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
Offrande d’Azur, Ambre Cardinal
Offrande d’Azur is an aerial, luminous installation where time, gravity and living matter enter into a silent dialogue, a delicate dance between mimosa and brass. Through a slow, meditative process, the artist shapes nature as a subject in its own right, revealing the beauty of the fragile and the transient.
Inspired by the Japanese concept of mono no aware (物の哀れ) — a sensitivity to impermanence and the transformation of all things — the exhibition invites contemplation of life in its fleeting nature. Each sculpture drifts gently through the air, evoking the relativity of time.
Here, Ambre Cardinal offers a poetic and sensory encounter, where light glides over metal as it would across the skin of a landscape. Offrande d’Azur becomes a tribute to the resilience of the living, a celebration of metamorphosis, and an invitation to slow down and reconnect more attentively with the world around us.
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 from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm.
Until 7.30pm in July and August.
Self-guided or guided tours.
Permanent exhibition at the Villa Rayolet: weekends, public holidays and school holidays.
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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 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)
PLACES TO STAY
• Hôtel Le Bailli de Suffren 4-star : 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 3 -star : an elegant building just a step from the Jardin through the Voie Verte. (Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer)
