Musée du chocolat

Over het museum

The Musée du chocolat is the visitor route through a chocolate factory in Bayonne, the Atelier du Chocolat. It was created in 2006 by the company’s founders, Marie-Pierre and Serge Andrieu, with the aim of sharing the heart of their craft: making chocolate.

The tour takes about an hour and a half. It covers the cultivation of the cacao tree, the history of cacao and chocolate, and the arrival of chocolate in Europe and in Bayonne. An exhibition of antique machines dating from the early twentieth century shows how chocolate was worked in the past. A film of about twenty minutes follows the cacao bean from harvest to processing.

Visitors also see the chocolatiers at work in the laboratory, behind a glass wall. The tour ends in the shop area with a tasting of several chocolates. Children can take part in a chocolate painting workshop.

Hoogtepunten

• Tour of cacao cultivation and chocolate making
• Collection of antique machines from the early 20th century
• 20-minute film on the journey of the cacao bean
• Laboratory visible through a glass wall
• Tasting at the end of the visit and workshop for children

Vaste collectie

• Parcours-découverte du chocolat – Tour of the factory covering cacao cultivation, the history of chocolate and antique machines, with a film, a view into the laboratory and a tasting.

Opgericht

2006

Beheerder

L'Atelier du Chocolat (entreprise)

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The tasting is included in the price.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The museum states that there is access for visitors with disabilities.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Children can take part in a chocolate painting workshop at the end of the visit.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From the A63 motorway, take exit 6 Bayonne Nord, take the first road on the right after the Campanile hotel, go around the Renault garage and then follow the signs.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Factory shop, where the tasting takes place at the end of the visit.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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