Moby Dick distillery presents Breton craft through plants, copper stills and slow double distillation near Pointe du Raz. The visit explains spirits made from cultivated or gathered botanicals, from whisky and gin to lambig and liqueurs. The heritage visit connects rural botanicals, traditional distilling methods and contemporary experimentation on the Pointe du Raz coast.
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Hospital Heritage Protection at the Hospices de Beaune
Jérôme Combeau, Head of Security, and Bruno François, Head of Collections, take visitors behind the scenes of the Hôtel-Dieu. Their visit-meeting explains how the Hospices Civils de Beaune protect the historic monument and its collections. Discussion with the two specialists explores their professional practices and the cultural-property safeguarding plan.
European Heritage Days at the Saline Royale
European Heritage Days at the Saline Royale follows the buildings where salt workers lived and worked, with guides introducing Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and his architecture. An archive-based photography retrospective traces changing views of the saltworks from Pointevin to Fessy. Family games and immersive projections extend the programme to other UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Wine Heritage Tour in Nuits-Saint-Georges
Véronique explores Nuits-Saint-Georges from the winegrower’s point of view on this Tourist Office guided visit. The route introduces the Climats de Bourgogne and the local appellation, linking the town’s history to its vineyards. Old winegrowers’ houses, traditional architecture and Burgundian follies show how that history appears in the streets.
European Heritage Days in Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier
European Heritage Days opens the windmill at Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier for guided visits about its history and restoration. The programme explains the mechanism, millstone operation and the miller’s working life, alongside the miller’s house, washhouse and bread oven. Bakers make bread and pastries in the wood-fired oven on site, with local producers and craftspeople at a small market.
Wine Discovery Masterclass in Couchey: Tasting Techniques
This wine discovery masterclass in Couchey focuses on Burgundy tasting technique at Clos de Bourgogne. The programme includes a vineyard walk on the Marsannay and Côte de Nuits terroirs, with context on grape varieties, soils, biodiversity and the role of winemakers. A sensory tasting of six to seven wines follows the vineyard visit.
La Compagnie Bretonne Cannery Visit in Penmarch
La Compagnie Bretonne opens its Penmarch workshops for a close look at a family seafood-canning tradition carried through four generations. Visitors follow the practical stages of filling, crimping and preparing tins, learning how precise workshop skills preserve fish landed on the Breton coast. A tasting completes the visit, connecting industrial know-how and everyday labour with the flavours and maritime identity of the Bigouden area.
Lucien Pouëdras Exhibition in Ploëzal: Guided Tour
This guided tour in Breton explores Lucien Pouëdras – La mémoire du peintre at Domaine départemental de la Roche-Jagu. The language of the visit matters as much as the artworks, placing the painter’s rural memory inside a Breton-speaking frame. The tour links visual art, regional language and the estate’s heritage setting, giving visitors a precise way to approach Pouëdras without flattening the exhibition into a standard gallery visit.
Guided Visits to Moulin de Crec’h Olen in Ploulec’h
Guided visits to Moulin de Crec’h Olen open a restored local mill in Ploulec’h to the public. Volunteers explain its tower construction, working machinery and petit pied architecture, a form associated with northern Brittany. The tour links practical engineering with rural production memory and the collective effort required to maintain the building.
Blockhaus Visit in Le Pouldu: A WWII Insight
The Mémoire et Patrimoine de Clohars-Carnoët association features a semi-nocturnal visit to a bunker of the Atlantic Wall, perched above Grands Sables beach in Le Pouldu. This historic 775 m³ concrete structure has been meticulously restored, revealing remnants of a turbulent past. As you explore, you’ll see an artillery firing hall and auxiliary rooms like a troop shelter. Gain insights into the Breton Resistance and the fierce battles around the Lorient pocket and Laïta Front. The visit includes informative panels and artifacts, such as weapons and uniforms, that illustrate the site’s historical significance. Visitors can choose to tour independently or with a guide. A historical booklet detailing the Blockhaus is also available for purchase, allowing participants to take a piece of history home.