luc_verstraeten

The museum of Salagon is situated in a valley. The different gardens are very interesting, but also the priory of Salagon is worht visiting. A good destination for a half day trip.

angus_kitwe

Went on a baking day in August. There are extensive gardens themed around medieval, kitchen, gardens from different parts of the world, it was surprisingly fascinating. You can take picnics, there;s plenty of places to sit in the shade and enjoy your food & drink. There's a small museum of a forge and lavender distillery and more.The kids even enjoyed it - there were frogs, fish and dragon flies around the many ponds. Spent a happy morning/lunch there.

Seasondtraveller

If you are in the area and like gardens, don't miss this place. The visit of the building itself is also nice. It hosts good exhibits too.

Alekto

If you visit expecting to see large formal gardens,this series of individual gardens may, at first glance, seem disappointing. However, look more closely. The plants are all clearly labelled with good explanations. The mediaeval garden will appeal to anyone who is interested in knowing more about what our ancestors ate and what plants they used to treat different illnesses. Life was basic! An interesting challenge for older children, with a little French (or a dictionary), would be to work out what they would have used to treat people with a range of common ailments!The abbey and the museum are interesting with clear explanations. There is a video showing one of the last barrel makers demonstrating the craft. There is also well-stocked bookshop.There is not much to interest very small children and no food is available, so take a picnic. It can get very crowded during holiday periods and also very hot in summer, so best to go early if you can.

cecilevdev

We learned a lot throughout our visit of the Salagon museum and ethnobotanical gardens. The latter make you seriously ponder our relationship to the environment and the way that industrial conglomerates (especially pharmaceutical companies) have drastically altered our way of life. The priory itself is worth the detour: it is a splendid structure dating back to the Middle Ages, one of many you can admire in Haute-Provence.

Ewingston

A visit to the museum/church/priory and especially the gardens is a real treat. For anyone interested in the history of plants for both food and medicinal purposes, this is a must place to visit. The medieval garden is a real eyeopener and the limitations on plants for food in times past came as a big surprise.There are temporary and permanent exhibitions and we were particularly impressed with the video describing the hand making of barrels.Anyone looking for a book on the history of plants or their medical uses need look no further than the excellent bookshop and library.There is a large car park but bring a picnic if you intend to be there all day as there is no provision for refreshments. On the other hand, there are lots of suitable picnic spots throughout the gardens.

bernard980002014

un haut lieu de l'histoire du moyen ?ge, une restauration et un entretien des lieux de grande qualit¨¦. La visite des expositions, saisonni¨¨res ou permanentes est tr¨¨s int¨¦ressante et p¨¦dagogique.

mg753

un endroit ¨¤ visiter. Incontournable il faut y aller quand on est dans les alpes de haute provence. Il faut le faire sur les 4 saisons et se pr¨¦voir soit plusieurs visites dans l'ann¨¦e soit plusieurs visites en plusieurs ann¨¦es, car ¨¤ chaque saison sa floraison, ses jardins et ses attractions

olivestree

Tr¨¨s bel endroit o¨´ l'on peut facilement passer la journ¨¦e en flanant pour peu que l'on ait pens¨¦ ¨¤ son picnic.... Nous y reviendrons au printemps car les fleurs ¨¦taient rares en ce milieur d'automne.

lupinarsene

Un lieu bien agreable a visiter en flanant doucement conseil prevoir son picnic et rester dans le parc aux milles odeurs .

Paoloedani

Molto bella e suggestiva la chiesa ed istruttivi e particolari gli orti/giadino inerenti le varie epoche storiche con tante piante officinali e curative,aree attrezzate per pic nic e tanto verde e relax.

Elfie08

Wir waren fast einen ganzen Tag dort, es war so sehenswert und erholsam.Die Bl¨¹tenpracht war fantastisch. Es gab dort viel zu sehen, Blumen, Pflanzen aber auch Geb?ude.Unbedingt dort hinfahren.

Vorthex

Dans un tr¨¨s joli site ce mus¨¦e propose ¨¤ la fois des jardins et des potagers tr¨¨s vari¨¦s regroupant un nombre de plantes impressionnants et des salles de mus¨¦e tr¨¨s int¨¦rressantes en particulier les salles sur le fer et celles sur la lavande.Tr¨¨s riche, ce mus¨¦e n¨¦cessite d'y consacrer un temps important si l'on souhaite visiter l'ensemble des jardins et des salles de mus¨¦e.En conclusion, n'h¨¦sitez pas ¨¤ faire le d¨¦tour

YvesD665

Tr¨¨s joli site. Architecture et histoire du prieur¨¦. Tr¨¨s int¨¦ressants mus¨¦es sur la lavande (contre toute attente nous sommes rest¨¦s scotch¨¦s pendant presque toute la totalit¨¦ d'un documentaire de 55' sur la Lavande) et le fer.Et des jardins tous plus riches et beaux les uns que les autres.Et tous ceux qui nous accueillent jusqu'au "libraire" sont tous plus souriants les uns que les autres.

lunaclamick

c'est un lieu apaisant et agr¨¦able ¨¤ visiter. Vous avez diff¨¦rentes expositions tr¨¨s bien fournies. Le prieur¨¦ est magnifique. Et surtout vous avez les diff¨¦rents jardins, et on a appr¨¦ci¨¦ de voir un potager de l'¨¦poque moyen?geuse, on apprend beaucoup de choses. Et avec des enfants c'est tr¨¨s bien. Ils ont une super boutique, o¨´ vous pouvez acheter des produits proven?aux de qualit¨¦s avec un prix raisonnable : coussin ¨¤ la lavande bio pour 1€50, des cartes postales, des livres,.... N'h¨¦sitez pas ¨¤ prendre soit le passeport des mus¨¦es de la r¨¦gion (¨¤ la deuxi¨¨me visite vous avez des prix sur les mus¨¦es de la r¨¦gion et il n'a pas de validit¨¦ dans le temps) ou vous pouvez aussi avoir une r¨¦duction de deux euros via des coupons que vous trouvez ¨¤ l'office de tourisme, aupr¨¨s des professionnels du tourisme (campings, h?tels). Cela vous permet d'avoir de visiter le mus¨¦e pour 5 euros au lieu de 7 euros.