Domaine de la Pommé hosts seminars, team-building days, works council outings, company evenings, galas, product launches and weddings, for up to 230 guests seated or 500 at a cocktail. The estate is on the D6, route de Saint-Maximin, in Trets, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, about 25 minutes from the center of Aix-en-Provence.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells seminars, conventions, team building, company evenings and product launches, combining work and leisure on one site. The domain is available for the day and the evening, until 4 am. The indoor room seats up to 150 and has a video projector. Team activities can take place outdoors among the olive trees and vines.
Activities listed for groups include swin golf, a lit Provençal pétanque court for night games, horse rides, wine and Champagne tastings, the pool, a spa on booking and massages on request. For evening events, the estate works with professionals who know the site for shows, music-synchronized fountains and fireworks.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a large part of the activity. The team follows the couple from the first contact to the day itself, with suppliers who know the venue. The estate also hosts the day-after brunch and offers rooms to guests. Christenings, anniversaries, reunions and retirement parties are held on the same terms.
Rooms and capacities
The orangery, 200 square meters on the terrace, seats 230 guests or holds 500 for a cocktail. The indoor reception room seats up to 150 and has a video projector. The stone terrace, the pool area and the grounds add outdoor space, and marquees of various sizes can be installed.
Accommodation
The estate has up to 33 beds. Guest rooms include Salonenque and Picholine, which share a private access onto the stone terrace and the pool, La Lavande with a view of Mont Aurélien, La Glycine for a family, La Syrah facing the vines, and the Sainte Victoire bridal suite with a private terrace and a jacuzzi. Le Cabanon, a separate cottage, sleeps six, and the gîte sleeps four to eight. All rooms have a private bathroom, air conditioning, TV and Wi-Fi, and breakfast is included. Accommodation is not sold to the public on wedding-season weekends.
Catering
The estate does not run its own kitchen for events. It publishes a list of partner caterers, along with DJs, florists, furniture rental firms, photographers and officiants for secular ceremonies, all used to working on site. The estate produces its own olive oil and wine, which can be served or tasted.
History and setting
The bastide dates from the 16th century and was later extended with a wing that opens onto the reception room and the orangery. Left to nature for several years, the estate was taken over in April 2011 by the Bégaud family. It sits on an oppidum with a 360-degree view, at the foot of Montagne Sainte-Victoire and Mont Aurélien. The 21 hectares include 7 hectares of olive trees under the Aix-en-Provence AOP and 2 hectares of vines under the Côtes de Provence AOC.
Getting there
From Aix-en-Provence or Nice, take the A8 to exit 32 or 33 toward Trets, then the D6 toward Saint-Maximin. From Marseille, take the A51 to exit 33 Pas de Trets. Aix-en-Provence TGV station and Marseille Provence airport are each 38 km away, about 38 minutes by car.
