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Eden RocJardin Thuret
Cap d’Antibes is a symbol of the luxury life on the French Riviera. On our way to the Jardin Thuret we passed countless villa's and houses of the obviously quite wealthy.
On the Cap d’Antibes one can find several green and beautiful gardens; the most popular one is the Jardin Thuret. It was created by Gustave Thuret in 1856 on the slope of La Garoupe hill to acclimatize numerous tropical plants. Many species were planted that were hitherto unknown in this area, such as eucalyptus and pine. This green refuge praised by Gustave Flaubert and George Sand receives numerous visitors each year. If you would like to see some exotic plants in a marvelous garden, that is the place you need to go! The garden is small, 3.5 hectares or so but here visitors can find more than 3,500 of different trees and shrubs. The idea around the garden’s design was to respect of the Mediterranean climatic conditions (absence of regular watering and winter protection) and allows a natural selection of the plants most resistant to the dryness. The plants push as freely as possible.
As a result, the garden looks a little bit neglected or charmingly wild - there is no labels here, few benches and one drinking fountain; but the place definitely worth visit.
The Jardin Thuret open Monday – Friday 8 am – 6pm , admission is free.
62 boulevard du Cap.
