Chateau de Hautefort

The Château de Hautefort is a French château and gardens located in the town of Hautefort in the  Dordogne. The castle was originally a mediaeval fortress that was reconstructed in the 17th century, and embellished with a jardin à la française. In 1853, the landscape architect, Count of Choulot, redesigned the gardens, adding a landscape garden, geometric flower gardens, topiary gardens imitating the domes of the château, and a long tunnel of greenery. Next to the formal gardens is a hill with an Italian garden with winding shaded paths.  Notable trees in the park include a Magnolia grandiflora and a Cedar of Lebanon.   The gardens are listed by the  Committee of Parks and Gardens of the Ministry of Culture of France as one of the Notable Gardens of France.
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