Mas de la Barben hosts seminars, conferences, product launches, company dinners, family celebrations and weddings for up to 300 guests in its main hall, with a second hall for 150 and two meeting rooms for smaller groups. The mas is a wine estate on the Route de Sauve, at kilometer 8, on the outskirts of Nîmes in the Gard.
Seminars and company events
The estate rents its rooms to companies for seminars, training, conferences, meetings, product presentations, shows and team building. The team adapts room set-up and catering to each program. For a plenary, the main hall takes 300 in theatre layout. The two meeting rooms of 80 m² and 50 m², both in Pont du Gard stone, suit committees and breakout groups, with Wi-Fi, a flipchart and conference chairs; the larger one also has a projector and screen. Coffee breaks can be added. A stage of twelve 2 by 1 meter platforms, a speaker and a microphone are available as options in every room.
Weddings and receptions
The mas is used for weddings from ceremony to party: an outdoor ceremony, a cocktail in the gardens or the shaded cocktail area, then dinner and dancing in the reception hall, which has large windows onto the countryside. The 900 m² courtyard, surrounded by a 250 m² covered gallery, can also host receptions. Exclusive use of the whole estate is available on request.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall covers 320 m² and is built in stone from Vers-Pont-du-Gard. It is licensed for 300 people: 300 in theatre or cocktail layout, 250 at a banquet and 200 in cabaret. It comes with a projector and screen, Wi-Fi, round tables, white Napoleon chairs and standing tables, with access to the caterer's area and step-free access.
The Salle du Chai covers 170 m² in the oldest part of the mas and is licensed for 150: 150 for a cocktail, 140 in theatre, 80 at a banquet, 70 in cabaret, 54 in classroom and 37 in a U shape. Meeting room 1 covers 80 m² and meeting room 2 covers 50 m², with 16 places in a U shape. Outside, the courtyard and the cocktail area under trees and shade sails take ceremonies, cocktails and receptions.
Accommodation
The former barn now holds a few guest rooms. The site does not give their number, so check availability for speakers or the bridal party when you ask for a quote.
Catering
Each hall has access to a caterer's area. The estate says catering is adapted to the needs of each event; ask whether you can bring your own caterer or must choose from its partners. The estate's own red and rosé wines can be served.
History and setting
The buildings are several centuries old, and the medieval mazet still stands on the property. Vines were planted on the land in the early 1960s. The Hermann family took over in 1998, and Damien Hermann has run the estate since 2012, turning it toward wine tourism. Three years of works ended in 2019 with a group of stone buildings around a square courtyard lined with a covered gallery, set among gardens, vines and garrigue with views of the hills. A Christmas market is held on the estate each year.
Getting there
The mas is at kilometer 8 on the Route de Sauve, a few minutes by road from the center of Nîmes. Nîmes has a TGV station and an airport, and the estate is a base for visits to the Cévennes and the Camargue.
