridge !
Thousands of exceptional botanical species
The Botanical Park of Upper Brittany has more than 4500 botanical species and horticultural varieties. In particular, 200 rare essences et 15 major collections, including 550 camellias, 420 rhododendrons, 180 magnolias, 38 bamboos, 32 oaks, etc.
Furthermore, concerned with preserving the environment, the Botanical Park team has had more than 150 species from its plantations listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) asrare species or vulnerable threatened with extinction.
Ua biodiversity-friendly park
The project was designed to preserve the fauna and flora chemicals from the surroundings of the park. Indeed, between the wasteland bordering the park, the stream filtering water and maintenance environmentally friendly of the three gardeners, the Botanical Park can boast of its ecological balance.
A caring environment for nature and visitors!
A domain steeped in history
The Botanical Park has taken place on the Foltiere domain ! It owes its name to the tree “l'hêtre” (crazy) in old French.
Moreover, this area is known in the Pays de Fougères as one of the high places of Chouannerie and the Royalist Riposte of the late 18th century.
Le Chateau de la Foltière, which you will find in the heart of the Botanical Park, was built in 1836. Today, you can stay there for a truly romantic moment!
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Fancy a dream night in the Château du Parc?
Its five rooms offer breathtaking views of the gardens! Carefully decorated with woodwork and period furniture, the guest rooms Foltiere Castle promise you an enchanted parenthesis.
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