Les jardins remarquables du Château de Momas

noble house of the manor of Momas, fief of the Viscount of Bearn. Documents of the fourteenth century and sixteenth century woodwork. View Pyrenees. rare or forgotten conservatory garden plants and vegetables. History remains built on a feudal mound, listed in the tenth century. The Lord Momas lent tribute to Eleanor de Comminges, guardian of Gaston Phoebus, and this February 14, 1343. Several counts attest that the property remained in the family until the Revolution. The restored gardens on a map stored in memory by the last castle gardeners, visitors have more than a thousand flowering plants and rare vegetables of yesterday and today. Thanks to its owner, the most varied species are kept in gardens. This is probably where we can find the charm lost to the former home of the Lords of Momas. It is thus possible to reassess "ham of the poor" (sort of salsify whose taste recall the ham) "strawberry spinach" and "perpetual spinach" first vegetable imported by the Roman legions. The local varieties of apple with enchanting names like "Boueilh blood" (ox blood) could be the apple of Snow White, the "Roussanne" Monein, famous fishing Country Bearn, rub shoulders with Feidjoas. family tradition, the great grandfather of Madame Teilhard, botanist and pharmacist, had plantations of "medicinal" came from the rainforest in Puerto Rico to ship in several countries. Mrs. Teilhard knew to revive this corner of authentic Béarnaise, she is happy to offer its visitors.