NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF TOMATOES
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The conservatory of Prince Louis-Albert, presenting a unique collection of heirloom tomatoes in Montlouis-sur-Loire.
It was the prince gardener Louis-Albert de Broglie who founded, in 1998, on his castle lands and near Tours, this conservatory which is now unique in the world. This idea was born during his travels in India and Asia. It is there that he discovered original, strange, fascinating and good specimens! He then brought back his first tomato seeds. Collectors and botanical gardens from all over the world then enriched the conservatory. Round, elongated or heart-shaped, black, green or yellow, these ancient tomatoes have amazing names: Andean horn, Iraqi red, Naples ten-finger, Australian Erika... The castle's collection brings together 700 varieties of tomatoes, offering a unique panorama of this fruit with its unsuspected riches. The Prince's tomato garden is cultivated according to organic farming standards. The tomatoes are planted in mid-May and the first varieties are ripe by mid-July. The production is then spread out until October. This conservatory is approved by the CCVS, the French Conservatory of Specialized Plant Collections. Louis-Albert de Broglie wishes to highlight the natural wealth of our planet, to allow a large public to watch, understand and learn the stakes of the preservation of this biodiversity in order to pass on to future generations the essential foundations for the survival of species. A fine objective. Essential!
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La deuxième partie nous transporte dans l'univers des Dalhias et nous met des couleurs plein les yeux.
Le petit bar à tomates (jus de fruits frais, desserts), permet de clotûrer cette belle balade découverte.
Seul bémol, une entrée un peu chère ...