Discover a city full of traditions and passionate craftsmen, only 32 km from the Hotel des Bains Saint Jean le Thomas.
Are you planning to spend your vacations in Saint Jean le Thomas in Normandy? In order to spend pleasant moments during your stay in Normandy, we suggest you to discover the city of Villedieu-les-Poêles.
This charming place, rich in history and craftsmen's know-how, will offer you an enriching and exciting escapade.
Heritage, authenticity and art of living
The city of Villedieu-les-Poêles, also called "the city of mutes", is world renowned for its craft tradition. While strolling through its narrow streets, meet many craftsmen and discover the workshops of stove making, brassware but also foundry.
With its medieval architecture and an exceptional heritage, it takes you into a medieval world with a medieval soul during the visits.
Discovering the living heritage
During your stroll in this charming city, you will find the Poêlerie Museum and the Lacemaker's House. It is inside the Cour du Foyer that you will find a courtyard-workshop, presenting these 2 museums.
They put in light the rich past of the city Villedieu-les-Poêles, in particular with the copper and the lace and shelter marvellous workshops...
Visit the copper workshop
Let yourself be transported into the rich history of cookware making at the Atelier du Cuivre. You will be able to appreciate the work in progress of the workers and you will learn to understand the different workstations that are necessary for the realization of unique copper objects!
The Cornille-Havard Bell Foundry
Don't hesitate to come and discover the Cornille-Havard bell foundry, which is one of the most important places to visit in Villedieu-les-Poêles. In this workshop, you will discover the numerous processes of manufacture of the bells, of what to interest the biggest as the smallest.
The craftsmen will invite you to discover their different steps, from the choice of the mold allowing to obtain the appropriate note, to finish by the installation of ornaments to dress the bells.
Discover the craft companies
Meet the craftsmen who are passionate about their work in shaping materials and let yourself be tempted by sublime one-of-a-kind objects or those made in small series. Numerous showcases are full of creations made directly on site.
You will find useful objects for the kitchen such as decorative cauldrons, kitchen utensils and even copper or wood products, but also decorative objects for everyday life such as decorative earthenware, lampshades, textiles and household linen.
Thus, the know-how of the craftsmen contributes day after day to the perpetuation of the identity of its territory and its rich past.
Have a stay in Normandy
Convinced by the city of Villedieu-les-Poêles? Our Hotel Des Bains Saint Jean le Thomas located 30 minutes from this place full of history and close to the sea offers rooms for 1 to 4 peoples. Do not hesitate to consult our
availability of rooms in order to reserve your stay quickly and simply on line.
