Calouste Gulbenkian Park, Deauville

This 33-hectare estate on Mont Canisy heights near Deauville was created in 1937 by Calouste Gulbenkian, an Armenian oil magnate and art collector who sought a personal retreat for meditation. Landscape architect Achille Duchêne designed the grounds, blending French formal parterre gardens, English naturalistic layouts, and Italian-style cypress groves with balustrades. The park contains 58 species of rare trees including American black walnut, sequoia, Himalayan cedar, Siberian elm, and centuries-old lindens planted since the 18th century.