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Jardins d’Étretat is a topiary garden with contemporary art and architecture on the Amont cliff, north of Étretat, France, above the Côte d’Albâtre.
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Why go
- Plant sculptures evoke the natural forms of the Normandy coast.
- More than 100,000 plants grow here year-round.
- The gardens’ Jardin Remarquable label was renewed in 2025 for seven more years.
- Contemporary works by Samuel Salcedo, Sergey Katran, Thomas Rösler and Wiktor Szostalo.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 17:30Show all
Monday10:00 – 17:30
Tuesday10:00 – 17:30
Wednesday10:00 – 17:30
Thursday10:00 – 17:30
FridayClosed
Saturday10:00 – 17:30
Sunday10:00 – 17:30
Don't miss
- Jardin La Manche mazeA large clipped-plant maze shaped to suggest breaking waves.Jardin La Manche
- Jardin d’AmontExplore the garden whose shape follows the coastal cliffs.Jardin d’Amont
- Jardin ZenA garden designed for quiet contemplation and meditation.Jardin Zen
What you see
- The terrace in Jardin d’Amont is the site’s highest point, overlooking the other gardens and surrounding landscape.
Photo spots
- Jardin ImpressionsPhotograph the view from Jardin Impressions, captured by painters including Claude Monet and Eugène Delacroix.Jardin Impressions
History
The garden’s late-19th-century owner was a French actress and friend of Claude Monet. Auguste Lecanu made the garden, while Louis Valentin designed the villa in a neo-Norman style. The gardens were transformed and reopened in 2017.
- 1883–1885Claude Monet painted a series of works here.
- 19th centuryAt the end of the 19th century, the garden belonged to a French actress who was a friend of Claude Monet.
- 1903Actress Madame Thébault began creating a garden atop the Amont cliff.
- 1905Inspired by Monet, the owner planned a garden with avant-garde and impressionist elements.
- 2015IL Nature created the garden in 2015. Restoration began that year and included importing nearly 1,000 tonnes of soil. It added 3,000 square metres of land, hundreds of metres of low walls, two kilometres of gravel paths and over 30,000 metres of conifers.
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- 2017The transformed gardens reopened to the public.
How to get there
- On footAt Avenue Damilaville, 76790 Étretat, France. From the town centre, walk uphill and follow the signs.
Sources: Etretat Gardens - Wikipedia · Étretat - Wikivoyage (listing) · Jardins d’Étretat · Les Jardins d'Étretat - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026
Where
Avenue Damilaville, Etretat
- Website
- etretatgarden.fr/
- Phone
- +33235270576
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
Who designed the modern garden at Jardins d’Étretat?
Landscape architect Alexandre Grivko designed it with his partner Mark Dumas.
What guided the redesign of Jardins d’Étretat?
It combined the old garden’s historical and artistic features with contemporary architectural ideas.
How extensive was the restoration planting at Jardins d’Étretat?
The restoration planted over 30,000 metres of conifers.
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