Jardin alpin du Lautaret

high garden alpine

The Col du Lautaret, a crossroads between the northern and southern Alps, is renowned for its natural botanical wealth, favored by the diversity of climatic factors and soil types.

Located at an altitude of 2100m, the Lautaret alpine garden is home to over 2000 plants from all over the world that have returned to living conditions similar to their original habitat.

This exceptional alpine garden, created over a century ago, is home to a diverse collection of mountain plants from all over the world. Stroll through the carefully landscaped flower beds, discover rare and endemic species, and marvel at the richness of alpine biodiversity. Our guide invites you to immerse yourself in this unique ecosystem, to learn more about the history and conservation of these botanical treasures, and to savor the wonder of immersion in the heart of nature. Come and enjoy an unforgettable experience at the Jardin alpin du Lautaret, where the beauty of alpine plants invites you on a journey to the summit of world botany.

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Jardin du Lautaret ©Laury Chamerlat (28)

an exceptional of exception

The Jardin alpin du Lautaret is a century-old jewel showcasing plants from every mountain in the world. It's undoubtedly one of Europe's finest high-altitude botanical gardens, and a mecca for science!

For more than 100 years, this garden has been dedicated to showcasing the diversity of mountain plants from around the world, and boasts a vast collection of 2,000 species of mountain flowers in an exceptional landscape setting overlooking the Meije glaciers.

Discover the Le Lautaret alpine garden

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history

Founded in 1899, the Jardin alpin du Lautaret is a testament to the University of Grenoble's century-long passion for Alpine flora.

The richness of the collections and the rock gardens integrated into the landscape make this high-altitude garden one of a kind.

From America to Asia, from Europe to Africa, from South America... to the poles. More than 2,000 species of plants from the world's mountains that thrive in the harsh Alpine climate can be discovered in a maze of reconstructed environments that change year after year.

Far from being a traditional botanical garden, you're invited to take an 80-minute trip around the world!

Each step takes you to a new continent, on a botanical and dreamlike world tour. Wind your way through streams, pontoons, ponds, reconstructed environments, natural meadows, a historic chalet, century-old trees and a bird kiosk....

20 ans de recherches Jardin Alpin du Lautaret 2025 © Patrick DOMEYNE_23

Fleurs, jardin du Lautaret, été 2025 - Laury Chamerlat (9)

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20 ans de recherches Jardin Alpin du Lautaret 2025 © Patrick DOMEYNE_38

research research

The Jardin du Lautaret is also a CNRS and Université Grenoble Alpes research station, welcoming dozens of research teams from all over the world every year. Scientists come to study the consequences of climate change and practices (tourism, agriculture, etc.).

Différents parcours et modules vous permettront d’apprendre plein de choses sans même que vous vous en aperceviez ! Et si vous croisez un chercheur, peut-être vous parlera-t-il de ses travaux ?

In addition to guided tours of the garden, numerous events are scheduled throughout the summer. Behind-the-scenes scientific tours, tours and activities for young visitors, shows, lectures, botanical watercolor workshops, astronomy discovery evenings and much more!