“Acquigny is perfect. Acquigny is the size of man,” said Jean de la Varende.
At the confluence of the Eure and the Iton, located at the foot of hills in an agreeable setting, lovers of romantic gardens and tree lovers, you will appreciate the impressive sizes of Louisiana cypresses, plane trees, sophoras, purple beeches, sequoias…
Surrounded by monumental waterfalls, cascatelles, paths of rocks, bridges and canals, you will continue your walk to the sound of the waters that rustle from all sides until the exceptional orchard vegetable garden that shelters large pear trees in espaliers.
On the way back, you admire a new aspect of the elegant silhouette of the Renaissance castle built by Philibert Delorme to immortalize the love of its builders, the orangery built in 1746 housing a beautiful collection of citrus fruits in the garden of Italian inspiration composed of topiaries and southern plants and the old press with its collection of ancient tools and wooden planks of trees of the park.
You want to live a unique experience, go back in time, enjoy an idyllic and enchanting setting in Normandy, come visit the park of 15 hectares protected by the historical monuments of our family castle.
Designed between Eure and Iton at the end of the 18th century, this romantic park of 15ha, protected historical monuments, serves as a setting for a beautiful Renaissance castle. The waters rustle from all sides (serpentine river, waterfalls, rock path) and mingle to enchant the visitor to many elements of the old French park: remarkable or exotic trees, orangery built in 1746, citrus collection, exceptional orchard vegetable garden surrounded by canals and brick walls with an oak frame topped with slate (large pear trees in espalier, the oldest of which has 28 palisse branches, condimental and medicinal gardens, collection of cucurbitaceae…. Flowers for all seasons, many collection trees and vast perspectives adorn it.
"In this romantic park designed between Eure and Iton at the end of the 18th century (15ha) and protected by historical monuments, the waters rustle from all sides (rivers, serpentine, waterfalls, rock paths, bridges). From the old park to the French remain remarkable or exotic trees, an orangery with its collection of citrus fruits, an exceptional orchard vegetable garden bordered by high walls and canals with its large pear trees in espalier of which the oldest has 28 branches palmated, condiment and medicinal gardens, flowers and vegetables, woven willows along the banks….."
A particularly original renaissance castle, with architecture full of charm built by a member of the royal family.
A park of 15 hectares at the confluence of the Eure and the Iton embellished by very beautiful 18th century common completely restored, an orangery with its citrus collection and its southern garden, an exceptional orchard vegetable garden by its location surrounded by walls and canals, rivers and serpentine animated by a waterfall, a cascatelle and swans, trees remarkable for their size or rarity, a collection of flowering shrubs from April to October.
A historical, botanical and romantic walk to discover in an enchanting setting where the waters rustle from all sides.
In a poetic site sheltered by hills once planted with vines and at the confluence of two rivers, the Eure and the Iton, the landscape park of a great diversity, of more than 15 hectares, is the setting for a charming Renaissance castle built by a member of the royal family.
The exceptional trees by their size and rarity, a collection of flowering shrubs from April to October, the artificial river, its rock path, its waterfalls and canals offer a pleasant walk.
The orangery, built at the foot of the church, with its Mediterranean garden and its citrus collection exudes delicate perfumes.
The former eighteenth-century vegetable garden surrounded by water and high walls of pink bricks topped with slate shelter large palyed pears gradually finds an ornament of flowers, hedges of small fruits and vegetables.
A historical, botanical and romantic walk to discover in an enchanting setting where the waters rustle from all sides.
In this romantic park (historical monument), the waters rustle from all sides. Remarkable trees, orangery and collection of citrus fruits, vegetable garden bordered by walls and canals with its large palmated pear trees, condimental and medicinal gardens,...
Pssibility of visit commented around the castle at 11:30, 15:00 and 16:30.