Parks, gardens and castles in Normandy

Upon arrival at Paris international airport, meet and greet and leave Paris with our garden specialist tour guide and drive to Giverny to visit Monet’s garden.

Continue by a visit of the nearby Park of the Castle of Saint Just with outstanding pools, water-mirror, cascade and water staircase

If time permit we visit Evreux Cathedral and drive to Rouen

In the morning, enjoy a guided tour of Rouen and visit of the famous Cathedral

Then drive north of Rouen to Etaimpus and visit of the Clos du Coudray garden presenting a flower mosaic of over 5000 varieties of plants

Next visit is the park of the Castle of Vandrimare near Fleury where you will be welcomed by the owner who’ll guide you through the park and the orangery

Today you will drive to Dieppe former port on the spice and ivory road

Visit of the church overlooking the alabaster coast

Continue to Varangeville at the end of the alabaster coast and visit of the Park of the Bois de Moutier with 12h of Rhododendrons and azaleas in a vast park stretching down to the sea

Then visit the Garden Vasterival created by the passionate Princess Sturdza with an extraordinary botanical diversity

Morning drive to Caen along the coast. Short sightseeing of Caen with the statue of Joan of Arc and the ruins of Williams the Conqueror

Enjoy lunch in a country inn with Normandy specialties and cider

In the afternoon visit of the Park of the castle of Canon or alternatively visit of the Garden of the Castle of Brecy, an Italian style garden of the 17th century with unique embroideries

Today you will drive to Bayeux, further to Arromanches, along Omaha Beach to Cherbourg

Visit of the park of the castle of Nacqueville and its English park spread with water mirrors, fountains, waterfalls around the castle planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and hydrangeas

Your day ends with the visit of the magnificent park of the Castle of Martinvast with composition of meadows, woodland, ponds, cascades and follies, including an 18th century obelisk

In the morning, visit of the garden of Vauville, tropical oasis along the see surrounding the castle with a sub tropical atmosphere.

Then visit the Christian Dior Garden in Granville. The famous designer created for his mother this original and elegant park with edges, flowerbeds and cliff plants

Continue to the Mont Saint Michel. After a visit of the abbey drive to Bagnoles de l’Orne, a quaint spa resort located in the so called Swiss Normandy

Today, you will depart through the romantic landscape of the swiss Normandy to the historical Chateau de Carrouge, impressive medieval castle in the middle of a 10h park.

Picnic lunch with Camembert cheese, cider and Calvados

In the morning, drive back to Paris and transfer to international airport for departure flight