Gourmet discovery of Salon-de-Provence and its surroundings 🌿

Annual award-winning (Concours Général Agricole) wine and olive oil is produced under the estate's 300-year-old vaults. The Cheylan family, the owners and producers, open their doors to the public every day for an enjoyable tasting and a tour of the estate. The grapevine and olive tree museum is an inviting place, with a visitors tour that calls upon all the senses. Visitors can watch a film about the estate, see some ancient tools, and use the educational aids to learn all about wine and olive oil. Château Virant is the only oil mill to have been awarded the 'Living Heritage Company' label, as a testament to the excellence of French expertise. There are also olive oil tasting sessions available, and themed gourmet meals.
Mrs Cheylan also organises olive oil workshops where participants learn to use all the senses. There are 2 options available: introduction and seminar.

Olivier and Agnès Serradimigni own a family-run estate, passed down through the generations, and they decided to get the best out of the farming legacy their ancestors left behind by returning to farming practices that respect both the environment and the consumers.

"We planted 3 hectares of olive trees on the ancient farmland. In our greenhouses, we have the following:
- a 2-hectare grove of organically farmed apricot trees
- a 1-hectare grove of organically farmed citrus fruit trees
- a 100% French 650 m2 spirulina farm"

Spirulina is available to purchase all year round in dried form, powder form or tablets, as well as PDO Aix-en-Provence olive oil. Apricots are harvested at the beginning of May, and citrus fruits between September and March.

Venez profiter d'un moment nature pour déguster un délicieux sorbet en terrasse, en famille ou entre amis, un moment privilégié pour une immersion dans la campagne aixoise.
La Ferme de Cabrières vous propose la cueillette de petits fruits (mûres et framboises) pendant la saison (juillet, août, septembre).
Une expérience unique : parcourez nos champs pour remplir votre panier de nos délicieux petits fruits.

The estate has been a pioneer in organic farming for the region since the 1980s, and was taken over in 1996 by the Terrat family who strive to produce exceptional wines, while respecting the natural environment. The grapevines were planted at an altitude of between 250 and 350m in mostly calcareous soil, which provides white wines with a mineral taste, fruity rosé wines, and powerful red wines with great capacity for ageing.

It offers a range of quality products: Fruité vert PDO Aix-en-Provence, fruité noir, organic olive oil and by-products such as tapenade, crushed olives and more.

The Moulin des Costes occupies buildings constructed at the end of the 18th century on the banks of the Canal de Craponne: the Moulin Jean Bertrand. This Pélissanne mill originally consisted of two parts: an oil mill and a flour mill.
Listed as a historic monument in 1992, it is now enjoying a veritable renaissance under the impetus of the Association des oléiculteurs pélissannais et environs.

Dans la cité de Nostradamus, cette bâtisse aux empreintes italiennes est aujourd'hui transformée en hôtel de charme 4 étoiles où il fait bon vivre...
L'hôtel, ouvert toute l'année, dispose de 10 chambres spacieuses, rez de chaussée ou étage, chacune avec terrasse privée, certaines donnant sur le jardin ou la piscine.

Toutes les chambres sont climatisées, pourvues d'une salle de bain avec baignoire ou douche, wc privatif, d'un mini bar, d'un coffre-fort, d'un téléviseur écran plat et vous offrent un accès au wifi
Un parking privé et sécurisé est à votre disposition dans l'enceinte de l'hôtel ainsi qu'un parking extérieur privé.
La piscine extérieure est ouverte en saison (à partir d'avril ou mai selon le temps jusqu'à fin septembre)

Panoramic terrace.
English-style lounge with fireplace.

Set menu for 15 euros on weekday lunchtimes
Set menu for 25 euros
Choose from the menu for 30 euros

Bookings are strongly recommended.

The Moulin Saint Michel has stood at the heart of Baux valley in Mouriès since 1744. Over three generations, the Rossi family developed a passion for this place, for its history and this noble profession.

In keeping with ancestral techniques, the olives are stored in our storehouses before being taken down to the heart of the mill to be stripped, washed and crushed. We carry out a first and the only cold extraction process to bring out the character of the olive oil, while preserving the identity of each variety, therefore producing high-quality oil that is classified as 'extra virgin'.
Our superb range of oils is a direct reflection of the Alpilles terroir, the different varieties of olives (Salonenque, Aglandau, Grossane and Verdale), that are characteristic of the PDO, and the talent of the miller.
This expertise has earned us no less than 76 awards and distinctions since 1975.
In each drop of this precious nectar, there is a piece of our land, a piece of our heart and our passion.
You will also find a selection of local products in the shop: jams, honey, crushed olives from the Baux valley, tapenades, etc. And of course, our range of olive oils.
This unique place in France, which has managed to preserve the 3 methods of making olive oil from 1744 to the present day, is open to the public all year round.

Free tours and tastings all year round.
Guided tours in summer: every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.30am, with olive oil tasting.
Guided tours: €5 per adult, free for children under 12.
Length: 45 minutes.
Registration required on 04 90 47 50 40
Shop open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm.