Simiane-la-Rotonde

Jardin de l'abbaye de Valsaintes

Jardin de l'abbaye de Valsaintes@Valsaintes-Minot-jardin-jardinier

Jardin de l'abbaye de Valsaintes@abbaye de valsaintes

The tourist service at Simiane-la-Rotonde :

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 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
Children's entertainment (Wednesdays out of season) July August every day except Sunday.
From Wednesday to Sunday : guided tour at 2:30 pm.
Gregorian chant in the church.

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Equipments

Picnic area
Car park
Restaurant
Entertainments room
Film room
Meeting room
Parking nearby
Coach parking

Services

Pets welcome
Educational visits
Coach access
Motorhomes allowed
Room hire
Themed tour
Shop
Tourist brochures
Restaurant
Guided tours
Online shop

Dates and times

From 08/02 to 31/03/2025, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 pm and 5 pm.

From 01/04 to 30/04/2025 between 2 pm and 7 pm.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Open exceptionally on 21/04.

From 01/05 to 16/05/2025 between 10 am and 7 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 17/05 to 01/06/2025, daily between 10 am and 7 pm.

From 02/06 to 05/07/2025 between 2 pm and 7 pm.
Closed on Monday.

From 01/09 to 30/09/2025 between 2 pm and 7 pm.
Closed Monday and Tuesday.

From 01/10 to 02/11/2025, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 2 pm and 5 pm.

Means of payment

Bank/credit card
Check
Travellers Cheque
Cash

Prices

From 08/02 to 16/05/2025
Full price: 8 €
Reduced price: 4 €
Child : 4 €
Group adults: from 5 €.

From 17/05 to 01/06/2025
Full price: 10 €
Child : 5 €
Group adults: from 5 €.

From 02/06 to 02/11/2025
Full price: 8 €
Reduced price: 4 €
Child : 4 €
Group adults: from 5 €.

Free entry for children < 12 years.
Child entry valid for 12 - 18 years.
Group rate available for > 15 people.

Spoken languages

English
French

Contact

Jardin de l'abbaye de Valsaintes
Abbaye de Valsaintes
Boulinette
04150 Simiane-la-Rotonde

Phone : Show number 04 92 75 94 19
E-Mail : info@valsaintes.org
Website : https://www.valsaintes.org
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/jardinabbayevalsaintes/

coordinates

Longitude : 5.591665
Latitude : 43.957575

To know

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Location

Longitude : 5.591665

Latitude : 43.957575