Trevarez Castle (France)

Trevarez is initially a 85-hectare park, with its castle. It is four and a half hours by TGV from Paris to Quimper, then thirty minutes of driving. It has a remarkable collection of over 650 varieties of camellias, some of them very rare and very old. The castle was built in the late 19th century and severely damaged at the end of World War II. It is repurchased by the General Council of Finistère, in 1968, that restores and enriches parks and castles. The park has received in 2006 for the Ministry of Culture and Communication remarkable Garden label. The ICS certified as one of 30 "International Camellia Garden of Excellence".