Jardin botanique du Tourmalet
The Jardin Botanique du Tourmalet (two hectares) is a botanical garden specializing in the flora of the Pyrenees. It is at the Pont de la Gaube on the road to the Col du Tourmalet, four kilometres from Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established in 1996 at an elevation of 1500 meters. It contains about 2500 species drawn primarily from regional flora.
Jardin botanique du Tourmalet
See also
References
- Tourisme Hautes Pyrenees entry (in French)
- Gralon.net entry (in French)
- Je Decouvre la France entry (in French)
- Petit Futé entry (in French)
- Le jardin botanique du Tourmalet de Serge Rieudebat (in French)
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