Château d'Eu Formal Gardens

A Royal Jardin à la Française

The camera overlooks the ornamental gardens that flank the Château d'Eu, a Renaissance-era château that became the summer residence of King Louis-Philippe. The grounds are laid out in the rigorous French formal style, with mirror-image parterres, gravel walks and a circular basin arranged around a single axis of symmetry.

Topiary, Parterres & the Central Fountain

Rows of cone-shaped topiaries and low clipped box hedges frame beds of seasonal flowers, while the circular fountain anchors the composition at the heart of the garden. The geometric precision of the design is best appreciated from this raised vantage above the parterres.

The Town of Eu in Normandy

Set in the Seine-Maritime department of Normandy, the former royal town of Eu sits just a few kilometres from the sea and the forest, at the edge of the Bresle valley. Its medieval collegiate church and historic streets surround the château and its landscaped grounds.

Heritage of the Château d'Eu

The estate carries centuries of French history, having hosted Queen Victoria during her state visits. Today the château houses the Musée Louis-Philippe, and its surrounding gardens remain one of the town's most picturesque landmarks.