la roseraie de provins

We visited La Roseraie as a family with three children (5, 7and 11) and my parents, and had a wonderful wander around the gardens for over an hour. There are winding paths that take you through lots of different kinds of garden, but all featuring fantastic collections of roses. We visited at the end of July, and clearly some had flowered earlier, but there were still plenty to see in full bloom.We were a little confused by the route- you are given a plan to follow, but when you are looking at the beautiful, peaceful gardens, who wants to be following a map? The children amused themselves exploring ahead on the paths, with the younger two looking out for fairies everywhere, and there was enough to keep them busy for the time we were there.The tea room was very pleasant, if a little pricey.What I did love was that there were deckchairs positioned all over the grounds - if my wife and I had been visiting on our own, it would have been wonderful to take a book and just relax in the gardens for a lot longer.

If you can find the time, I especially recommend taking a peaceful break in the Roseraie de Provins with a glass of wine or a book. I don’t particularly care for roses but I was won over by the garden’s great design, expansive space, strategically placed lawn chairs, and general tranquility. What I most liked about the garden was its relaxing blend of the cultivated and the wild. Rose beds give way to forest paths and unexpected clearings. Small streams wind through the lawn. Try to go when the weather is nice and prepare yourself to relax. My boyfriend and I know pretty much nothing about roses but we had fun comparing all the different perfumes they gave off and looking at the bees. A highlight of our time in Provins.

It's a difficult one this. The idea of it is great. We went after some terrible weather for a week so understandably there were not many flowers - that I don't mind. What was sad though was that it wasn't kept very well. Many bushes needed cutting and weeds around we're quite bad. It is supposed to be divided up into different outdoor gardens but we were not given a map just a page with numbers and description. Unfortunately the corresponding numbers in the garden are not well posted so you're half way round before you know where you are. Maybe money is an issue so they don't have enough staff to man the gardens but the best roses in the place are the one's that are for sale in the shop. Shame - could be lovely but not up to scratch!

It was not the rose season as the weather was still chilly at the time of our visit. We only took a walk and read the poster and reading materials about the Rosa Gallica (roses of Provins), browsing in the shop to look for rose products and foods from roses... Bought the rose soap, rose petal jam and rose honey. As our goal to visit Provins was not the roses, we only considered it a little side trip and thus no disappointment at all. By the way, the rose products were lovely.

If you expect the garden with full of roses everywhere then you are wrong.It is quite a large garden where there are many type of roses in all around the garden.Unfortunately during my visit there, not all roses are blooming.Garden itself is good, it is a relaxing to just going around it with family.If you visit Provins, I recommend to go to here as well.Just for some note, it is quite far from the main attraction of Provins though.

We went there at 10am as it opened, and spent two hours there. Hundreds and hundreds of magnificent roses in a very nicely landscaped setting. Ideal for mad gardening enthusiasts, not so interesting for children, perhaps.

Another beautiful spot in the city of Provins. Well worth visiting, also a lot of interesting activities during the year.

Don't miss this when in Provins. Tranquil, and a celebration of one of Provins' specialities.

Passeio muito bacana na cidade medieval. Infelizmente é ideal apenas para passeios durante a floraçao das rosas. No inverno deixa um pouco a desejar, pela falta de floraçao.

Provins, alem de ser uma cidade medieval é tambem uma grande produtora de rosas. Pena que era inverno e nao havia floraçao. Ficamos com os produtos feitos no local à base de rosas.

Petite pause café bien agréable accueil chaleureux esprit cottage anglais au coin du feu ! Je visiterai aux beaux jours le parc ! A noter : carte bleue acceptée pour un montant de 4 euros ! Bien pratique

Vu panoramique sur les monuments sur la tour de César et l'église Sainte Quiriace, le jardin pour se promener est très agréable, accueil, chaleureux, rapport qualité prix un peu cher

Personnel de qualité, accueil chaleureux et très souriant, jardin magnifique....c un lieu calme et paisible. il faut y aller sans hésiter!

Détour obligatoire .... Été comme hiver pour profiter du soleil dans cette magnifique roseraie ou l'hiver au coin du feu ..... Accueil agréable et chaleureux !!!! A faire absolument !!!!....

Pas mal de gens se plaignent que l'entrée est payante, nous non, qui dit jardin, fleurs, calme, et detente tout cela c'est de l'entretien et cela a un cout, normal donc...et puis avant d'aller visiter la roseraie il suffit de se renseigner comme cela pas de surprise sur l'entrée payante, tout comme le moment ou les roses sont le plus en fleur...Pour nous, tres bon moment de calme pendant cette visite, loin de la foule de la cité médivale, et tres bonne ballade pour arriver jusqu'a la roseraie (endroit que ne connais pas forcement tout le monde), cependant, avoir quand meme de bonnes chaussures...