Routes from Garden of Siliere (Cohons-52) to the Escargots de Cohons or to the source of the Marne

Name: Parcourez des itinéraires à travers un paysage bucolique
Start: 2024-09-21T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Jardin de Silière

After visiting Silière’s garden, you can:

21 et 22 septembrePassé

Robert Sauvegrain

From the source of Silière to the snails of Cohons or the source of the Marne.

Suggested routes

After visiting the garden of Silière, you can

starting on the right, go on foot to the Escargots de Cohons crossing the village,
by leaving on the left, go to the source of Silière which waters the garden then, by taking a charming little hiking path signposted, go to the source of the Marne through a bucolic landscape (allow a good hour of walking).

À propos du lieu

Jardin de Silière

5 rue du Varinot, 52600 Cohons

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

Located in the South of Langres, in the village of Cohons, the garden of Silière was created in 1661, the same year when begin works in Versailles. On an area 3 hectare and closed of walls, the garden of Silière appears mainly as a regular garden, with fountains(water jets), boxwoods, arbours and cut lindens.
In the XIXth century, a romantic walk is added on one of the sides of the regular garden. It sinue along a small stream training(forming) waterfall(stunt) and tufière and received the label «Together Sported Remarkable» of the association A.R.B.R.E.S. (Remarkable Trees: Assessment(Balance), Researches(Searches), Studies, Protection(Saving)). The garden of Silière is registered in conformance with historic monuments and prize-winner 2014 prices(prizes) of restoration(catering) French Heritage Society.
The garden of Silière and the Hanging Gardens of Cohons, were labelled Garden Remarkable for the Ministry of Culture and Communication. So, unique(only) case in France, a village of 270 inhabitants is endowed with two remarkable gardens.