The Jardin de L’Évêché of Lavaur !!!

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I was on my road warrior trip to sentimental areas, and once again in the town of Lavaur, Tarn dept 81 of Occitanie region of my belle France.I have several posts on the town in my blog , Done several walking visits with the family and this time on a sentimental trip without my dear late wife Martine, took the boys and our Rex , borador dog for a walk. I like to update this older post with new text and links for you and me, Therefore, here is my take on the jardin de l’Évêché of Lavaur !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Jardin de L’Évêché or Bishopric’s garden  of Lavaur is an English park of 1855, flanked by two majestic centenary cedars c. 1875. The terrace is decorated with the statue of Las Cases , the memorialist of Napoleon Ier at Saint Helena. This statue made of low relief pedestal was inaugurated in 1865.

lavaur jardin de l'eveche statue comte de las casas jan20

Perched on the belvedere overlooking the Agout river, these gardens offer a remarkable view of the Saint-Roch (or Lavaur) bridge, a monumental stone structure built between 1773 and 1791, and the eddies of the river. Known as a place of festivity (the Garden Festival takes place there every year in July) and tranquility, this space, very popular with locals and the curious is steeped in history. Became episcopal seat in 1317, the bishops decided to build a fortified palace in Lavaur organized around a central courtyard. In the 17C, they bought the land from the consuls and laid it out in vast gardens composed of French flowerbeds, a vegetable patch, and a fishpond.

lavaur pont de lavaur D47 jan20

During the French revolution, the palace and its annexes were destroyed. This space, which became town property in 1852, was then transformed into an English garden in 1857. It was named Jardin Las Cases, in memory of the confidant of Napoleon Bonaparte in Saint Helena . It was later renamed the Garden of the Bishopric as in French, Jardin de L’Évêché. It is next to the wonderful Cathedral Saint Alain (see post).

lavaur jardin de l'eveche cat st alain side jan20

We had the opportunity this time to walk Rex our dog in it and it felled very nice, sad that one dear person was not with us but invigorating as she must felled we were back there again. Like I said, the trip was very sentimental. One reason to stop by in Lavaur is this garden ,and the bridge and the monastery, and museum library and of course the Cathedral all around you, its awesome me think.

lavaur allee jean jaures parking jan20

The city of Lavaur on its heritage : https://www.ville-lavaur.fr/votre-ville/visiter-lavaur/patrimoine/

The Tarn dept 81 tourist office on Lavaur see the Bishopric garden:  : https://www.tourisme-tarn.com/patrimoine-culturel/lavaur

The local Tarn Agout tourist office on Lavaur : https://www.tourisme-tarnagout.com/decouvrir-et-visiter/nos-villes-et-villages/lavaur/

There you go folks, this is a wonderful walk and pretty garden in a historical town of my belle France.  Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the Jardin de L’Évêché of Lavaur as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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