Artisan d'art - Santonnier - Creation of village houses and cribs in local stoneware

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  • Christmas crib figure creator
Hameau de Granile, 06430 Tende
Please note that the nearest station is more than
It is in the hamlet of Granile, sheltered in her workshop that Françoise exhibits her creations: Village houses and cots, made of wood and slate from the Roya valley. Companion of the santonniers of Aubagne, she makes our Christmas cots.
This designer has developed a passion for these small village houses, which she reproduces in miniature to the nearest millimetre.
The creator works meticulously between 8 and 10 hours a day in her workshop. It takes her about two days to make a classic house, and up to three weeks for the "big pieces".
Because these cots require a significant investment: first, Françoise goes to the stream near her home to collect stones, she breaks them with a hammer, before "stripping" them and...

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Artisan d'art - Santonnier - Creation of village houses and cribs in local stoneware
Hameau de Granile, 06430 Tende
Please note that the nearest station is more than

Spoken languages

  • French

Access

  • La Fée Capeline, whose shop is in Tende, has some of these designs.
Updated on 16 February 2024 at 11:11
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
(Offer identifier : 6362666)
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