Virtual tour of Les Jardins de l`Imaginaire

Virtual tour of Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire
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Note: If you are a visitor with limited mobility, we invite you to contact the ticket office before
your arrival in order to discover the garden in the best conditions..
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1. Sacred woods
Since the dawn of time, the woods have been inhabited by spirits. Here, 2,500 box hedges
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conjure spells. Tinkling bells and running water bring the woodlands to life.
2. The hedge tunnel
This scented vault grown of hops, wisteria, jasmine and other climbing plants opens the door to
dreams. This is the transitional zone between reality and the imaginary.
3. Les jardins élémentaires
A subtle balance of nature and culture, trees and flowers. The original garden. A golden ribbon,
an airborne Ariadne's thread, leads down the path of the imaginary.
4. Les terrasses
Discovering this garden of moss and old dry stone walls reminds us of the terraces once used to
cultivate vineyards in this historic Périgord.
5. Le théatre de verdure
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The magic
nature
itself.
of an antique, eternal place is revisited here by contemporary artists whose theatre is
6. L'axe des vents
Giant weathervanes atop poles offer you the sense and sound of the wind, a connection with
the historic town below.
7. Les perspectives
Here, flowers honour the continuous visual and graphic principle that brings structure to the
history of gardens. You'll see the town at the limit of the perspective.
8. Les jardins d'eau
Gushing, running, seeping, irrigating, waterfalls... Water is found here in all its forms and all its
functions. This is the water of gardens throughout time.
9. La roseraie
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Tradition and modernity. Classicism and romanticism. Discover 2,000 rosebushes growing on
contemporary metal structures.
10. Le chemin des fontaines
A path winds along the hillside, dotted with five fountains: five refreshing, colourful stopovers.
11. Le jardin topiaire
This is the kingdom of trimmed hornbeams and box hedges. A greenery garden. Through a
plant tunnel, you'll catch sight of an overlook opening to Terrasson and its gardens
12. Les fleuves
At the foot of heavy engraved stones, the source of five of the world's rivers is a symbolic
representation reminding us that our planet is also our garden.
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13. La serre
A creative encounter of dry stone, glass and metal. This "cold" greenhouse, in contrast with the
surrounding plants, the only covered space of the garden, creates a symbolic link between the
sky and the earth, between man and his dreams.
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