Sault

Distillerie Aroma'Plantes

Distillerie Aroma'Plantes@©aromaplantes — Distillerie Aroma'Plantes@ ©aromaplantes

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Your visit starts here! On an exceptional site, unique experiences await you: immersion in the heart of the lavender fields, free guided tour of the distillery, free access to the museum areas... Direct sales store.

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Discover the secrets of Lavender and let us guide you into the heart of the distillery to discover the world of essential oils: Join us for a free guided tour of the distillery during the harvesting season and learn about the distillation process (English, French).
Duration: approx. 30'.

Continue your tour in the Plantothèque, the Lavandoscope, the Galerie du Temps or the Sentier des grandes terres...

The more inquisitive can take part in Lavender Outings or enter our laboratory and take part in our soap workshops.
Let yourself be surprised by our range of 100% made-in-Aroma'plantes cosmetics, which you can discover and test in the distillery's atypical boutique.

Those with a sweet tooth can also enjoy an original 100% organic menu at the Aromatic'Bar, in the shade of century-old chestnut trees.

Aromatic'Bar:
Take a gourmet break?..refreshing?...taste the Aromatic'diabolos, a shortbread made with Petit Épeautre flour and flavored with lavender under the hundred-year-old chestnut trees...

The boutique :
Discover this authentic sales outlet, nestled in the heart of the farm, offering over 600 100% Aroma'plantes products and cosmetic ranges from our own laboratory with organic and Slow Cosmetics labels at factory prices.

Commitment to more sustainable tourism

Established in Sault, in the midst of lavender fields, the family business has been distilling this emblematic plant and other perfume plants for generations. Strengthened by this heritage and concerned to preserve the natural resources of these familiar lands, Guillaume and Magali continue the tradition. While all their produce is certified organic, they are also keen to preserve and pass on the memory of traditional know-how. Discovery tours, fun experiments and immersive workshops are also a way of raising public awareness of the rich but fragile world of aromatic and medicinal plants.

For tourism professionals

AROMA'PLANTES is an organic farm, specialising in the production of aromatic and medicinal plants since 1978.

- Distillery tour: Aroma’Plantes offers free guided tours of the distillery in French and English, all year round. You can see distillation at harvest times, and find out how it works.

Learning about lavender:

- The Lavandoscope: A unique place, entirely dedicated to Lavender. You’ll find out everything there is to know about it: its history, its place in today’s world, its botanical properties, and its uses.

- The Plantothèque: A journey punctuated by fun-fact questions, giving you the chance to learn about plants and their scents in a light-hearted way.
Free access during opening hours.

Discovery trails:
- "Le Musée de champs" (The Field Museum): Departing from the distillery, a sign-posted footpath takes you out into the middle of the lavender fields on a 1.4 km discovery trail that shows you how things have evolved over the decades – who knows what you might come across?
Duration: about 40 mins

- "Les grandes terres" (The open fields): For the more adventurous, this trail takes you up onto an arid, stony plateau where lavender thrives, a 3.5 km circuit.
Duration: about 1 hr 15 mins

These circuits departing from the distillery are free and open to anyone, accessible during opening hours.

Activities:
- Lavender workshop:
Come and harvest and distill your own lavender.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 2:30 pm from 1 July to 27 August 2020, by reservation.
Find out about traditional lavender cultivation, with the grower as your guide.
On the outing, you will:
- Learn about the history of lavender on the way to the field.
- Learn how to cut lavender with a sickle, and a “saquette” bag.
- Return to the distillery to weigh the harvest.
- Watch the distillation of your harvest
- Leave with a bottle of your distillation!
Guided activity in French and English
Adults (from 12 upwards): €12 (activity + bottle) - Children (from 6 upwards): €8 (activity + bottle)

- Soap Workshops:
Come and make your own soaps using simple and natural ingredients, essential oils and colours of your choice, so the soaps you bring home will be truly unique.
For adults and children 10 and up: every Tuesday at 2:30 pm from 7 - 28 April, 7 July to 18 August, and 22 - 27 October 2020.
For children: every Thursday at 2:30 pm from 9 - 30 April, 2 July to 20 August, and 22 - 28 October 2020.
Price per person: €17 adults and €10 children

- Cosmetics Workshop:
Take your first steps in the cosmetics industry with this exciting workshop in the heart of our COSMESSENCES laboratory. Led by our technician, you'll get to leave with your very own creation.
Every Wednesday at 2:30 pm from 8 - 29 April, 1 July to 20 August, and 21 - 28 October 2020.
Duration: 1.5 hours. Age 14 and up. Prior booking required. Min. 4 people, max. 12 people.
Price: €18 per person.