park / garden / forest / nature reserve | MONTPELLIER
Flaugergues is the most ancient of Montpellier's folies - a family house since 1696 with furniture of Louis XV origin, 17th century Flemish tapestries and a collection of a fine quality earthenware and porcelain. The French-style gardens lead toward an English-style park with an orangery are classified 'Remarkable Gardens'.
Montpellier - Petite Camargue
Fax : +33 (0)4 99 52 66 44
1744, avenue Albert Einstein
34000 MONTPELLIER
Location : On the outskirts, Montpellier - Petite Camargue
Languages spoken : 
Documents in english : brochure / flyer, website
Prices
Groupes : min. 15 pers.
max. 200 pers.
Prices 2022 :
- Guided visit (group price) : adults from 10 €
Facilities / services
Facilities :
- Car park
- Coach parking
Services :
'Backstage of the cellar' (1:30 hour) : Guided visit of the classified park, the gardens, the City Oasis and the permaculture farm of Flaugergues + tasting of 3 wines with 'fougasse'.
- From 15 people: 15€ / person
- Group package from 1 to 15 people: 225€
- Every day by prior reservation
'A sweet Folie in Flaugergues' (4 hours): Guided visit of the castle including the gardens and tasting of 3 wines with 'fougasse' + Lunch at the 'Folia' restaurant:
- From 15 people: 45€ / person
- Every day except when the restaurant is closed
Booking request: please send an e-mail at visiter@flaugergues.com
Activities / products
average length of time : 1:30 hour
Activities :
The 'gardens' around the Chateau are arranged in 5 different areas :
- The terrace in front of the castle which offers a classic, simple, bare aspect, leaving the business of decor to the architecture and sculptures.
- The terrace flowerbed is highly symbolic of the castle as a whole. During the 18th century it served as a model around which numerous other flowerbeds of the region were based. The current owners, by planting 10.000 box-trees, have committed themselves to this new 'French' flowerbed.
- The long alleyway known as the Olive Tree Alley, which skirts the west of the Chateau, makes for a fine sight of 400m of box-trees and young olive trees. At the Southern most point of this alley there is a viewpoint giving a spectacular view of the Chateau, as well as of the sea, ponds and the surrounding countryside.
- The Park is situated to the south-west of the castle. It consists of an 'English Garden', a botanical garden created in 1850 with 3 different ideas in mind - floral decoration, exoticism and priority given to the great trees that stretch out over 3 hectares.
- The Vines, which were situated all around the Flaugergues in the past, are now to be found mostly to the east of the castle.
Products :
- Production and sales of AOP wines and "vin de pays" red, rosé and white, of which some medalist wines. 28 hectares of vineyards.
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