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31 mayo - 2 junioPassed
Maig 2024
Divendres 31
09:00 - 11:30
Juny 2024
Dissabte 1
09:00 - 11:30
13:30 - 16:00
Diumenge 2
09:00 - 11:30
13:30 - 16:00

Domaine saint Jacques du Couloubrier

32-42 chemin du vivier 06130 Grasse
  • Alpes-Maritimes
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Guided tour of the Domaine saint Jacques du Couloubrier

See you at the gardens 2024
31 mayo - 2 junioPassed
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Types of events
Guided tour
2024 Theme
The five senses in the garden
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Conditions for participation
Registration required
Type of audience
Youth (15 - 20 years), Adult i General public

About the location

Domaine saint Jacques du Couloubrier
32-42 chemin du vivier 06130 Grasse
  • Alpes-Maritimes
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
The modern era of the Saint-Jacques du Couloubrier estate dates back to its acquisition by the Prouvost family in 1940\. During the 50s and 60s, many celebrities will rub shoulders. It is an estate of 25 ha then composed of olive trees, vineyards and aromatic plants. A brandy is produced from the muscat grapes harvested on the property.
The creation of the water garden around the house by Russell Page, famous English landscape architect, dates from the early 1950s. The successive deaths of his son and then Jean Prouvost in 1978 put an end to the prosperous period of the estate which then fell into disuse until its acquisition reduced to 8 ha by the current owners in 2001.
This abandonment and a fire in 1986 left the estate in poor condition. The development of this garden full of history had to be carried out in several phases. The restoration task first and more than two thankless years before being able to start replanting; uprooting many dead trees, intensive cleaning of the terrace
Tags
Site patrimonial remarquable, Jardin régulier (à la française), Parc paysager (à l'anglaise), Jardin de création récente, Jardin de collection (botanique, arboretum...), Jardin vivrier (potager, verger, jardins familiaux, jardin de simples...) i Jardin privé
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