Animals and legendary creatures

On the programme this year: lots of activities for young and old.

All Day (10.00-17.00)

• Vegetable Market - The harvest of the day for tasting and sale.
• What is lacto-fermentation? - A demonstration of this ancient food preservation process. Bacteria in the spotlight!
• Let's press the apples - A tasting of apple juice from the château's harvest with the association Acta non verba .
• The St Bernards come to the castle - These amazing animals, representatives of Switzerland's heritage and lifesavers, can be met, stroked and walked... in collaboration with the St-Bernard Events association.
• The world of bees -Surprising bees that also give us wax to light our way! A beeswax candle-making workshop run by the Société romande d’apiculture, section Nyon, for children aged 4 and over.
• The castle's animals - A visit through the exhibitions in search of all kinds of animals. Introduction by a cultural mediator, age 4 and up.
• Compost - A spotlight on small animals, in collaboration with ProxiCompost.

Guided Tours

• 11:00  Guided tour of the Kitchen Garden (in English)
• 11:00  The Kitchen Garden
   
• 14:00  The Kitchen Garden
• 14:00  The Kitchen Garden's animals: lots of fantastic animals to help you grow your crops, come and discover them with us, from 4 years upwards (30')
   

• 15:00  The Kitchen Garden
• 15:00  The Kitchen Garden's animals: lots of fantastic animals to help you grow your crops, come and discover them with us, from 4 years upwards (30')
   
• 16:00  The Kitchen Garden's animals: lots of fantastic animals to help you grow your crops, come and discover them with us, from 4 years upwards (30')

Events (15')

14:30 & 15:30 Animals stories: an introduction to the exhibition Décors. Masterpieces from the collections and its fabulous wallpaper salon depicting Ovid's Metamorphoses, aged 8 and over.

Places are limited, depending on arrival in the room.