Saône’s producers’ market brings independent traders together around good products, hospitality and responsible consumption. Tables and benches are provided for visitors who want to stay for a coffee or a family meal. A live music group accompanies the market, adding a performance to the shopping and shared tables.
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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.
La Ruée vers l’Or Blanc in Salins-les-Bains: Children’s Tour
La Ruée vers l’Or Blanc leads children through the Grande Saline in search of the salt water beneath Salins-les-Bains. A guided visit introduces the wells before an evaporation experiment reveals how salt crystals form. Participants then use miniature tools to reproduce the work of the salt workers in a workshop designed for children aged six to eleven.
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.
Les Apéritifs de la Tour in Dijon: Unique City Views
Les Apéritifs de la Tour combine a guided visit to the Philippe le Bon tower with a Dijon aperitif. A Tourist Office guide explains the monument’s history before the city opens out in a panoramic view from above. Blanc cassis and appetisers accompany a gougère made exclusively for these tower gatherings.
Martsi de Jonzy in Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy: Monthly Market
Martsi de Jonzy takes its name from a patois word for market. Local producers bring meat, vegetables, fruit, cheese, honey, plants, mushrooms, wine and beer, alongside craftspeople and associations. Musicians accompany the market, while large shared tables provide space to eat food from the stalls; the bar also serves apple juice and local syrups.
Aviation Discovery Course in Pouilloux: Flight Experience
The Aéroclub du Bassin Minier introduces the principles of flight and piloting in language intended for newcomers. The course also explains life at the club and how people learn to fly, with a look at its aircraft, facilities and maintenance workshop. A flight completes the introduction, giving participants a view of the surrounding countryside from the air.
Parfums & Vins in Jura: A Sensory Journey
Parfums & Vins du Jura examines the link between olfactory families and Jura wines. Led by Tiphaine at La Bulle à Parfums, the workshop covers floral, woody, fruity and spicy aromas before applying them to selected wines. The small-group format focuses on aroma memory and sensory vocabulary for wine tasting.
Weekly Farmers’ Market in Tannay: Fresh Finds
Tannay’s producers’ market brings together local growers and food traders. The stalls offer honey, flour, fruit, vegetables, eggs and cheeses, with macarons and prepared dishes alongside the produce. The town’s market guide also identifies the Thoulet family’s honey and flour milled from grain grown on their farm.
Organic Farmers’ Market in Arbois: Fresh Goods
La Pépinière Alimentaire, also known as Collectif Bio Arbois, organises this market of local organic producers. Vegetables, eggs, bread, cheese and honey form its food selection. The market is part of the association’s wider work to make good food accessible to everyone, alongside its other community food projects in Arbois.