Two lighthouses watch over Doëlan, a fishing port on one of southern Brittany’s tidal inlets. This guided visit introduces the small harbour and its relationship with the tides, which shape the rhythm of port life. Reservations are required for the tour, whose subject is the working coastal setting of Doëlan and its ria.
Tag: local-history
Embroidery Exhibition in Brittany: Traditional Art
This embroidery exhibition presents traditional Breton needlework as a living body of skill and design. Visitors encounter stitches, motifs and textile techniques associated with the region’s many distinctive headdresses. Work made by members of the Maison du Filet Brodé shows how inherited patterns can be studied, reworked and carried into contemporary craft practice.
Photography Exhibition in Combrit: Bigouden Heritage
Expo photos – 70 ans de culture bigoudène à Combrit documents the long life of the Bagad and Cercle de Combrit. More than 200 photographs show portraits, groups, costumes and associative moments tied to Bigouden culture. The display across chapels and public space turns local archives into a shared walk through music, dance and community memory.
11h55 au Beffroi in Concarneau: Belfry Insights
The belfry exhibition at Concarneau’s Maison du Patrimoine explores the history of the Ville-Close landmark. It explains the architecture, restoration plans and civic role of the tower, while guided visits and children’s workshops open the subject to different publics. The belfry becomes a way to read Concarneau through fortified-town memory, public architecture and heritage transmission.
Matinale Gourmande in Beaune: Breakfast Delights
Matinale Gourmande brings Audrey Chalmers, known as The Food Witch, together with a mediator from the Hôtel-Dieu. Small dishes are served at a shared table as the meal unfolds through stories from the hospital’s past. The collaboration gives the Beaune gathering two distinct voices: one preparing the food and the other interpreting the hospital’s history.
Lejay Lagoute: Crème de Cassis in Dijon
Maison Lejay Lagoute opens the production site where its Crème de Cassis de Dijon is made. The guided visit explains how the blackcurrant liqueur is produced and traces the history of the house’s recipe, which has remained unchanged since its creation. The story centres on a product that became closely identified with Dijon and its makers.
Sensory Workshop at Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune: Unique Experience
At the Hôtel-Dieu – Hospices de Beaune, the MOUVEMENT(S) Atelier Gustatif links the history of hospital meals with olfactory exercises. The sensory tour moves through the medicinal garden, traditional kitchen and apothecary. Marie-France Bravard, creator of Ateliers Vins & Parfums, leads the visit with a Hôtel-Dieu mediator.
Hôtel-Dieu Culinary Workshop in Beaune: A Tasty Journey
This Hôtel-Dieu workshop examines culinary heritage through the kitchen, apothecary and herb garden. Visitors follow the history of hospital meals through tastings, olfactory exercises and commentary. Marie-France Bravard, creator of Ateliers Vins & Parfums, leads the sensory exploration with a mediator from the Hôtel-Dieu.
Salins Fire of 1825: A Historical Exhibition
Grande Saline revisits the fire that transformed Salins-les-Bains through archives, engravings, melted objects and firefighting equipment. The exhibition follows the blaze, relief effort and rebuilding rules that changed the town’s streets and houses. A hand pump from the Jura firefighters’ museum and reproductions of works by Ingres and Cicéri illustrate the response to the disaster and efforts to fund reconstruction.
Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune: Hospital History Walk
This guided walk follows the founders and benefactors of the Hospices Civils de Beaune through the city’s history of care. The route links the medieval Hôtel-Dieu with the former orphanage at the Hospice de la Charité, passing the ramparts and bastion. A visit to the hospice’s small museum completes an itinerary tracing the relationship between hospitals, charity and the people who supported them.