Favorite gardens and walks

PARADOU PARK - VALLAURIS - PROPOSED BY STEPHANE

25 MINUTES FROM THE ASPRES NURSERY IN GRASSE

PARADOU PARK in VALLAURIS represents one of the last coastal forest areas between Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Antibes . The natural park is located on a conglomerate of limestone and gypsum. The eucalyptus and the mimosa dominate the vegetation of the scrubland. The atmosphere there is more or less humid depending on the proximity of the valleys, the main one of which is colonized by bamboos which developed to the detriment of local vegetation. Horticultural activity was abandoned in the seventies, thus, the holm oak and the cork oak grow here and there in the middle of the exotic plants . The forest environment is home to a small but discreet but heritage fauna: Foxes, badgers, bats and squirrels frequent the undergrowth, while the Mauritanian tarantula and the wall lizard take advantage of the rocky areas to hunt. The forest cover is conducive to passerines, such as the chaffinch and the nightingale. It is sometimes possible to hear the hammering of the green woodpecker on the eucalyptus , or to surprise the heron who, after fishing in the Lérins Islands, comes to sleep high up in the trees.



THE GARDENS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PERFUMERY MUSEUM - GRASSE - PROPOSED BY FRANCOIS

8 MINUTES FROM THE ASPRES NURSERY IN GRASSE

Much more than a garden THE GARDENS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PERFUMERY MUSEUM IN GRASSEis an interactive and multi-sensory journey into the world of fragrant plants. Let yourself be guided during a walk through the gardens and discover the plants arranged according to their olfactory notes: citrus, floral, woody, spicy, fruity, musky…
Video guides are available to accompany you in your discovery. You will be able to view photographs, videos, listen to testimonies from farmers, pickers and brokers. The permanent exhibition of the gardens completes the visit of the site with a scientific approach mixing objects and visuals. You will discover why plants produce an odor. We will also talk about ecosystems and insects, scents and history...

Text and photo credit - International Perfume Museum of Grasse

THE UNMISSABLE VALMASQUE DEPARTMENTAL PARK -PROPOSED BY EMILIEN

11 MINUTES FROM THE ASPRES NURSERY IN GRASSE

Is it still necessary to presentTHE VALMASQUE DEPARTMENTAL PARK as it is known by the families of the Pays de Grasse who have dragged their shoes there for generations! This 561-hectare park is the true lung of the coast and extends over several municipalities including VALBONNE and MOUGINS. Discover an exceptional fauna with more than sixty sedentary or migratory species (ducks, moorhens, herons, coots, egrets, etc.). Vegetation side the park

consists of typically Mediterranean vegetation:

THE FRESHNESS OF THE BRAGUE PARK -PROPOSED BY GUILLAUME

24 MINUTES FROM THE ASPRES NURSERY IN GRASSE

Les 638 hectares du PARC DE LA BRAGUE s'étendent au nord et à l'ouest de la technopole de VALBONNE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS et sur les communes d'ANTIBES et de BIOT. Situé sur un plateau calcaire entaillé de vallons, ce parc offre un havre de verdure et de fraîcheur à 6 kilomètres de la mer. Son sol est composé de roches sédimentaires calcaires. Sur les secteurs occupés par les prairies, dépressions et fonds de vallons, on trouve des alluvions récentes de l'ère quaternaire. En suivant la Brague, vous écouterez les bruits cristallins de l'eau tombant en cascade, vous apprécierez le calme des aulnes, au milieu de paysages romantiques. Vous y trouverez des feuillus tels qu'aulnes, frênes, charmes, noisetiers, lauriers et noyers. Sur le plateau bien ensoleillé, c'est une végétation typiquement méditerranéenne qui vous attend avec la présence de différentes sortes de chênes (chênes lièges, chênes pubescents et chênes verts) et de pins (pins maritimes, pins parasols et pins d'Alep). A l'abri de ces arbres, vous serez attirés par les odeurs typiques des myrtes, des lentisques, des cistes et des romarins. L'eau parle et les oiseaux chantent : vous serez gâtés car fauvettes, pies, coucous, petits ducs, geais et grives ont élu domicile dans ce parc et accompagneront vos promenades de leurs chants mélodieux. Le long de la Brague, peuplée de chevesnes et d'anguilles, vous apercevrez des oiseaux aquatiques tels que poules d'eau, hérons, canards.

Crédit texte : Conseil Départemental Alpes Maritimes



THE BUCCOLIC POND OF FONTMERLE -PROPOSED BY LAURA

10 MINUTES FROM THE ASPRES NURSERY IN GRASSE

THE FONTMERLE POND allows you to discover aquatic plants such as reeds, rushes, sedges and irises . During the summer, you will be amazed by the spectacle of lotus in bloom . Planted in 1970, these aquatic plants bloom between July and August depending on the weather conditions, covering part of the body of water with superb pink flowers that emerge from large round leaves. Its calm waters are home to carp, tench, eels, amphibians, Florida turtles and European pond turtles.

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