Louis XIV, fairyland in the Le Nôtre gardens

On the occasion of an extraordinary night ball, at the foot of one of the most atypical monuments in Provence, take your place at the heart of a festival where the architectural and natural heritage of the south of France is celebrated. In a festival of music and light, let yourself be told about the magical night that saw the birth of the garden of the castle of La Barben. Thanks to state-of-the-art video and lighting technologies, Rocher Mistral plunges you into a real daydream, for one of the most enchanting castle and garden visits in Provence. A night-time show to be experienced with the whole family to plunge back into the splendour of 18th century France and into the history of a stronghold that became a palace and a place of pleasure and festivity.

In the 17th century, Louis de Forbin, Lieutenant General of the Armies of Louis XIV, asked André Le Nôtre, gardener of the Château de Versailles, to design a French garden at the foot of the Château de La Barben. At the same time, Louis de Forbin brought back a 35-metre high sequoia from the Americas. These gardens are said to be “the most beautiful in Provence”.