Gardens

Visit of the Jardin du Lautaret

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Col du Lautaret
05480 Villar-d'Arêne
France

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Visit of the Jardin du Lautaret
2 hours
Very easy
Motor impairment
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Since 1899, the Jardin du Lautaret presents a collection of more than 2000 "alpine" species from the mountains of the world. In a maze of small paths, with each step, you discover a new continent !

Surrounded by 360° mountains, each more impressive than the other, the Lautaret Garden presents a vast botanical collection of remarkable high altitude plants.

As you walk between the different flower beds, you will discover a new continent at each step ! Numerous activities are proposed all summer long: visit of the exhibition room, guided tours of the garden, visits of the scientific infrastructures, conferences, concerts, storytelling walks, botanical watercolor courses...

Come and discover and be part of the extraordinary history of this unique place, which evolves every year, for the pleasure of the curious, the scientists and the passionate.

Guided tours of 1 hour (included in the entrance fee of the Garden) are offered in season and allow you to discover the history of the garden, its collections, botany and the use of plants.

The Garden is classified as a Remarkable Garden and a member of the Botanical Gardens of France and French-speaking countries (JBF).

Useful information:

  • Open to the general public from the 1st weekend of June to the 1st weekend of September inclusive, every day from 10am to 6pm. Departures of the guided tours of the garden: 10:30 am, 2 pm and 4 pm.
  • The site is at an altitude of 2,100 meters, so please bring sunscreen and a hat in case of good weather or warm, waterproof clothing in case of bad weather. Water in sufficient quantity in all circumstances.
  • Since 2012, a circuit has been set up to allow access to about 60% of the Garden for people with reduced mobility

Prices

Normal price : 8€ (€)

Reduced rate: 6€ (groups of more than 10 people, young people from 12 to 18 years old, students, people with reduced mobility

Free: children under 12, students and staff of the Grenoble Alpes University community

Garden ambassador card: support rate for the development of the garden at 15 €. Gives unlimited access during the season (personal card valid upon presentation of an ID)

We offer free guided tours, every day, at 10:30 am, 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm (reservation is mandatory for groups, by mail at lautaret-resa@univ-grenoble-alpes or, in season, by phone at 04 92 24 41 62)

The Monday lectures (see program) are free of charge

Visits on request for groups.

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Means of payment: credit card, check, cash, bank transfer

Access to the garden is forbidden to our canine friends.

Contact

Jardin du Lautaret
DOUZET Rolland

Col du Lautaret
05480 Villar-d'Arêne
France

Classifications & labels

Jardin remarquable
Jardin remarquable
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