Visit the Gardens of William Christie

Come and visit this enchanting garden, imagined from scratch by French-American conductor William Christie and listed on the Inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques!

Directions:

Jardins du Bâtiment
30 route de Sainte-Hermine - 85210 Thiré (follow the signs as you enter the village)
 

Free parking

Opening hours: 

10:30 AM - 5:30 PM (last entrance at 4:30 PM)
open Wednesday to Sunday (exceptionnally closed on May 1, 2025) 

See the list of opening dates here above

Entrance fee:

• single admission: € 6 / free for under-12s 
• admission with guided tour (subject to availability): € 10 / free for under-12s

NB: On May 10 and 11, to mark the annual Neurodon event, an exhibition on the inner workings of the brain will be presented to visitors. For the occasion, admission to the Gardens will be increased by €2, which will be donated to the Fédération pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau (FRC), in support of research into neurological diseases.

Please note: payment in cash only (no cheques or credit cards).

Without reservation.
 

It is forbidden to smoke in the Garden. Animals are not allowed in.  

For any questions, please contact us at accueilthire@arts-florissants.org or by phone at +33 (0)6 86 80 67 37