LA CARAMELERIE DE MANE
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
- Car and coach parking
- Reception in French and English
- Toilets and air conditioning
Free guided tasting available by reservation.
Opposite the Prieuré de Salagon, dedicated to the heritage of Haute-Provence, visitors are first welcomed into a garden designed as a butterfly sanctuary, in collaboration with Act for Planet and the Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux.
The workshop can be seen from outside, and also from inside via an observation walkway.
Upstairs at La Caramélerie de Mane, discover a photo exhibition about butterflies, as well as a fun origami workshop.
Caramel-making is entirely artisanal. The production workshop, visible behind a large picture window and accessible via a walkway, offers visitors a dive into the history of 1950s factories.
The artisan runs the batch cooked in a cauldron through a series of vintage machines made in France at the Ateliers Ratti. First, they roll the mixture, then feed it through a sugar puller to shape it into a continuous soft square caramel, which is then cut into small cubes and wrapped one by one in a golden sheet.
In the adjoining shop, you can sample caramel recipes, all made with extra-virgin olive oil.
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- Caramel pouring
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- Working the caramel
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- Copper roller
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- Caramel
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- Wrapping the caramels
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- Caramel collection
Caramelerie de Mane – Les Condamines, Mane
04300 Mane
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