Last updated on 01 August 11
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Sceaux

5.0/5 (2 ratings)

© Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Photograph © Stephen Harmer
Photograph © Stephen Harmer

Gardenvisit Editorial

Le Nôtre designed the garden with two great axes meeting sat at rightangles on the hill-top chateau. From the garden front of the chateau, a leading perspective runs westwards into a valley and up the opposite hill. At the dip point, one finds a broad canal in the valley bottom. Sceaux was deserted during the revolutionary years. In the ninetenth century, an under-sized new chateau was built and the gardens were restored with some modifications. Today the garden is well-maintained and has a interesting network of avenues, canals and basins. From the east front of the chateau, a stepped cascade crashes down the axis into a great oxagon pool. Had Sceaux been in England, Brown should surely have serpentined the layout, as he did at Stowe,

Address - Sceaux, Ile-de France, Paris, France, 92330
Opening times - All year, Daily, Open 7am to 7.30pm in summer, Open 8am to dusk in winter
Admission - Entrance free
Website - Visit the Sceaux website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Hotel de Berny (1km away)
From €75.00 to €190.00
Hotel Alixia (1km away)
From €69.00 to €135.00
Bed & Breakfast La Clepsydre (1km away)
From €75.00 to €120.00
Hotel Alixia (2km away)
From €69.00 to €150.00
Campanile Fresnes (2km away)
From €44.00 to €110.00
Le Chateaubriand (2km away)
From €52.00 to €99.00
Campanile Paris Sud - Clamart (2km away)
From €55.20 to €119.00
La Breche Du Bois (3km away)
From €66.00 to €80.00

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Parc Georges Brassens (6km away)
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Jardin Atlantique Paris (7km away)
Parc André-Citroën Paris (7km away)
(2.7/5)
Parc de Saint-Cloud (8km away)
(5.0/5)
Paris Medieval Museum Garden (8km away)
(1.5/5)
Jardin du Luxembourg (8km away)
(4.5/5)

Reviews and Comments

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almost 2 years ago Adam Hodge said
Not quite so ornamental as Versailles but certainly as awe-inspring in its size. To discover the lake in all its enormity and vista is breathtaking. Go visit if you in Paris !

(5.0/5)
almost 2 years ago Stephen H said
I recently visited with students and was not sure what to expect, as I have never visited this parc before. What we found was a gem. The parc is worth visiting for the Le Notre cascade alone which is turned on each day around 10am. The parc is well maintained and a popular place for local people who also enjoy the excellent cafe. Le Notre laid out this garden for Colbert with three strong axes each one superb. The chateau houses a museum and the orangery is open most days.
Try to time your visit with their opera and play season.

(5.0/5)

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