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Le château en bref
The Domaine des Courmettes is a former agricultural and forest estate located on the heights of Tourrettes-sur-Loup, between Grasse and Vence, in the Alpes-Maritimes. In 1918, the Protestant association Amiral de Coligny acquired the estate to establish a sanatorium there; in the 1920s and 1930s, heliotherapy treatment was practised there under the direction of Dr Gérard Monod. In 1938, the site became a gathering place for girl scouting, then operated as a training centre from 1974 to 2006. Since late 2008, the 600-hectare estate has been managed by the association A Rocha France, dedicated to nature conservation, which organises environmental awareness activities, seminars and themed stays there. The site, designated Natura 2000 and located within the Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park, features arcades and terraces grafted onto the former self-sufficient farm, as well as archaeological remains (menhirs, a dolmen, a Roman road, bories) and centuries-old holm oaks.
