The Jardin Botanique du Tourmalet (two hectares) is a botanical garden specializing in the flora of the Pyrenees. It is at the Pont de la Gaube on the road to the Col du Tourmalet, four kilometres from Barèges, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established in 1996 at an elevation of 1500 meters. It contains about 2500 species drawn primarily from regional flora.
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edit- Tourisme Hautes Pyrenees entry (in French)
- Gralon.net entry (in French)
- Je Decouvre la France entry (in French)
- Petit Futé entry (in French)
- Le jardin botanique du Tourmalet de Serge Rieudebat (in French)
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