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Colombier Castle
Medieval park and Eden garden
of fragrant flowers
Annabelle has thought of everything. One admires her determination and sense of detail in giving life to the habits and customs of a 1000 years ago, even to the planting of medieval vines on the pergola and a pyramidal treillis of hops. The castle’s medieval herborist demonstrates the mastery of the science of plantes of the epoch. The Eden Garden englobes horticultural history from Charlemagne to the 15th century.
Not to forget ! the Live Medieval Bestiary, with bears, wolves, lions, birds of prey, and mischievous monkeys.
 Mini-farm, wolves, monkeys, bears : animal feeding shows.
Animal Feedings and Keeper Chats daily in the Bestiary..
Lions, wolves, birds of prey, monkeys, bears, animal feeding shows. Betting Farm.
Animal Feedings and Keeper Chats daily in the Bestiary.
 In Annabelle’s Eden Garden facing the Castle, one can easily imagine being a lord or a troubadour reciting poetry to his ladylove..
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Medieval «Lifestyle» Castle and Garden tours with costumed guide.
In season, either Daturine, the Herborist reveals medieval culinary and medical secrets
or Mag Mell the storyteller enchants visitors with tales of princesses and valiant knights.
Introduction to ancient games
Giant Chessboard, bowls, croquet hopscotch.. On sundays or bank holidays, troubadour, juggler or storyteller and in summer: interactive medieval theater in the castle .
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Eden Garden, an enchanting flower-filled collection of ornamental, aromatic, dye and condimentary plants known before 1450. Luxuriating with plantes known in the Middle Ages: Madonna lilies, turkscap lilies, climbing vines, Old Rose Garden, « Courtly Love Maze ». intoxicating roses.... certains plantes are of exotic origins, issued from seeds brought back from faraway crusades.
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INFORMATIONS on the website
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