Vergers et jardins conservatoires (La Thomassine)
Presentation
Come visit the orchards and conservatory gardens of La Thomassine. A true green setting in the hills of Manosque, this site offers the opportunity to discover more than 400 regional varieties of fruit trees and the evolution of domestic biodiversity.
Off season: GROUPS ONLY, by appointment
Off season: GROUPS ONLY, by appointment
A visit to La Thomassine is an instructive stroll. You are guided to discover the wonders of this extraordinary site which gives pride of place to the plants that we taste. Before thrilling your senses, the permanent exhibition of the bastide invites you to understand the process of domestication of fruits and the age-old work of men and women to select and multiply the fruits best suited to the region from wild plants. But this is only to better encourage you to see the result for yourself!
Outside the bastide, the fountain is the result of an original water collection network (water mines) in this Provence where water is often lacking. Then you set off to discover a set of terraced gardens... Before reaching the orchards and their around 400 varieties of fruit trees. Apple trees, pear trees, olive trees, almond trees, peach trees, plum trees, fig trees, welcome you for a discovery full of smells, flavors and colors.
A stroll for the senses in the heart of fruit collections invaluable to the memory of the inhabitants of this territory.
You can also enjoy a picnic area and buy products: fruits during the harvest period, and also apple juice and olive oil.
Outside the bastide, the fountain is the result of an original water collection network (water mines) in this Provence where water is often lacking. Then you set off to discover a set of terraced gardens... Before reaching the orchards and their around 400 varieties of fruit trees. Apple trees, pear trees, olive trees, almond trees, peach trees, plum trees, fig trees, welcome you for a discovery full of smells, flavors and colors.
A stroll for the senses in the heart of fruit collections invaluable to the memory of the inhabitants of this territory.
You can also enjoy a picnic area and buy products: fruits during the harvest period, and also apple juice and olive oil.
Période(s) d'ouvertureFrom 03/11/2025 to 31/03/2026 from Monday to Friday. Closed weekends.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
From 01/04 to 26/06/2026 on Wednesday and Friday between 9 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 4.30 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st and May 8th.
From 01/07 to 26/08/2026 on Wednesday between 9 am and 12 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, November 11th and December 25th.
From 01/04 to 26/06/2026 on Wednesday and Friday between 9 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 4.30 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st and May 8th.
From 01/07 to 26/08/2026 on Wednesday between 9 am and 12 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.
Accreditations & Guides
- National :
- Valeurs Parc Naturel Régional
Catégory/ies
- Localisation :
- Manosque
- Type of culturel patrimony :
- Park and garden
- Visit :
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
- Themed tour
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 60
- Average individual visit length (minutes) 60
- categories :
- Plant collection
- Vegetable garden
- themes :
- Garden
- Botanical garden
- Pleasure garden
- Orchard
- Arboretum
- Rooms equipped for :
- Seminar/meeting
- Exhibition/trade fair
- Services :
- Pets welcome
Information
- Individual tour services :
- Guided inividual tours obligatory
- Guided individual tours on request
- Entertainment :
- Temporary exhibition
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Product tasting
- Parking :
- Car park
- Help for client/transport :
- Coach access
- Sustainable development :
- Label sustainable development
- Sustainable development
- Ecotourism
Useful Information
- Services :
- 5 people min per group
- Tour language(s) :
- French
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours obligatory
- Guided group tours on request
- Rooms equipment :
- Video projector
- Table
- Chair
- Rectangular table
- Paper board
- Screen
Tarifs
Free entry for children under 18.
Group rate available for 5 people or more.
Group rate available for 5 people or more.
- Payment methods :
- Bank/credit card
- Cheque
- Cash
Contact
Vergers et jardins conservatoires (La Thomassine)
2298, chemin de la Thomassine
Parc naturel régional du Luberon
04100
Manosque
- Spoken language(s) :
Destination
La Thomassine-Vergers et jardins conservatoires
2298, chemin de la Thomassine
Parc naturel régional du Luberon
04100
Manosque
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 43.849062
Longitude : 5.753809
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