Parc botanique de Suscinio
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The Parc botanique de Suscinio (28,862 m²) is a botanical garden
located on the grounds of the Château de Suscinio, Morlaix
, Finistère
, in Brittany, north-west France
. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The château dates to the 11th-15th centuries; note that it is distinct from the better-known Château de Suscinio
in Morbihan
. Its botanical park was created in 2004 as an ambitious development project supported by Morlaix, but then closed for several years before reopening in 2008. Today the park contains parterre
s, gardens, and variety of trees, some of which are more than two centuries old and designated arbres remarquables de France (remarkable trees of France).
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located on the grounds of the Château de Suscinio, Morlaix
Morlaix
Morlaix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Leisure and tourism:...
, Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
, in Brittany, north-west France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The château dates to the 11th-15th centuries; note that it is distinct from the better-known Château de Suscinio
Château de Suscinio
The Château de Suscinio or de Susinio is a French castle, built in the late Middle Ages, to be the residence of the Dukes of Brittany. It is located near the town of Sarzeau in the département of Morbihan, near the coast of the Atlantic ocean...
in Morbihan
Morbihan
Morbihan is a department in Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline.-History:...
. Its botanical park was created in 2004 as an ambitious development project supported by Morlaix, but then closed for several years before reopening in 2008. Today the park contains parterre
Parterre
A parterre is a formal garden construction on a level surface consisting of planting beds, edged in stone or tightly clipped hedging, and gravel paths arranged to form a pleasing, usually symmetrical pattern. Parterres need not have any flowers at all...
s, gardens, and variety of trees, some of which are more than two centuries old and designated arbres remarquables de France (remarkable trees of France).