The Lego Museum of Valras-Plage

Between downhill waterslides, football matches and petanque tournaments, you'll quickly back to childhood while staying with family at the campsite 5 stars Les Mimosas in Herault. If you want your children to take with them unforgettable memories of their vacation in the Mediterranean, take them in an unusual and unique museum in Occitan: Lego museum or palace Model of Valras-Plage.

A collection registered in the Guinness Book of Records

The most nostalgic among us, those who spent hours playing with toy soldiers and assemble Lego before the emergence of electronic devices, know that the simplest games are often the most rewarding to awaken the senses and stimulate children's creativity. So much so that they can become works of art and have a place in a museum.

At about 20 minutes drive from the campsite Les Mimosas, the Lego museum offers a surprise: the largest concentration of Lego pieces France. Otherwise known as the Toy Museum or Palace of the model, the Lego Museum is the opportunity to discover or rediscover the wonderful constructions that dream of generations. This performance has earned him a deserved oh how entry in the Guinness Book of Records.

A magical world in a space of 200 m²

Hardly entered the palace Model, your children will marvel at the sight of beautiful scenes reproduced. Lego museum has incredible models as a seaside resort, a city building, a medieval city, a port, a modern metropolis, space travel and an amusement park. As your children, you will be impressed by models and fine detail dimensions. The Toy Museum also houses models of another great brand, K'nex.

Did you like the tour? To you now to put your designer suit. Before leaving the museum, you can sit at tables placed at the disposal of visitors and build your own Lego or K'nex model. You will have one hour to show your family your imagination and skill. Obviously, no way out before buying at least a Lego or K'nex box.

Access, times and prices

The Lego Museum is 17 km from the campsite, in Valras-Plage, next to the harbor and the mouth of the Orb. To get there, you can go through Villeneuve-lès-Béziers and Sérignan or Portiragnes take from the small road that leads directly to Sérignan and Valras-Plage.

The palace of the Model is open daily from 10.00 to 19.00 in May and June 2019, until 20:00 in high season (July-August) and 13:00 to 19:00 during September. It only opens its doors during the school holidays in October from 10:00 to 19:00, and weekends 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in November and December (open daily during the Christmas holidays).

The price of general admission is 6 € for adults and more than 12 years, 5 € for children 3 to 12 years (free for children less than 3 years). Special rates and tours are offered to groups.

Looking for other original ideas for visits child-friendly in Herault? Explore the aquarium Cap d'Agde to Kolandia Park in Vendres and Cactus Park in Bessan.