The Conservatory of medicinal plants
Milly-la-Forêt
Patrimoine culturel
The Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfums, Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles (The National Conservatory of Plants), also called CNPMAI, of Milly-la-Forêt is an invitation to discover the relationship and interactions of the human being and nature.
The Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfums, Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles (The National Conservatory of Plants) is a place where plants are kept, protected and studied. It is at the same time a tree nursery, a botanical garden, an agricultural center and an interpretation center. The sensory journey throughout the conservatory gathering more than 1500 different species of plants is completed with a museum's visit.
It is located in an old plants' kiln and is now a space of playful and sensorial discoveries throughout the history of those plants, their origins, cultivation and use nowadays. A good way to learn and discover for families !
The Conservatory is here to manage, value and conserve the genetic resources of perfume, medicinal and aromatical plants in order to :
- take part of the nature's saving
- allow people to discover and learn about plants
- teach people how to identify and use plants
Do you want to develop your botanical knowledges ? Do you want to know how to collect and produce your own aromatical and medicinal plants ? Do you want to know how to use your plants in receipes, medicines and vegetable dyes ?
Also, the Conservatory offers different kind of trainings of 1 or 2 days to learn and complete your own knowledge about plants.
It is located in an old plants' kiln and is now a space of playful and sensorial discoveries throughout the history of those plants, their origins, cultivation and use nowadays. A good way to learn and discover for families !
The Conservatory is here to manage, value and conserve the genetic resources of perfume, medicinal and aromatical plants in order to :
- take part of the nature's saving
- allow people to discover and learn about plants
- teach people how to identify and use plants
Do you want to develop your botanical knowledges ? Do you want to know how to collect and produce your own aromatical and medicinal plants ? Do you want to know how to use your plants in receipes, medicines and vegetable dyes ?
Also, the Conservatory offers different kind of trainings of 1 or 2 days to learn and complete your own knowledge about plants.
Prices
Full price: 7.50 €
Reduced price: 6 € (13-17 yo
students).
Free entry for children < 12 years.
Group rate available for > 5 people.
Annual pass: 18€
Free for residents.
Payment methods
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Cash
Prestations, conforts et services
- French
- Public WC
- Meeting room
- Free car park
- Educational visits
- Coach access
- Room hire
- Themed tour
- Shop
- Tourist brochures
- Guided tours
- Leisure Center
- Activity
- Botanic trail
- French
- Cycle 4: middle School
- Cycle 3: college (6th)
- Cycle 3: elementary school (CM1, CM2)
- Cycle 1: nursery school
- Cycle 2: elementary School
- High school
- Higher Education
- Students
Opening times
From 02/04 to 31/10/2025, every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 6 pm.