Domaine du Rayol
Facing Hyères’ islands, the Domaine du Rayol is a natural protected area, property of the Conservatoire du littoral. Its garden is an invitation to travel through Mediterranean-style, arid and subtropical landscapes. Several exhibition rooms, one café-restaurant, a specialised bookshop, a plant nursery, thematic tours and snorkeling activity (online reservation).
Facing Hyères’ islands, the Domaine du Rayol is a natural protected area, property of the Conservatoire du littoral. Its garden is an invitation to travel through Mediterranean-style, arid and subtropical landscapes. Several exhibition rooms, one café-restaurant, a specialised bookshop, a plant nursery, thematic tours and snorkeling activity (online reservation).
Programme
Être(s) au jardin, Célia Pernot
As part of the Gondwana event, the Mediterranean Plant Festival.
Artist photographer Célia Pernot explores the notion of collective responsibility for the balance of the Planetary Garden. Composed of portraits, still lifes and landscapes, captured in the gardens of the Musée International de la Parfumerie in Mouans-Sartoux, in the Jardin des Cordeliers at the Musée Gassendi in Digne-les-Bains, at Villa Boccanegra in Italy, in the Haut Verdon or at her home in the Luberon, this exhibition invites the artist to ask herself: in the garden, who is the guest of whom?
By weaving together plants and people, she reveals an informal network of guardians of a shared heritage. Both amateurs and professionals, their intimate links with nature inspire the photographic production. Through them, the garden is seen as a working space, but also as a sensitive and spiritual place. These images remind us of our status as guests on Earth, and are an incentive to plant and let grow to contribute to the Planetary Garden so aptly described by Gilles Clément.
Access
Domaine du Rayol, Le Jardin des Méditerranées
Avenue Jacques-Chirac
83820 Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer
33 (0)4 98 04 44 00
domainedurayol.org
Open every day, all year round (except December 25):
January, February, March, November, December: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
April, May, June, September, October: 9:30am - 6:30pm
July, August: 9:30am - 7:30pm
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Domaine de la Sanglière : to discover AOP Côtes de Provence wines. (Bormes-les-Mimosas)
• The Route des Crêtes from Bormes-les-Mimosas to the Col du Canadel, a confidential itinerary offering wonderful panoramic views between sea and mountain.
• The Sentier Littoral des 3 Caps (Lardier, Taillat, Camarat), starting from L’Escalet, on the Ramatuelle village.
PLACES TO STAY
• Hôtel Le Bailli de Suffren**** : 55 bedrooms open to the sea, out of sight. A small paradise in a preserved inlet facing the Îles d’Or, your feet in the water. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
• Hôtel Les Terrasses du Bailli*** : an elegant building just a step from the Jardin through the Voie Verte. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
PLACES TO EAT
• Le Café des Jardiniers : a terrace in the heart of the Jardin des Méditerranées. Seasonal cuisine, fresh and local products. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
• Le Maurin des Maures : an iconic restaurant in the village where the bouillabaisse is legendary. Panoramic view. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
• Le Café l’Envol (Hôtel La Villa Douce) : for a fancy dinner or a cocktail immersed in the Mediterranean. A small hidden paradise with a breathtaking 180° view. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
