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Jumilhac Gardens

The gardens of Château de Jumilhac

The gardens of Château de Jumilhac

In the 17th century, the Marquis de Jumilhac wanted to modernize his château and take it out of its ancestral days. As a member of the Court of Versailles, he felt it was his duty to create gardens worthy of his rank. 12 terraces were created, reshaping the rocky spur on which the château was built. château de jumilhacThe water flowed by degrees down to the Isle, 45 m below.

The gardens of Jumilhac were preserved until the dawn of the 20th century. Alas, the vagaries of the 1st World War were to damage this titanic work to the point of seeing them gradually sold off in favor of vegetable gardens, orchards or wheat fields, along with the 120 orange trees in vats and even ... the orangery! Today, only the first two terraces overlooking the valley, where in autumn the deer roar, remain attached to the château.

In 1995, the summer drought revealed a St. Andrew's cross that drew the diagonals of the square of grass forming the 2nd terrace. This reminder of a more glorious past prompted the current Marquis de Jumilhac to launch a vast project to renovate the gardens as presented in the château's 1777 model.
Reorganized around the central basin in accordance with Renaissance concepts and the principles of Le Nôtre, they retrace two mysterious themes associated with the history of the site: gold, mined 6 centuries BC by the Lemovices, and alchemy, studied by the budding steelworker Antoine Chapelle, 1st Count of Jumilhac. J.-C. by the Lémovices, and alchemy, studied by the budding steelworker Antoine Chapelle, 1st Comte de Jumilhac (1597).

Les Ors d'un Jardin's symmetrical layout reveals, through flowerbeds protected by a bower, a plant labyrinth and its dark room, a rose garden lined with pruned boxwood (renovated in 2011) and a mini solar system with flowering planets, two fabulous worlds at the origin of hopes, wealth, discoveries, knowledge, techniques, ... , but also follies, disillusions, miseries, conflicts and persecutions!

Set off to meet them all year round, either on your own or with a quiz... in the footsteps of Antonio Capello! At the exit, you'll find a warm welcome at Salon des Thés.

Pricing details

Visit the castle and gardens:
- Adults: 10.50 euros

- Discounts (12-17 years, students, large families, V.M.F., La D.H., La Trèflerie, Jumilhac Enchanteur, ...): 8.50 euros
- Children (5-11 years): 5.5 euros

Garden tour :
- Adults: 4 euros
- Reductions (12-17 years, students, large families, V.M.F., La D.H., La Trèflerie, Jumilhac Enchanteur, ...): 3 euros
- Children (5-11 years): 2 euros

Dates and times

The gardens of Château de Jumilhac are open daily - from April 1st to May 31st, from 2pm to 6pm, - from June 1st to September 30th, from 10am to 7pm, - from October 1st to November 15th, from 2pm to 6pm and from November 16th to December 31st, on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 6pm, as well as during school vacations. Outside these periods, by appointment on 06.16.22.97.69 or 06.09.61.78.40. Enjoy your visit.

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Address:

place du chateau, 24360 Jumilhac-le-Grand

Sector

Green Périgord

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