Guided tour of the arboretum, orchard and parish garden

Name: Visita guiada al arboreto, huerto y jardín de párrocos
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Arboretum du château de Neuvic d'Ussel

Guided tour, by the owner, of the arboretum, the orchard, the parish garden and the chapel with its contemporary stained glass windows.

17 i 18 septiembre 2022Passed

©Anne CHOPIN

Guided tour, by the owner, of the arboretum, the orchard, the parish garden and the chapel with its contemporary stained glass windows.

Throughout the walk on the mown paths, discover, with Béatrix d'Ussel, the peculiarities of this park of the first half of the nineteenth, its points of view, its perspectives, its factories, its majestic trees, the chapel and its glass intaglio inspired by the crystalline René Lalique, as well as the billiard pavilion.

About the location

Arboretum du château de Neuvic d'Ussel

10 place de la mairie, 19160 Neuvic

Corrèze
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Granite house of the beginning of the XIXth century, with addition of a tower neo-troubadour of the beginning of the XXth century decorated with a park. Conceived(Designed) from 1820 as a "agricultural and environmental park" like the parks of the count de Choulot, his(her,its) originality domiciles(resides) between others in his(her,its) totally urban environment, located at the heart of the market town of Neuvic. Of a 6,25 hectare surface, its attractivité comes from its very undulating relief which allows to discover during 2,5 km of paths of landscapes, very various points of view and prospects(perspectives). Numerous indigenous remarkable trees and 200-year-old Americans about are also one of attractions of the site. More recently very numerous Asiatic vegetables were introduced, carrying to 350 the number of sorts(species) or varieties. The presence of a room(part,play) of water livened up(led) by animals, fishes, ducks, tortoise, swan, lined with shrubs and with many enduring plants give a very particular(special) charm to this part(party) of the park. Rehabilitated by 2007 untill today, factories and vegetated arrangements(developments) allow to the visitors to make new discoveries throughout the route(course) up to the neo-Romance chapel and to the garden closed by priest of 350m2.