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Extérieur Eglise Valsaintes

Visite guidée du Jardin de l'abbaye de Valsaintes

Cultural ,  Nature and relaxation in Simiane-la-Rotonde
From :  7 Full-fare
  • A timeless stroll…in a garden like no other!
    Visit the church and the garden "remarkable" composed of more than 550 varieties of roses, a dry garden and a vegetable garden in permaculture. Guided tours of the garden / history and Gregorian chant

  • At 600m above sea level, in the center of a vast natural cup called from the highest antiquity "Valley of Absinthe" dominates a sacred land from Prehistory to the present day. On this sandstone promontory runs the Cistercian Abbey of Valsaintes in which monks lived from the twelfth century until the French Revolution. All around a unique garden flourishes with the label "Jardin Remarquable" awarded by the French Ministry of Culture.
    At the rhythm of the terraces, you can stroll among rich...
    At 600m above sea level, in the center of a vast natural cup called from the highest antiquity "Valley of Absinthe" dominates a sacred land from Prehistory to the present day. On this sandstone promontory runs the Cistercian Abbey of Valsaintes in which monks lived from the twelfth century until the French Revolution. All around a unique garden flourishes with the label "Jardin Remarquable" awarded by the French Ministry of Culture.
    At the rhythm of the terraces, you can stroll among rich floral spaces of 550 varieties of roses associated with a spontaneous or introduced flora. You will walk on "The Way of the Roses" chronological journey of the history of the rose. You will meet a dry garden with 350 species and varieties of plants adapted to drought and cold and a vegetable garden in permaculture. The abbey church of the seventeenth, fully restored, can be visited at the turn of the garden.
    We offer several formulas to discover the garden (program on our website):
    Historical and garden guided tours
    Theme day: dry garden, permaculture etc.
    Internships: gardening
    Gregorian chant
  • Environment
    • Isolated
    • In the country
  • Spoken languages
    • English
    • French
Services
  • Accessibility
    • Mobility impaired
    • WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
  • Services
    • Animals accepted
Rates
Payment methods
  • Cheque
  • Credit card
  • Cash
  • Holiday cheques
  • From February 9, 2023 to May 17, 2023
  • From May 18, 2023 to June 4, 2023
  • From June 5, 2023 to December 16, 2023
  • Adult
    7 €
  • Child rate
    3.50 €
  • Adult
    10 €
  • Child rate
    5 €
  • Adult
    7 €
  • Child rate
    3.50 €
Schedules
  • From February 9, 2023
    until February 28, 2023
  • From March 1, 2023
    until April 30, 2023
  • From May 1, 2023
    until August 31, 2023
  • From September 1, 2023
    until October 31, 2023
  • From November 1, 2023
    until December 16, 2023
  • Monday
    Closed
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  • Tuesday
    Closed
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  • Wednesday
    Closed
    -
  • Thursday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Sunday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday
    Closed
    -
  • Tuesday
    Closed
    -
  • Wednesday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Sunday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Monday
    Closed
    -
  • Tuesday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Thursday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Friday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Saturday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Sunday
    1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Monday
    Closed
    -
  • Tuesday
    Closed
    -
  • Wednesday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Thursday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Friday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Saturday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Sunday
    1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Monday
    Closed
    -
  • Tuesday
    Closed
    -
  • Wednesday
    Closed
    -
  • Thursday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Saturday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Sunday
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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