Jaÿsinia
Jaÿsinia is a botanical garden specializing in alpine flowers, located in Samoëns, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily except when there is snow on the ground; admission is free.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
May 1st—September 30th: 8:00 AM—noon and 1:30 PM—7:00 PM
October 1st—December 14th: 8:00 AM—noon and 1:30 PM—4:30 PM
December 15th—April 15th: closed - Email: jba.lajaysinia@mairiedesamoens.fr
- Type: Garden
- Description: garden in France
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Compassion and Gros Tilleul de Samoëns.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Compassion
Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Compassion is a church.
Gros Tilleul de Samoëns
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Gros Tilleul de Samoëns is situated 140 metres south of Jaÿsinia.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Samoëns
Church
Photo: Tangopaso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Samoëns is a church, which is situated 120 metres southeast of Jaÿsinia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morillon and Verchaix.
Morillon
Village
Photo: Abr, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Morillon is a small mountain commune in the Haute Savoie department of the French Alps. The town consists of about 500 year round residents engaged primarily in agriculture and tourist service business. Morillon is situated 4 km west of Jaÿsinia.
Verchaix
Village
Photo: Rexcornot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verchaix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Verchaix is situated 4 km west of Jaÿsinia.
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Photo: Scailyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is classified amongst the "Most Beautiful Villages of France" with regard to its rich 9-century-old architecture. Sixt's ski area is linked with Grand Massif via the fabulous "Piste des Cascades", a 14 km blue trail from the resort of Flaine to Sixt.
Jaÿsinia
- Categories: botanical garden, alpine garden, tourism, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Samoëns, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.08475° or 46° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
6.72648° or 6° 43′ 35″ eastInception
1906Operator
Ville de Samoëns;Muséum national d’histoire naturelleNamed after
Marie-Louise JaÿOpen location code
8FR83PMG+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 50706878OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q3162380
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Jaÿsinia” goes by many names.
- French: “jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia”
- French: “Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia”
- French: “Jaysinia”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico Alpino La Jaysinia”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botánico Alpino La Jaysinia”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico Alpino La Jaysinia”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico Alpino La Jaysinia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Jaÿsinia and Maison la Jaÿsinia.
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