Les vergers-potagers du château de Montigny-sur-Aube

Like all aristocratic residences, the Château de Montigny-sur-Aube boasts a superb orchard and kitchen garden dating back to the 19th century. This 5,244m2 walled garden - a veritable food garden - is home to several hundred varieties of fruit, espaliered in a variety of shapes or on counter-espaliers, all cleverly planted on 3.60 m high walls and ironwork arches. At the centre of a cross of paths is the gardener's pond with its beautiful Renaissance fountain, and in front of the melliferous garden is a superb 19th-century apiary where the pollinating bees are busy. As for the vegetable gardens, in season you'll discover more than a hundred varieties of tomato in teepees amid squares of marigolds, and in the chassis garden a whole collection of aromatic plants that provide the farmhouse kitchen with incomparable flavours. As for the red fruit gardens, amidst the quarter-stem plum trees, you'll discover mulberry and raspberry bushes well tamed in their ironwork crates. The team of gardeners are passionate about perpetuating this 19th-century know-how with their expertise, and the audio guide will tell you all about it as you visit. There's even a model at the back of the apiary explaining the principles behind it.
At certain times of the year, this unique site also hosts pruning and grafting courses for the general public (registration required www.chateaudemontigny.com "Prepare your visit").
An exceptional place for an unforgettable experience with the Vignobles et Découvertes and Bienvenue à la ferme labels
Our farmhouse inn "A LA TABLE DES JARDINIERS", reserved for our visitors, is open from 12 noon, Wednesday to Sunday inclusive. Our chef will be serving visitors his "Coffret Fraîcheur", a selection of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as his "Dessert du Jour" and sorbets, on the terrace or in the orangery. We advise you to book in advance at www.chateaudemontigny.com "Prepare your visit".