Coutances Jardin Botanical.
The botanical garden of Coutances is justly famous. The house at its entrance, just off the Cathedral square, is the local museum, Musée Quesnel-Morinière, named after the family which gave the house and gardens to the town. The gardens are quite small but are beautifully manicured and are simply splendid.
Coutances is normally only on our map as a place to bypass or just come across signposts for as you either rush south or in the process of catching a ferry home from Cherbourg. This time we stopped and what a treat it was, a magnificent Gothic Cathedral and the most beautiful little town park. For these two items alone Coutances is well worth a visit. This is probably the nicest public gardens we have visited, the layout and colour is splendid and it is free gratis.
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