Program
Theme days
Dès les premières neiges, notre guide vous propose des randonnées en raquettes, dans l’arboretum où vous découvrirez les arbres de montagne parés de leurs manteaux de neige, brillants et immaculés. Observez, écoutez, regardez, suivez les traces des animaux…Après votre balade sur nos sentiers, vous vous réchaufferez d’un bon thé/café chaud servi au Chalet de l’Arbre puis en route vers le village vous décrypterez une mystérieuse fresque du XVIe siècle et « pécheresse » …et finirez votre journée chez Eugène le boulanger du village, qui vous ensorcellera avec ses incroyables pains au chocolat…
Larch, tree of light, reigns in the mountains. A rare conifer to have a complete cycle of seasons, it can flourish at very high altitude (2500 m) and resist temperatures reaching -60°C. It is in the spring that this majestic tree reveals all its originality by giving birth to inflorescences in the shape of a "fuchsia-colored pineapple". An explosion of colours guaranteed to celebrate the arrival of spring and discover the larch flower liqueur...
Au plus fort du printemps, c’est le patrimoine des rosiers sauvages, délicats ancêtres des belles roses de nos jardins, qui vous invite à sa floraison. Cette collection unique de Rosa au cœur des Alpes-Maritimes nous a valu le prix Henry Ford pour la France et l’environnement.
A pretext to come and observe the birds around the bird cascatelles and its observation post, while following a unique ornithological route in search of the Golden Eagle, the Circaète Jean-le-blanc, we find there, the Common buzzard, the grey flycatcher, the crossbills that come to drink at the fountain, the black woodpecker, the mad sparrow, the kestrel, but also the smallest of our birds: the triple-banded kinglet. The day will be hosted by two renowned ornithologists from the Roure Arboretum Scientific Committee: Martine and Michel Belaud. Ce sera aussi l’occasion de vous émerveiller devant les sculptures d’oiseaux grandeur nature créées par Michel Belaud qui ponctuent les arbres de nos sentiers. Des ouvrages et binoculaires seront mis à votre disposition. Dédicace du livret “Biodiversité” par Michel Belaud.((Download the faunal inventory))
No-made is the meeting between artists of different sensitivities and cultures: Japan, Italy, Burkina Faso, England, Germany, France... It is a collective of artists with fluctuating borders who come together around projects that make sense and in which their know-how is freely expressed. The nomadic spirit is characterised by its privileged relationship with Nature with the works entrusted to it, so that it re-sculpts them with the wind, the rain, the snow, the hail, the sun...
Every year in autumn, deer in the forests of the Tinée Valley “sing”. This period marks the beginning of the rut of adult individuals. The slab is as much a cry of love intended to attract females as a warning to mark their territory vis-à-vis other males. While all year round the deer is discreet and it is very difficult to observe with binoculars, it is given to nature lovers to observe it for a good month. From dawn to dusk, you will, like the deer, only have to follow its call. Perhaps you will have the chance to attend the unique spectacle of the meeting of two males competing for a harem of deer! Meet in the early morning in the forest of Rougios to attend these strange weddings.
Venez découvrir les arbres des montagnes du monde parés de leurs habits d’automne, en passant du jaune or des cissilifolium à la remarquable couleur cramoisie, écarlate et orangée de l’érable japonicum ; le rubrum reconnaissable par sa belle robe rouge cardinalesque ; le cappadocicum rubrum aux feuilles rouge profond. En chemin vous pourrez admirer la parure du mélèze : arbre de lumière, il est le seul conifère d’Europe à perdre ses aiguilles qui jaunissent en automne et se répandent au sol en tapis d’or, le tout s’harmonisant avec la couleur lie-de-vin de la terre (cette coloration violette de la terre est due à la présence de fer dans ces sédiments datant de 260 millions d’années). Respirez l’air frais de la montagne, appréciez les couleurs automnales et baissez-vous pour ramasser les présents que vous offre la nature : pommes de pin, feuilles mortes aux multiples formes et aux mille teintes, lichens bleutés… Ils feront de belles décorations de Noël!
Educational workshops:
Awareness of the preservation of the environment. How the oldest companion of man breathes. Treasure hunt to discover trees with small panels created by the Arboretum team and its Memo Game. Then recognise blindly, by touch, a plant, a stone or... with the Taboo game.
Discovery of nature and biodiversity
Discovery trail presenting the birds inventoried on the site and sculpted; A moment in the observation shelter.
With their diversity, butterflies take us on a hunt for colours. From common species to very rare ones.
Discovery of the virtues of plants - where, how to eat and heal with the Simples.
Introduction to geology on a site 260 million years old.
Realisation of artistic works for awareness, to creation and manual ability.
“Reading” works of art.
Manufacture of objects from natural elements collected on the site: mobile, trivet, cache pot….
Authentic day
L’Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein vous propose un voyage inédit grâce à son nouveau concept : AuthenticDay. A concept that cultivates a taste for authentic escape.
Arrive by Mini Van, or by helicopter, at the edge of the Mercantour, you will enjoy a personalised visit to discover the medieval village of Roure, have lunch at the gastronomic table of the "Robur" and discover a unique place dedicated to the trees of the world and contemporary art... Price on request.
AuthenticDay is a carbon-neutral activity. To compensate for CO2 emissions, a tree bearing your name will be planted, marking your passage through the Southern Alps.
