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Les Chemins de la Rose

Les Journées de la Rose lasting 5 or 6 days in mid-July, one can admire fortunately possible to admire this flower in the Roads of the rose which is in 3 km of Doué on the road of Cholet. A magnificent raised park of 4 hectares proposes you a journey through 500 sorts of rosebushes represented by 8 000 plants.

Between the rose of Damascus brought back by the Crusaders in the XIIIth century, the Rosa x alba white rose favorite of Romans and Constance Spry the first English rose created in the 60's, transport you into the smells of your grandmother's garden. Explanatory and educational panels decorate this green and perfumed path in the middle of which with a little luck you will see a magnificent peacock. The gardeners of the park are of good council if you wnat to make your own garden of roses.

Throughout the season, les Chemins de la Rose organize various animations like the composition of bouquets or the initiation with the grafting.

In 2008 the park is open from may 8th till august 16th - 9:30 am till 7:00 pm - from august 17th till september 14th and 2 last weekend of september - 10:00 am till 00:30 pm and 2:00 pm till 6:30 pm.

Prices 2008 : 6,5€ and 4€ for childs 5 to 15 years old (answer for groups).


official site
 Les Chemins de la rose, Parc de Courcilpleu - 49700 DOUE LA FONTAINE Tel : 02.41.59.95.95