Discover a remarkable garden around a Provencal country house, created by a family of enthusiasts.
In addition to the constant presence of water in the form of gutters, fountains, false springs and a marshy pond, you can admire a variety of remarkable plants, which transform the garden and the garrigue into a test garden.
When Pierre Deval, an intimate painter, bought this property in 1925, La Valette-du-Var was a particularly privileged market-gardening village, protected from the wind by the 700-metre-high Mount Coudon, watered by abundant springs and producing mainly violets and strawberries.
Orvès overlooked the bell tower of this charming commune. Its abundant water, captured by two waterwheels, flowed through pipes or “goulottes” to water a watercress bed and fields of arichauts, leeks and arums.
Since 1992, under the impetus of the owners' daughter and her children, who have taken up the torch, the garden has evolved with the introduction of plants from all over the world, while respecting its character as a Provencal garden.
Treat yourself to a moment of pleasure and discovery as you stroll between the late 17th-century bastide, listed on the Inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques, and its 8-hectare garden, labeled a Remarkable Garden.
Take a guided tour to discover a remarkable garden around a Provençal bastide, staged by a family of enthusiasts.
