LA PRALINERIE
IN AIX-EN-PROVENCE
La Pralinerie Brémond Fils, a praline-making workshop that delights the senses.
LA CARAMELERIE DE MANE
Located in the village of Mane in Provence, La Caramelerie is an artisanal confectionery workshop housed in an 18th-century Provençal bastide that once served as a “magnanerie” (from the Occitan magnan, meaning the silkworm of the mulberry bombyx)—a site for traditional sericulture, i.e., silkworm farming.
- Free admission
- Reception in French and English
- Air conditioning
Located on Rue d’Italie in Aix-en-Provence, next to the Granet Museum and the cultural venue at Hôtel de Caumont, Confiserie Brémond Fils offers visitors a large display window with a direct view into a praline production workshop whose history dates back to 1830.
Our pralines, made with Provence almonds and French sugar, are handcrafted in Provence. The almonds are first slowly roasted in the oven. Gently poured into the copper praline pan, they are coated in a sugar syrup and rotated slowly for a few minutes. The artisan then stops the heating so the caramelisation process can begin, giving the almonds a beautiful brown colour. Next comes the hand-polishing stage, done while hot. Finally, the pralines go back into the oven one last time before being packed under a protective atmosphere and placed in their metal tin.
Established in 1830, first on the iconic Cours Mirabeau, this historic House—undoubtedly the oldest maker of Calissons d’Aix and pralines—has become a must-visit for its confectionery selection: nougats, fruit jellies, chocolates, spreads, almond biscuits and other Provençal specialities line its shelves.
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- Coating pan
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- Caramel
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- Pralines
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- Boxes of pralines
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- Boxes of Calissons d’Aix
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- Shop
16ter Rue d’Italie,
13100 Aix-en-Provence
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