The Jardin Thuret is a remarkable botanical garden in the heart of Cap d'Antibes, created in 1857 by the botanist Gustave Thuret and now administered by INRAE, France's national agricultural research institute. Spread across 3.5 hectares, the garden contains more than 1,600 plant species from Mediterranean, subtropical, and warm temperate climates around the world.
Walking through the Jardin Thuret feels like a journey through multiple continents. Towering palms from the Canary Islands shade paths lined with Australian eucalyptus, South African proteas, and Mexican agaves. The garden is remarkably peaceful, largely undiscovered by tourists despite being free to enter.
The garden is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm in summer and 8:30am to 5:30pm in winter, closed on weekends and public holidays.