Visite commentée quotidienne du Jardin
Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer Cultural Guided tour
Guided tours, included in the price of admission, are scheduled every day of the year. Accessible and friendly, they give you a new perspective on gardening and the plant world.
From 01/04 to 30/06, daily between 9.30 am and 6.30 pm.
From 01/07 to 31/08, daily between 9.30 am and 7.30 pm.
From 01/09 to 30/09, daily between 9.30 am and 6.30 pm.
From 01/10 to 31/10, daily between 9.30 am and 6.30 pm.
From 01/11 to 31/03, daily between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm except on December 25th.
Subject to favorable weather.
More than just a garden, the Jardin des Méditerranées is a place for experimentation and observation. Indeed, as in an open-air laboratory, the gardeners have one objective: to understand the garden's plants as well as possible, so as to accompany them in their development.
For plant lovers, enthusiasts and neophytes alike, there's something for everyone. Contrary to popular belief, botany is not just for the elite. The approach can be both scientific and fun! A wide range of subjects are covered: ecological gardening, botany, ethnobotany, plant biology and plant adaptations... Here, guides and gardeners share the same desire: to help visitors discover the fabulous world of plants.
Have you ever noticed the precious link between flora and fauna? Foragers, hunters, transporters, the so-called "shadow gardeners" are constantly at work in the garden. This is why the Domaine's gardeners have learned to work in collaboration with them: aphids, ladybugs, bees, ants... Each of them deserves to be given their own living space. And to do so, nothing could be simpler than letting the wild plants in the garden flourish!
Let's talk about the resources needed to create and maintain a garden. Have you ever thought of using all those fallen leaves? Gilles Clément, designer of the site, uses his concepts to show us that nothing is lost, and everything is easily recycled. He shares with us a lifetime of experience and reflection on ecological gardens. Putting his concepts into practice at the Jardin des Méditerranées is a perfect illustration of this: proof that each and every one of us can, in our garden or on our balcony, work with nature and above all not against it.
It's also a real world tour that's offered through Mediterranean landscapes (Australia, California, South Africa, Canary Islands, Chile) or "guest" landscapes (New Zealand, subtropical Asia, subtropical America, Arid America). These landscapes are intended to be as natural as possible, with no man's hand to be seen in the garden. A change of scenery is one of the garden's many assets.
(From the RD 559, in the village of Le Rayol, follow the signs for "Domaine du Rayol, Le Jardin des Méditerranées" to the entrance to the Domaine below the village. Free parking P1 in front of the Domaine du Rayol and P2 400m from the Garden on the Voie Verte. Special motorcycle parking at P1. Site with "Accueil Vélo" label. The entrance to Domaine du Rayol is 300 m from the Voie Verte and is signposted from the intersection of the Voie Verte and avenue Jacques Chirac (formerly avenue des Belges). Bicycle parking available in the courtyard at the entrance to Domaine du Rayol. Electric bike recharging stations and lockers. Access by public transport with the ZOU 83 network from Toulon, Hyères or St-Tropez: -Route 878 Toulon / Hyères / Le Lavandou / St-Tropez. -Route 873 Aéroport de Toulon-Hyères / Le Lavandou / St-Tropez. Stop in front of the Rayol Tourist Office, then walk to the Jardin (approx. 15 minutes). Information: 04 13 94 30 50 - https://zou.maregionsud.fr/)
Free of charge.
- Village 2 km away
- French
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