Rendez-vous aux Jardins in Eure

Over 80 exceptional gardens to discover

Each year, on the first weekend of June, the Eure department participates in the national Rendez-vous aux Jardins event, initiated by the Ministry of Culture. More than 80 remarkable gardens, famous or secret, historic or unusual, open their doors to the public to offer an unforgettable experience where nature, art, and heritage blend harmoniously.

Exceptional gardens in the heart of Normandy

Among the emblematic sites, the park of the Château d'Acquigny offers a romantic garden designed at the end of the 18th century between river meanders and canals, with remarkable and exotic trees, an orangery housing citrus collections, and a vegetable and fruit garden bordered by walls and canals, featuring 3,200 varieties of medicinal plants. In Giverny, the Musée des Impressionnismes offers free and guided tours of its garden by its gardeners, while the gardens of Claude Monet reveal the Clos Normand and the famous water garden with water lilies.

A rich and varied program

The Rendez-vous aux Jardins in Eure are not limited to major sites: private gardens usually closed to the public, communal parks, and community gardens also participate in the event. The program includes themed guided tours, botanical workshops for all ages, pruning and grafting demonstrations, and lectures on garden art. Each edition is dedicated to a national theme that guides the activities and exchanges with passionate gardeners.

Vegetal heritage between the Seine and the countryside

From the Seine Valley to the plateaus of the Pays de Bray, through the Pays d'Ouche and the Eure Valley, the participating gardens showcase the diversity of the landscapes of Eure. French formal gardens, English-style parks, conservatory vegetable gardens, and contemporary gardens create a rich vegetal panorama, reflecting centuries of garden art in Normandy.