Domaine de la Galinière hosts product launches, incentives, gala evenings, press conferences, meetings and weddings for up to 280 guests seated or 350 at a cocktail. The estate is on the RD7N at La Galinière, in Châteauneuf-le-Rouge, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, between Aix-en-Provence and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells business events of all sizes, from small meetings to gala dinners. The two meeting rooms, Sainte-Baume and Mont Aurélien, look directly onto the vines and suit committees and working sessions. All spaces can be rearranged and come with current equipment for hybrid events that combine on-site attendees and video conferencing. The main hall takes larger plenary sessions, launches and evening events.
The estate also offers lodgings, so a group can stay on site for a two-day program. The sales team prepares a proposal for each request.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private receptions take place in the Salle Sainte-Victoire, the main reception hall, with a glass roof in the center that brings in daylight and shows the night sky. The adjoining courtyard overlooks the vineyard and is used for drinks outdoors. The team offers several event and wedding planning formats, from simple space hire to full support and coordination on the day.
Rooms and capacities
Salle Sainte-Victoire: 400 square meters, 350 at a cocktail and 280 seated for a meal, with a central glass roof and an adjoining courtyard. Salle Sainte-Baume and Salle Mont Aurélien: 30 and 60 square meters, up to 50 people, with views over the vines. All rooms are modular.
Accommodation
The estate rents several independent lodgings among the vines and olive trees, each for two to four people. Lodges 1 and 2 measure 70 square meters, Lodge 3 measures 90 square meters, the apartments L'Olivier and La Vigne measure 70 square meters each, and Le Pavillon measures 75 square meters. A room and a suite on the upper floor, next to the reception hall, sleep two each. All lodgings carry the Clef Verte eco-label, with design furniture, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.
Catering
The official site does not say whether catering is in-house or provided by a chosen caterer. Ask the sales team how meals and drinks are organized for your event.
History and setting
The site was on the Via Aurelia, today's N7, in Roman times. An inn grew around a well near the road around 1200, and the Knights Templar held land here in 1306. The bastide door bears the date 1733, when Pierre-François de Bonaud bought the property; his descendants built and enlarged the present château. In 1772 the old inn became a post house for horses, and Pope Pius VII stopped here during the First Empire. Today the main building blends exposed stone walls and large glass openings into the vineyard. The estate covers 90 hectares at the foot of the Plateau du Cengle.
Getting there
By train, Aix-en-Provence center station is 15 minutes away by car, Aix-en-Provence TGV station 25 minutes and Marseille Saint-Charles 30 minutes. By air, Marseille Provence airport is 30 minutes away, Nice Côte d'Azur airport 1 h 35 and the Aix-Les Milles airfield 25 minutes.
