Camifolia Garden

Chemillé-en-Anjou, France, France

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Camifolia Garden, also known as Jardin Camifolia or Jardin botanique des Plantes Médicinales et Aromatiques, is a 3.5-hectare botanical garden and tourist site located at 1 rue de l'Arzillé in Chemillé-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, in the heart of the Hyrôme valley between Angers and Cholet.

Inaugurated in 2008, the garden presents more than 600 species of medicinal, aromatic, and dye plants with astonishing properties, including camomille (camomile), the emblematic plant of the territory, on a sensory and experimental parcours that awakens all five senses through scents, textures, tastings, and colors.

The site features six themed gardens: the Scent Hill, the Here Plants Avenue, the Secret Plants Valley, the Savory Prairie, the Ephemeral Garden, and the Botanical Garden, plus delightful areas for children including a bamboo forest and spider passage. Camifolia holds the prestigious "Jardin botanique de France et des pays francophones" label since 2010-2011, the "Jardin Remarquable" label from the Ministry of Culture in 2018, and the GRAINE Pays de la Loire and Qualité Tourisme labels.

Open daily except Monday from May to September (with extended summer hours from 10 AM to 7 PM in July-August), it welcomes approximately 25,000 visitors annually plus 5,000 schoolchildren for educational programs, and is free for local residents and Pass holders while charging admission fees for general visitors.