Ovens of Villard Saint Pancrace

Name: Ovens of Villard Saint Pancrace
Address: Espace "Fours", Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 05100, FRANCE

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Espace "Fours", 05100 Villar-Saint-Pancrace

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At the Espace Fours, you'll discover the different types of peasant kilns that enabled villagers to make lime and plaster, as well as the skills of yesteryear.

Reconstituted kilns: coal-fired lime kiln, wood-fired lime kiln, plaster kiln, charcoal kiln (for making charcoal), reverberatory kiln for smelting silver-bearing galena and bronze. - 13 explanatory panels. - a water horn (for ventilation of the reverberatory furnace). - a plaster display area. - a "calade". Where: Secteur des Béalières, after the bridge over the torrent des Ayes, Villard St Pancrace (signposted itinerary). Open-air area. Features : - free downloadable application for android smartphones on Google play (type "fours" ) - virtual tour on the association's website (www.sgmb.fr) - Downloadable brochure on the association's website Accessible all year round, except in exceptional snow conditions. accessible to people with restricted mobility (please note that access road is unpaved)

Tips
There is a "talking" guided tour of the space ovens of Villard St Pancrace.
The application is planned for hearing-impaired people.

The free download of the application with a smartphone can be made at the address of " play Google " where are stored all the applications for smartphones under androïd (to look for " space ovens ") or by photographing the corresponding flash-code..

Documentation

Espace Four

Openings

All year 2026 - Open everyday

Location

Ovens of Villard Saint Pancrace

Espace "Fours", 05100 Villar-Saint-Pancrace

06 81 59 96 86

Spoken languages

Environment

Town outskirts

Access

From Briançon station, follow signs for Villard St Pancrace. At the entrance to the village, after the public fountain, take the unpaved road along the left bank of the torrent des Ayes.