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Beautiful calm garden, worth stopping and having a walk! Amazing cacti!! And there are frogs in the pond.

Great place to visit when the weather is not too hot. Wonderful display of cacti and some interesting sculptures. Bonus is that it's free.

Small but very pleasant place. Worth a visit.

It's nice to visit for a little walk!! And it's free. It's close to Canet plage !!

Very good explanations by the in- house guide done in an easy to understand way. Entry Price low too. So the visit of only some parts of the zone went off really well as it was for half of the garden and it did not take too long either as we finished in 1 1/2 hours so just enough to keep up the interest.!

Very nice stroll. Better in the morning.

A hidden gem of Canet! A little Garden of Eden tucked beyond the town, full of interesting plants, amazing cacti, AND wonderful fruit, that are free to pick (on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings) in the valley of the River Tèt. Obviously a combo of town management and volunteers, the extent and detail of the fauna presented is a minor miracle of persistent care (and irrigation). Despite its apparently unpromising location (the regular No.3 bus stops at a roundabout on the main road to Perpignan, next to the Town Cemetery), this is a delightful, quiet oasis away from the beach... .

. A well-maintained and interesting display of trees and shrubs. Up above the town of Canet, next door to the crematorium, is this arboretum. I mention the crematorium as that is the sign to look out for on the way there if you are coming by car. There is also a footpath alongside the mill stream from Canet Village, and you can cycle. It is free to enter and roam around. The opening hours are: Winter (October to March) 7.30 to 18.00 Summer (April to September) 7.30 to 21,00 Although since it is dark by 19.30 in September, and a lot earlier in January, you won't see much on a late visit! Be warned that a full-sun midday visit in the summer months will have you drooping, and there is nowhere to buy a drink. Take your own. There are some interesting labels on the trees, giving some additional information. I never knew, for example, that some species of oak don't drop their leaves in autumn but in spring when the new growth comes through. Currently (autumn 2016) there is also a large display of sculptures by the Italian artist Piero Cipolat. Google him! One of the sculptures is interactive - you are invited to take a marker pen and write on it some philosophical thought or other message. A particularly pleasant feature of the Arboretum is the Arid Garden, with cacti and other plants that live in desert conditions. Jam, olive oil and olives are available for sale at the appropriate time of year, and other fruit (especially figs) too on occasion. .