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DESCRIPTION:Aug 22-29\, 2026\nIn 1985\, William Christie—harpsichordist\,
  conductor\, and founder of the renowned Baroque period ensemble Les Arts 
 Florissants—put down stakes in Thiré\, acquiring a plot of unimproved f
 ormer farmland as the blank page on which to create the garden of his drea
 ms. Four decades on\, the property unfolds before a visitor’s eyes like 
 Jean Cocteau’s fantasies for La Belle et la Bête. Though a creation of 
 our time\, the spread is listed on the French Inventory of Historic Monume
 nts. “It is an artist’s garden\,” says Christie\, who hails from Buf
 falo\, New York\, and as a Grand Cross of the Ordre National du Mérite is
  entitled to consider the precious Légion d’Honneur as one of his lesse
 r French distinctions. “Whimsical\, full of poetic license\; it represen
 ts all the dreams I’ve had since I was 12. When I think of this garden\,
  I think of the music I love.” His Festival dans les Jardins de William 
 Christie marries the horticultural and the acoustic. Don’t be surprised 
 to see the hospitable châtelain nipping and tucking with his sécateurs. 
 As perhaps you’d expect\, he’s very hands-on. That said\, his private 
 paradise is a long hike from just about everywhere. Book any overnights wa
 y ahead\, and don’t count on public transportation.
LOCATION:Jardins de William Christie\, 32 Rte de Sainte-Hermine\, 85210 Thi
 ré\, France\, France
SUMMARY:Afternoons in the Garden with William Christie and Les Arts Floriss
 ants
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