La Thomassine is a place dedicated to the conservation of domestic biodiversity in order to support the transition to less polluting farming methods and healthier food. Cultivation methods are in line with Organic Farming standards, and research carried out on varieties in terms of natural resistance to disease means that treatments can be limited. In short, safeguarding old varieties means preparing for the future!
Come visit the orchards and conservatory gardens of La Thomassine. A true green setting in the hills of Manosque, this site offers the opportunity to discover more than 400 regional varieties of fruit trees and the evolution of domestic biodiversity.
Off season: GROUPS ONLY, by appointment
A visit to La Thomassine is an instructive stroll. You are guided to discover the wonders of this extraordinary site which gives pride of place to the plants that we taste. Before thrilling your senses, the permanent exhibition of the bastide invites you to understand the process of domestication of fruits and the age-old work of men and women to select and multiply the fruits best suited to the region from wild plants. But this is only to better encourage you to see the result for yourself!
Outside the bastide, the fountain is the result of an original water collection network (water mines) in this Provence where water is often lacking. Then you set off to discover a set of terraced gardens… Before reaching the orchards and their around 400 varieties of fruit trees. Apple trees, pear trees, olive trees, almond trees, peach trees, plum trees, fig trees, welcome you for a discovery full of smells, flavors and colors.
A stroll for the senses in the heart of fruit collections invaluable to the memory of the inhabitants of this territory.
You can also enjoy a picnic area and buy products: fruits during the harvest period, and also apple juice and olive oil.
Openings
From 02/09 to 30/10/2026 on Wednesday and Friday between 9 am and 12 pm and between 2 pm and 4.30 pm.
Prices
Full price: 6 €, Reduced price: 2 €.
Free entry for children under 12.
Group rate available for 5 people or more.
Bank/credit card, Check, Cash
Additional services
Equipments
- Car park
Services
- Pets welcome
- Guided tours
Further information
Event categories
- Guided tour
Themes
- Flowers plants
Scope of the event
Departmental
Clientele and group
Types of clientele
- Cyclists
- Children
- Walkers/hikers
- Mountain bikers
- Groups
- Home school groups
- Cycle 1: nursery school
- Cycle 2: elementary School
- Cycle 4: middle School
- High school
- Holiday Camps Home
- Children from 3 to 5 years
- Children from 6 to 12 years
- Higher Education
- Cycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)
- Cycle 3: college (6th)
Welcome
Spoken languages
- French
Ces vergers ne sont pas accessibles au public toute l’année
Renseignez-vous sur les jours et horaires d’ouverture suivant la période de l’année
Pour les groupes réservation obligatoire
Pets welcome
Accepted animals
Accepted
2298, chemin de la Thomassine
04100 Manosque
06 86 49 18 81 04 90 04 42 00 (lundi mardi jeudi de 14h à 17h30 / Mercredi de 9h à 12h30 et de 14h à 17h30)
https://www.parcduluberon.fr/lathomassine https://www.parcduluberon.fr/a-voir-a-faire/je-rencontre-le-parc/thomassine-manosque/
Mis à jour le 31/08/2026
Par Office de Tourisme et des Congrès du Pays de Manosque
To see also
Exposition “Odyssée contemporaine” Frac Sud
Other dates
Stage “Plantes tinctoriales, l’éco-print et la magie des tanins”
Stage “Lutter contre la mouche de l’olivier et maintenir son verger en bonne santé”
