The Arboretum Park, created between 1863 and 1918 by Gaston Allard, has a rich dendrological collection with approximately 1,500 classes and 4,300 specimens. The Park has been extended with four new gardens differentiated by the botanical varieties on show

The classic walls of Brissac, the tallest chateau in France, soar from the centre of a splendid park full of age-old trees.

A major example of Gothic art. 68 ha (170 acre) estate. No charge for walks in the park.

Chateau built in the13th and 14th centuries. 17th century Orangery and Chapel.

13th-18th century chateau. A beautiful examples of Early French Renaissance architecture. An inhabited, lively, home. Rose garden and gardens on the banks of the river Loir.

See everyday life with the Middle Ages in the five floors of this restored and furnished 14th century keep. From the top, 30 metres above the ground, you can admire the woodlands, the village and the mediaeval garden.

Visit the Lion d'Angers National Stud farm where horses rule. A host of horse-centred activities including breeding, blacksmithing, and harness-making. Enjoy the beautiful architecture and walking in the landscaped park.

Close to the SNCF station and spread out of 7 hectares, this country-style garden, created in 1805, offers some remarkable varieties of camelias, magnolias and rhodedendrons, frames full of medicinal plants, cacti in greenhouses and children's play area.

A magic place inspired for botany lovers, curious about rare species. In this harmonious place, everyone who enjoys sophisticated gardens can take seedlings home with them.

"Around the 16th century chateau, visit the formal French gardens with a hedge maze and an Italian style garden. ""Les Pays de la Loire côté Parcs et Jardins"" label ."

Château (13th-18th century). One of the most beautiful examples of French Early Renaissance architecture. Member of the "Pays de Loire Parks and Gardens" scheme. House is still occupied. Rose garden and gardens bordering the Loir.

Surrounding a manor house dating from the 15th and 17th centuries, these gardens are genuinely original as each one is quite different.

On the borders of Mayenne, close to Brittany, Sylvie and Alain Douinot have laid out a romantically sophisticated garden around their 17th century home.

The waltz of the perfumes.

The magic of cucurbitaceous and strange plants.

The Rose paths. A park, a garden, a journey.

This garden stretches over 4 hectares, with its different scenes, the kitchen garden, the walled garden, the pond, the old wash house and the mill wheel, games for children. 3 000 species and varieties of trees/shrubs, roses, annuals, flowering bulbs. A rural ecomuseum completes the visit.

Constantly moving biological garden.

R.A. Ferchault, known under the name of Réaumur, hosts you in his manor house. In the heart of the high woodlands of the Vendée, the Manor of the Sciences is a major attraction in the Pays de Pouzauges and part of the area's heritage theme circuits.

This 13 ha park, owned by the Conseil Général de Loire Atlantique is a listed historical monument. It was laid out on the banks of the Sèvre Nantaise in the 19th century. Pines, buildings and statues evoke Italy in a very picturesque site.

You will enjoy strolling in the paths between trees, the hothouse, the kitchen garden. A wonderful natural place but also a real testimony of the past with a wash-house, a stable, an ice house, a chapel...

Court d'Aron is home to a chateau, a restaurant and a romantic and exotic park laid out in 1977. Coloured landscapes made up of thousands of rare plants. The high point for flowers is the end of June, with thousands of Asian lotuses. Exhibitions and festivals.

The grounds of the chateau de la Thibaudière, located at the entry to Allonnes on the D10, was completed in 2003. It was named the parc Maupassant de Bois Savary, in memory of former owners. The current owners, passionate about 17th and 18th century gardens, have done everything to give a new dimension to the site. This estate offers a beautiful walk in the heart of nature to discover water features, old stone, a rose garden and an exceptional collection of peonies. A sheltered area is reserved for all types of receptions (rates on request).

The Eastern park of Maulévrier is the largest Japanese garden in Europe.

Ruined twice, the Abbey lives again.

The Arboretum continues the botanical path. Over 200 trees

Public garden of town patrimoy since the 16th of march of 1976. 3600 m².

Bathed in light, discover the botanical garden of Chemillé, where most French medicinal and aromatic plants are cultivated.

A charming walk in the small streets of Clisson to explore a mediaeval and Breton site rebuilt in the Italian style after the Wars of Vendée. Remarkable viewpoint, prestigious monuments and reposing halts in the heart of the Nantes Vineyard.

chateaubriant, a chateau brimful of history...

Fabulous universe where you can learn through imagination.

"16th century Chateau. ""Pays de la Loire côté Parcs et Jardins"" label. Renaissance Staircase with carved panels, guardroom, French style gardens with hedge maze, Italian style garden, monumental pigeon loft."

"Haie Joulain chateau stands on a mound. The feudal system and everyday life in the year 1000."

From 260 m, at the southern limit of Perseigne Forest, the views are truly exceptional.

The chateau of Angers and its gardens - Mediaeval Tapestry of the Apocalypse - People have lived here since Palaeolithic times. (Partial Access only for people with reduced mobility).

Renaissance chateau.

Renaissance chateau which has kept its authentic character.

Three hours of events and shows straight from the Middle Ages.

A mediaeval fortress on the banks of the Loire transformed into a charming seigniorial residence with moats and Italian gardens.

No charge to visit the outdoor areas and the 15th century wine press.