Medieval-style garden / Briey
Isabelle Main offers tours of her mediaeval-style garden where plants long known for their medicinal properties are grown in an idyllic setting.
The use of both wild and cultivated plants for culinary or medicinal purposes was common practice in Valais until the middle of the last century. After a period of neglect, there is now a renewal of interest in plants and their many properties.
Arranged around a well, the garden contains about fifty medicinal plants. You will discover the uses – mediaeval and modern – of these plants. You will also learn how herbal distillates are made and receive a small bottle of floral water to take away with you.
Arranged around a well, the garden contains about fifty medicinal plants. You will discover the uses – mediaeval and modern – of these plants. You will also learn how herbal distillates are made and receive a small bottle of floral water to take away with you.
Practical information
- The garden can be reached by car, cable car (request stop at Briey) and by Post Bus.
- To book, call the tourist office on +41 27 455 58 55 or send an email to info@vercorin.ch until the day before at 17:00. The itinerary will be explained by the tourist office at subscription time.
- Price : CHF 12.- per person. Children under 12 years old will not pay the visit.
- School parties and other groups are welcome.
- The tour is also available in English.
