A place of contemplation and beauty, Saint-André Abbey is more than just a remarkable garden. Throughout the year, it offers an inspired and inspiring program that invites visitors to experience their connection to nature, heritage, and themselves in a new way. Yoga, gardening workshops, sunrise concerts, and evening tours: discover all the experiences not to be missed in 2025.
“Knowing Gardening” workshops: cultivating the earth and living things
One Saturday a month, Romain Lestruhaut, art gardener and Compagnon du Devoir, invites you to a ecological gardening workshop, combining technical transmission and botanical wonder. Cuttings, pollination, water management, dry gardens, soil regeneration... Each session addresses a specific theme in the setting of the abbey's Mediterranean garden.
1 Saturday/month – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
€20 / €15 with Abbey Pass – Welcome coffee included
Reservation at 04 90 25 55 95
Yoga in the heart of the gardens: a suspended moment
Under the stone vaults or facing the grandiose panorama of the Rhône, the yoga sessions proposed by Camille Roux et Noémie Dufraisse are an invitation to slow down. Postures, breathing, and contemplation are in tune with the tempo of the garden. A rare moment of serenity in a place steeped in history.
Villeneuve au Clair de Lune: the gardens at night
Imagine the garden paths lit by lanterns, the evening scents, the whisper of the leaves... Two evenings of night tours, guided by a mediator, immerse you in the soothing beauty of the garden at nightfall. A moment out of time, to discover Villeneuve lez Avignon and its heritage differently.
Thursdays 14 & 28 August – 20:30 p.m. – €9
Reservation at the Tourist Office: 04 90 03 70 60
Poetic Sunrises: Dawn Concerts
When the light turns the stones pink and the birds awaken, the gardens become a stage. In June and July, two musical sunrises await you with an early morning concert and breakfast under the olive trees. Classical flute or Provençal poetry, it's a unique intimate and sensory experience.
June 15 – The Enchanted Dawn
Flutist Marc Grauwels – Bach, Telemann, Debussy…
🎟️ €20 / €15 – Tickets: helloasso.com/violoncell-emois
July 13 – Wandering in the land of Mistral
Reading & harp around Frédéric Mistral – Paulin Reynard & Elodie Baile
🎟️ €20 / €15 – Tickets: helloasso.com/violoncell-emois
With these cultural, sensory or meditative events, the Abbey of Saint-André reaffirms its role as living garden, nourished by nature as much as by encounters. Whether you are a fan of plants, music or simply in search of calm, These experiences are invitations to slow down and contemplate.
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