Top 6 creative workshops in Provence! | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Tourism

Fragrance workshops in Muséum Artemisia

Right in the heart of the Alpes de Haute Provence in the Artemisia Muséum, discover the fragrant world of the perfume, aromatic and medicinal plants of the Montagne de Lure. The multisensory immersion invites you to see, touch, smell and hear in Forcalquier. There are 7 Discovery Workshops (each lasting about 2 hours) to choose from. Our favourites: The Perfumer’s Workshop where you can discover the important stages in creating perfume and learn the difference between perfume plants and aromatic and medicinal ones. All the participants leave with the toilet water they have created themselves. The Herbalist’s Workshop helps you to discover the benefit of Haute-Provence plants such as thyme, lavender, rosemary and even sage, for your daily use. You can also leave with your collection of dried plants to make the most of their virtues in your home.

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Workshop in the Musée Angladon

The Musée Angladon in Avignon takes you into a very different world, starting with the Collection Jacques Doucet housed in this 18th-century building, furnished as a museum house with 11 exhibition rooms. The museum regularly organizes workshops which work on several forms of art and know-how. From photography to painting and drawing or modelling, you’ll all find yourselves a talent. Wander around the inside of the building and see a sumptuous collection of paintings and art objects dating back to the late 19th century and early 20th century. This is the legacy of the fashion designer Jacques Doucet, a pioneer of haute couture, and you will notice the elegance and attention to detail that characterised his work. Follow the exceptional itinerary which will take you from the Renaissance to the great masters of the 20th century.

The craftsmen’s workshops of the Détours Savoir-Faire network

Thanks to a wide palette of workshops all over the territory of Vidourle Camargue, from Sommières to Le Grau du Roi and Calvisson, Vauvert and Aigues-Mortes, local craftsmanship and know-how are available to everyone with the Réseau Détours Savoir-Faire. Want to learn to make the most delicious recipes from the Gard, a custom lamp, a leather accessory or a deco pouf? With a passionate craftsman, everything is possible, fun… and even easy?! Our favourite course is the Raku one, an incredible moment where the magic of earth and fire comes to life. And what we also love is picking, cooking and eating in the vegetable garden with Saveurs de Bourgarel. And also making our own knives in Alexandre’s eco-workshop. With their eyes peeled, some of you are watching the stages in roasting coffee, distilling organic essential oils or a potter’s demonstration, while the greediest among you are guzzling grand cru chocolates, brewed beers on the spot and jam by an award-winning craftsman. Quite a programme.

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DIY workshop with a master soapmaker in Marseille

Head for Marseille’s oldest still-functioning soap factory: La Savonnerie Fer à Cheval. The warm and friendly visit is about to begin with a discovery of the historic workshops. To understand each stage in saponification and see the cauldrons where the soap paste is starting to boil, follow the guide! To learn even more about the subject, you can also visit the Savonnerie du Midi’s factory and Musée du Savon de Marseille, which produces the historic La Corvette Savon de Marseille. Savon de Marseille is made from 100% natural ingredients, bicarbonate of soda, crystals and black soap, and is ideal for creating different cleaning and hygiene products. You can even buy Savon de Marseille soapflakes in the Fer à Cheval or La Corvette shop and make your own homemade washing powder, for example. And if you’re the hands-on sort, you can try the workshops of the Viser la Lune soap factory, where you can learn to make your own soap, not “Marseille soap”, but it will be well and truly homemade.

Creation and arts of the table in Avignon

L’Élémentaire, a local creator-craftsmen’s gallery shop in Avignon makes you want to create something. You’ve come to the right place, the owner Anne Bony is a keen ceramist and offers DIY workshops. Her painting on ceramics workshops has revived an Anglo-Saxon concept unique in Provence. Dedicated both to beginners and confirmed ceramists, people of all ages will just love learning in the workshop area at the back of the shop. Surrounded by exhibited works as a source of inspiration, the participants choose an object from the cups, plates, figurines, etc. and then paint them with the colours of their choice using patterns, stencils and brushes. And then it’s Anne’s job to glaze and fire the items made at over 1000°C to give them a long life.

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Potter’s workshop in Rue des Arts in Toulon

Head for the Rue des Arts in Toulon, in a highly creative quarter devoted to Art of Living. There are some lovely things to see, give as gifts and enjoy. The ideal place for the pottery workshop and shop Terre d’Arum. Here the ceramist Ann Dureault shares her passion for faience and sandstone and lets her creativity tell it all. “Découverte des Métiers d’Art”-approved, her know-how, passion and wish to share with those who love ceramics are recognized by the Chambre de Métiers et d’Artisanat. In her shop, you’ll see magnificent collections of arts of the table in sandstone and faience as well as unique items with pearls, rattan, cups, mugs or other personalizable objects. During her workshops on the different shaping techniques, the ceramist shares her world and the work she does with clay. Come and l earn with her!