IN a recent number of the Paris Figaro Georges Cain writes an interesting article on the contrast between the garden of the old Tuileries Palace frequented by Kings of France, together with the ...

The famous French landscape designer André Le Nôtre laid out these gardens southwest of Paris in the 17th century at the behest of Louis XIV. The Sun King wanted them to magnify the glory of his ...

It has the requisite towers that appear plucked from a children's storybook, elegant gardens punctuated by fountains ... and for those with a love of French wine, the Cave des Dômes offers ...

Whether exotic, heritage, botanical, ornamental, or conceptual, the five selected French gardens are located along ... between the famous Pointe des Poulains, cherished by Sarah Bernhardt (1844 ...

Tickets are 14 euros, and guided tours (only offered in French right now) are 7 euros. The gardens are open every day and are free to visit. Besides its most famous attraction, the town of ...