Château La Coste

About the museum

Château La Coste is a wine estate in Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, about twenty minutes from Aix-en-Provence. It combines vineyards farmed organically and biodynamically, hotels, restaurants and a contemporary art centre.

The heart of the visit is the Parcours Art et Architecture, a walk of around 4 km through the hills, vineyards, woods and olive groves of the estate. Each invited artist or architect designs a work for a site they choose themselves in the landscape, so the trail keeps growing with new installations. It now includes more than forty works: sculptures, installations and architectural projects.

These include Andy Goldsworthy's Oak Room, Tadao Ando's Four Cubes to Contemplate Our Environment, an exhibition pavilion by Renzo Piano and the auditorium by Oscar Niemeyer, as well as works by Sophie Calle, Frank Gehry, Tracey Emin, Louise Bourgeois and Alexander Calder. The art centre designed by Tadao Ando houses a bookshop, and several galleries on the estate present temporary exhibitions, included in the trail ticket.

Highlights

• Parcours Art et Architecture: about 4 km with more than 40 works
• Andy Goldsworthy's Oak Room
• Four Cubes to Contemplate Our Environment by Tadao Ando
• Exhibition pavilion by Renzo Piano and auditorium by Oscar Niemeyer
• Tadao Ando art centre with bookshop
• Temporary exhibition galleries included in the ticket

Permanent exhibition

• Parcours Art et Architecture – A 4 km open-air walk past more than forty works by artists and architects, among the vineyards and hills of the estate.

Founded

2011

Admission & discounts

The trail ticket gives access to the temporary exhibitions in the galleries and is valid for the whole day chosen. Tickets for a self-guided visit can be bought on site; booking is recommended for guided tours.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The trail includes slopes, descents and steps. A mobility scooter (voiturette) is provided free of charge on presentation of the Carte mobilité inclusion, by reservation (reservations@chateau-la-coste.com). Restaurants and hotels are accessible; the wine cellars (chais de vinification) are not. Dogs on a lead are admitted to the estate but wait outside the exhibition pavilions.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The estate suits children, who can discover some works by interacting with them. Only the wine cellars are off-limits to under-10s. The trail involves walking up and down paths; sturdy walking shoes are recommended.

Getting there & parking

The estate is about 20 minutes by car from Aix-en-Provence and 15 minutes from the A51 motorway (exit 15, then the D14). Aix-en-Provence TGV station is about 30 minutes by car, Marseille TGV station about 60 minutes, Marseille Provence airport about 45 minutes. Helicopters are not accepted.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Several restaurants on the estate, including the Tadao Ando café-restaurant and La Terrasse. Bookshop and art shop at the art centre; tasting room selling wine, with free tasting of three wines. Picnics are not allowed.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 5,000 guests.

Four rooms of 30 to 290 m² for seminars; the art centre can be hired in the evening; outdoor spaces for up to 5,000 people; celebrations and weddings possible.

Plan your visit