Serre de la Madone garden

  • Park and garden
  • Garden
  • Botanical garden
  • Remarkable garden
  • Protected (Historic monument)
74 route du Val de Gorbio, 06500 Menton
Built between 1924 and 1939 by Major Lawrence Johnston, this unique landscaped garden contains countless rare plants and species from all over the world. This earthly paradise is a haven of freshness and greenery.
A few kilometres from the coast, in the Madone district, on the road to Gorbio, in a very hilly area and on the slope of a real ridge - a greenhouse - Lawrence Johnston, American, British citizen and French at heart, chose to make his home and create a garden where he could install the rarest plants that he would bring back from the end of the world.

A cypress-lined road leads to the property. Along this access ramp, one discovers magnificent species that make the originality and quality...

Services

Services

Not accessible in a wheelchair
Shop
Guided tours

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
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Rates

Rates

From 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025

From 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025
Full price
15€

Reduced priceChildren aged 6 to 18
11€

Price excluding guided tours.

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

CheckCheck
CashCash
Bank/credit cardBank/credit card

Openings

Openings

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
09:00 - 17:00

Wednesday
09:00 - 17:00

Thursday
09:00 - 17:00

Friday
09:00 - 17:00

Saturday
09:00 - 17:00

Sunday
09:00 - 17:00

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00

Thursday
10:00 - 18:00

Friday
10:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Monday
Closed

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:00

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:00

Thursday
10:00 - 18:00

Friday
10:00 - 18:00

Saturday
10:00 - 18:00

Sunday
10:00 - 18:00

Location

Location

Serre de la Madone garden
74 route du Val de Gorbio, 06500 Menton

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Close to a motorway
  • Town outskirts
  • Close to a trunk road
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Bus stop < 500 m
  • Near shuttle stop
  • Village 2 km away

Access

Access
  • Take the road Vallée de Gorbio
Updated on 03 April 2025 at 11:20
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
(Offer identifier : 4753973)
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