Magnificent views of the Château de Reynel estate. Around the house dating from the 13th, 15th and 18th centuries, lies a kingdom of lawns, lakes and forests. In the grounds near the house are some highly sought after trees, and paths wending their ways between statues and past…

Dinteville Castle from 16th and 18th century is surrounded by a moat, the park combines the nicely into the landscape and shows evidence of continious creation. In composition, Dinteville preserves its water from the castle moat the lane is lined with lime trees. The landscape…

The Marquise du Châtelet's country house where Voltaire once stayed looks out over the Blaise Valley. Beside the river, is an 800-metre canal lined with a Virginia tulip tree, a bald cypress and some superb plane trees.

Laid out when the fortifications were demolished, the Boulingrin Garden (the name comes from the English "bowling green") contains a huge ornamental fountain purchased in 1865 from the iron foundry in Tusey. With its nympho and cherubs, it forms a delightful picture, its clear…

Located close to the railway station, Tourist Office and shopping streets in the town lies Square Philippe Lebon. Beautiful flowerbeds in the summer. Open-air poster exhibition during the Poster Festival. Wonderful view of "Old Chaumont" and the Suize Valley. Note the stone…

Forming an island of greenery in a meander of the Marne that forms a mill race, this park consists of a series of gardens in styles ranging from Classicism to "English-style" Romanticism combined with a beautiful 18th-century formal French garden laid out to plans by the famous…

Sirius, named after the brightest of the stars, is an educational garden created by pupils at the Institut Médico Educatif. It provides very real support for disabled youth, enhancing their work in the arts, culture and gardens. The park contains perennials, a rose garden, a…

Located on the outskirts of Brottes to the south of Chaumont, this vast forest is the most popular place for a Sunday stroll among the people of Chaumont. There are several footpaths, dotted with information panels desribing the flora and fauna. The forest also has its own…

Built in the Regency style like the Château de Cirey in the Blaise Valley, the Château de Juzennecourt was constructed in 1717 to plans by Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon, a famous architect and designer from Chaumont. A set of drainage channels in one arm of the River Blaise have…