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Domaine du Rayol, Le Jardin des Méditerranées

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The Domaine du Rayol is a 20-hectare protected natural area owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral, comprising 13 hectares of scrubland and 7 hectares of gardens evocative of Mediterranean climates around the world, which can be visited every day, all year round.

All year, every day.
Exceptionally closed on December 25.
Open daily at 9:30 am.
Closing times vary according to season:
> January, February, March, November, December: 5:30pm
> April, May, June, September, October: 6:30pm
> July, August: 7:30pm.

Landscape architect Gilles Clément has designed Le Jardin des Méditerranées, a veritable invitation to travel through the world's Mediterranean landscapes, including those of California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, the Mediterranean Basin and the Canary Islands. You'll also discover landscapes with more arid or subtropical climates, such as those of Mexico, Asia, New Zealand and subtropical America.

"To discover this garden is to feel some of the emotions experienced by a botanical explorer surveying the planet!"
The Domaine du Rayol offers daily discovery tours, themed tours, activities for families, training courses for individuals and professionals, temporary exhibitions and meetings with artists in residence, an event at each change of season, a major plant festival, an underwater trail, as well as musical evenings (classical and Mediterranean music) in summer.

Among the permanent exhibitions, "De la villégiature au Jardin des Méditerranées de Gilles Clément," to be discovered in the Villa Rayolet, and an exhibition on the marine environment at the Maison de la Plage.

On site, you'll find:
- "Le Café des Jardiniers," a restaurant-tea room located in the heart of the Jardin des Méditerranées, offering Mediterranean dishes revisited and also making you travel with dishes with accents from here and elsewhere.
- La Librairie des Jardiniers", one of France's largest bookshops specializing in nature and gardening, with over 4,000 references.
- The Domaine du Rayol's ecological nursery: "sustainable and desirable", its aim is to produce without depleting resources, in accordance with a charter.

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Owned by the Conservatoire du Littoral, this protected natural area lies at the foot of the Maures massif, opposite the islands of the Port-Cros National Park. Renowned landscape gardener Gilles Clément has designed a garden featuring a mosaic of landscapes evoking the flora of the world's Mediterranean climates. It's a real invitation to travel, where all the senses are stimulated.
Since its creation in 1989, the garden has been managed ecologically. A place of education, it can be explored freely with the help of a map, an audioguide or guided tours. Children can take part in fun activities that introduce them to ecological gardening and raise their awareness of environmental preservation, both on land and in the sea.
Every season, Le Jardin des Méditerranées reveals its beauty and special features; in winter, it takes on a singular appeal with the blossoming of some forty different species of mimosa and other plants native to the southern hemisphere. The Domaine du Rayol is also recognized as an LPO Refuge and benefits from the "Esprit Parc National - Port-Cros" label.

(From the RD 559, in the village of Le Rayol, follow the signs for "Domaine du Rayol, Le Jardin des Méditerranées" to the entrance to the Domaine below the village. Free parking P1 in front of the Domaine du Rayol and P2 400m from the Garden on the Voie Verte. Special motorcycle parking at P1. Site with "Accueil Vélo" label. The entrance to Domaine du Rayol is 300 m from the Voie Verte and is signposted from the intersection of the Voie Verte and avenue Jacques Chirac (formerly avenue des Belges). Bicycle parking available in the courtyard at the entrance to Domaine du Rayol. Electric bike recharging stations and lockers. Access by public transport with the ZOU 83 network from Toulon, Hyères or St-Tropez: -Route 878 Toulon / Hyères / Le Lavandou / St-Tropez. -Route 873 Aéroport de Toulon-Hyères / Le Lavandou / St-Tropez. Stop in front of the Rayol Tourist Office, then walk to the Jardin (approx. 15 minutes). Information: 04 13 94 30 50 - https://zou.maregionsud.fr/)

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