A guide to remarkable gardens in Brittany

• The 25 accredited gardens offer a unique experience: a journey through history, a contemplative stroll, a botanical discovery or even an opportunity to learn about the environment
• All the information you need to visit the region’s parks and gardens
• A practical, affordable guide to take with you on your walks
• The 10th title in the best-selling series

Combining a variety of styles (classical or English-style gardens, medieval or landscape gardens), these gardens are often part of heritage sites, including castles such as the grounds of Rosanbo Castle in Lanvellec, or abbeys such as the medicinal herb garden at Daoulas Abbey. They bear witness to the close link between nature and culture in the Breton landscape. Thanks to the mild, oceanic climate of the coast, some gardens are home to rare, often exotic, botanical collections, such as the Roscoff Exotic and Botanical Garden.Created in 2004 by the Ministry of Culture, the ‘remarkable garden’ label recognises parks and gardens open to the public whose historical, botanical and aesthetic features make them unique. Awarded for a renewable period of five years, this label ensures ongoing maintenance and high standards at these sites throughout the year for visitors. This guide lists all the certified gardens in Brittany.

22 – CÔTES D’ARMOR

• Gouarec – A garden in the town

• Lanrivain – Grand Launay Garden

• Lanvellec – Rosanbo Castle Park

• Penvénan – Pelline Garden

• Ploëzal – La Roche-Jagu Castle Park

• Plouasne – Caradeuc Castle Park

• Plouëc-du-Trieux – Kerfouler Garden

• Plouguiel – Kestelli Garden

• Trédarzec – Kerdalo Garden

• Yvignac-la-Tour – Polypodes Garden

29 – FINISTÈRE

• Brest – National Botanical Conservatory Garden

• Combrit Sainte-Marine – Cornouaille Botanical Park

• Daoulas – Daoulas Abbey Medicinal Herb Garden

• Île-de-Batz – Georges Delaselle Garden

• Quimper – Locmaria Priory Garden

• Roscoff – Exotic and Botanical Garden

• Saint-Goazec – Trévarez Castle Park

35 – ILLE-ET-VILAINE

• Bazouges-la-Pérouse – The Ballue Castle Gardens

• Bréal-sous-Montfort – Brocéliande Gardens

• Corps-Nuds – Rocambole Garden

• Le Châtellier – Upper Brittany Botanical Park

• Noyal-sur-Vilaine – L’Athanor and the Medieval Garden of the Fountain of Life at Bois-Orcan Castle

• Pleugueneuc – The Bourbansais Castle Park

• Pleurtuit – Montmarin Castle Park

• Val d’Izé – Bois Cornillé Castle Park

56 – MORBIHAN

• Josselin Castle Park

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