Cellier de la Cabiote opens its historic wine cellars in Beaune for Vignobles en Scène. An introduction to Burgundy’s vineyards leads into a guided tasting in French of five wines, mainly Villages and Premiers Crus, all made by winegrowers. Homemade crème de cassis closes the visit, which is free and carries no obligation to buy.
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L’Estran: A Seaweed Boat’s Restoration
L’Estran, a former seaweed-harvesting vessel, is the subject of a restoration-site visit at Douarnenez’s Port-musée. The boat was built at the Tanguy shipyard for a working life on the Breton coast. Its career took it to Audierne and the waters around the island of Sein, before it eventually ceased operations.
Les arbres au Bois d’Amour: A Walk with Konan Le Breton
Naturalist guide Konan Le Breton leads a tree walk linked to Josselin’s Atlas de la Biodiversité Communale. Broadleaved trees and conifers, deciduous and evergreen foliage, and the conditions in which trees grow shape the route through the Bois d’Amour. From seedlings to the canopy, he explores their role in the woodland ecosystem. The walk is free, open to all ages and requires no booking.
Plourin-lès-Morlaix Heritage Visits
The owners of Penlan Manor guide visitors through its history as part of Plourin-lès-Morlaix’s heritage programme. The visit also takes in Saint Bernard Chapel, pairing the manor’s domestic story with religious architecture. Notre-Dame Church and its ossuary open separately, adding another view of the town’s Breton built heritage.
Hop ad hoc: Musée Breton and Kernault Theatre Tours
The actresses of Hop ad hoc take the architecture of the Musée Breton and Manoir de Kernault as their starting point. Their theatrical visits reinterpret the buildings with humour, breaking with the format of a conventional guided tour. The programme links both heritage sites, inviting participants to begin at one and continue the experience at the other.
Ar klub bigi, Karnag: Breton-Language Heritage Tour
Ti Douar Alre leads a Breton-language exploration of Carnac’s yacht club and the architecture of water sports. The nautical centre was designed by Yves Guillou’s practice as organised leisure and access to sport expanded. The visit forms part of Les Incontournables, a heritage programme that also considers the region’s modern buildings alongside its older monuments.
Manoir de Kelou Mad Guided Visit
Yves and Marie-Jo Mével built Kelou Mad in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, drawing on the architecture of older Breton manor houses. They lead the guided visit themselves, introducing the building as both its owners and its makers. Kelou Mad is a later interpretation of the manor-house tradition, so the encounter includes the people who built it as well as their finished home.
Jabadao – Les Arrangés Bretons Production Tour
Vincent introduces the origins and appeal of flavoured rum before explaining Jabadao – Les Arrangés Bretons’ own approach in Cavan. The tour examines the production process and a range of recipes drawing on local and exotic ingredients. Questions and an optional tasting round off the visit; participants must wear closed shoes and meet the minimum age requirement.
La Maison d’Armorine Salted Butter Caramel Tour
Salted butter caramel is the speciality at La Maison d’Armorine in Quiberon. Through the production workshop’s windows, the visit reveals the confectioners at work, carrying on recipes associated with Breton grandmothers. Caroline Audebert introduces the house’s sweet-making expertise, and a tasting lets the flavour follow the view of production.
Musée Sérusier Breton-Language Tour
Annaïck Loisel tells the story of Marguerite and Paul Sérusier in Breton. The guided visit follows both artists’ careers and explores their particular connections with Châteauneuf-du-Faou, the town whose museum bears their name. Art and regional language come together through the guide’s commentary, while the ticket also allows a return to the collections after the tour.