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In the exceptional setting of an old ramonétage (vine-growing estate manager’s house ) the stable, wine cellar and living quarters have been restored and accommodate three collections:
- crafts
- wine and winemaking
- daily life
More than 1,200 tools, machines and various objects have been restored.
More than 2000 years ago potters settled on the territory of the present-day commune of Sallèles.
For three centuries they produced en masse amphorae, tiles, bricks, pipes, crockery and oil lamps. |
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Specialties
How these potters of Antiquity lived and worked is shown in the museum that is built like a veritable bridge over the archaeological site where the dig was begun some 20 years ago.
In 1997, an exact replica of a gallo-roman kiln was built with identical materials and tools.
Indeed, the building in which it is housed was also built by artisans. So, there are now regular firings in this kiln...
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Opening Musée du Vieux Sallèles - Sallèles d'Aude:
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01 May to 30 september - From 14:00 to 18:00
- Closed day(s): -
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* Public Parking
* Individual guided tours
* Pedagogical visits
* Unguided group visits |
* Groups accepted
* Unguided individual visits
* Disabled reception
* Group guided tours |
Le Somail
Musée des Potiers Gallo-Romains d'Amphoralis
Oppidum d'Ensérune - Nissan-lez-Ensérune
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The Minervois is one of the most ancient vineyards of the Mediterranean region. Indeed, its land was chosen by the Romans as providing ideal conditions for the first vines they planted in Languedoc Roussillon. Its name comes from the ancient city of Minerve, a stronghold built by the Romans and dedicated to the goddess Minerva. Since that time, many amphora shards and vestiges of cellars have been discovered, testimony to the importance of this vineyard. The region, austere in winter and redolent with sunshine in summer, has survived over the centuries its invasions by barbarians, Arabs and Christians. The essence of Minervois la Livinière, as in so many Midi appellations, is the blend; a marriage of different grape varieties that adds subtle nuance of flavour to the whole. Natural alcohol level must reach a minimum of 12% without enrichment (so no chaptalisation) and maximum yield is a modest 45 hl/ha. Ageing may be in barrel or vat, and unlike basic Minervois, the wine must be bottled at source, so cannot be sent off to a négociant elsewhere in France...
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Vin de Pays d’Oc,
Vin de Pays de l’Aude |
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Vin de Pays means 'country wine' to the French, but to outsiders it can mean New World with a French accent. These are the wines which the French authorities unreservedly allow to be labelled with the grape variety from which they were made. It is difficult to over-estimate the importance of this large and growing category of wines for the future of the French wine trade. The French themselves may have tended to see any Vin de Pays as distinctly inferior to any appellation contrôlée wine, whereas many of their customers abroad see the better Vins de Pays as good-value, user-friendly, sometimes high-quality non-conformist emissaries from the world's most revered wine producer....
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Restaurant
La Distillerie |
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The Distillery Restaurant in Saint Marcel sur Aude opened his door in October 2008. Chef Mr Ratabouil and his team offers traditional menus and creative, fresh ingredients. The Distillery Restaurant invites you to discover her slate of suggestions throughout the year. You will also be pleased to discover, various fish and meat in an oven at cuitent charcoal. A good selection of regional wines is presented to fully support your dishes...
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Belle du Midi Cruises - Nevian |
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Relax, unwind and enjoy an experience of a lifetime cruising along the delightful CANAL du MIDI (no licence required). Visit chateaux, typical French villages and discover the enticing local produce of cheeses, wine and olives. Dine al-fresco in the shade of the plane trees. Indulge your passion for exquisite French cuisine in the many cafés and restaurants dotted along the canal. Enjoy the beautiful scenery in the South of France at a slower pace. Please yourself, stopping to explore or snooze in the Mediterranean sun. Beginning at Le Somail, cruise west towards Toulouse - you must not miss the medieval city of Carcassonne - or east towards Béziers and Narbonne..
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Le Moulin de l'Oulibo - L’Odyssée de l’Olivier |
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L'Oulibou is a fascinating place to visit. Only 3.5 km from Mailhac, it produces some award winning oils and olives which can be sampled in the very mill where they have been made. You can also see the whole process that olives go through in order to make them into a wide variety of oils. The 'lucque' is one of the main olives of the Languedoc Roussillon area and it under goes some magical transformation within the walls of this traditional mill. 2 kilometres from Bize, just off the main road between Beziers and Carcassonne, you will find l’Oulibo, a cooperative that produces some of the best olives and olive oils in France. Bize is part of the Minervois region that includes the village of Minerve 10kms to the north which was the site of a famous siege by Simon de Montfort and the consequent martyrdom of the Cathars. Nearby are Beziers (35 minutes) and Narbonne (25 minutes) with cathedrals, excellent markets, shops, museums, and much more...
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Hôtel Restaurant
La Bastide Cabezac |
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Much more than a three-star hotel, La Bastide Cabezac is a haven of relaxation and conviviality, in a comfortable setting, aglow with warm Mediterranean colours and ideal for a stay that will combine simplicity and taste. Its 12 rooms and suites, its swimming-pool and patio, its conference room, its wine cellar and the refined food of its gourmet restaurant are just so many invitations to enjoyment and well-being. Each room has been given a unique personal touch with traditional regional decoration. No doubt heir genuine and refined charm as well as their equipment...
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We can accommodate you in our dining room (former stable guards channel) on our sunny and shady terrace, or on the platform at the edge of "green water of the Canal du Midi, for your dinner or lunch every day of the week. Our menu will display a selection of representative products of the traditions of culture, farming and cooking of our region. These products, we have carefully selected from small artisan producers from around (in Minervois Aude department), we can offer guaranteed workmanship and flavor. We present "nature", that means as simply as possible, with very little intervention from us to help you find the authenticity of their original flavors. Some are labeled "Aude Cathar Country", others were revealed by the approach "Aude Gourmet flavors, others are caused by our own research and enthusiasm, we hope you share with us....
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L'Ô à la Bouche is located by the Canal du Midi in the small village of Le Somail, about 15 minutes from Narbonne. The restaurant has some tables right by the canal bank in a very picturesque spot. L'Ô à la Bouche offers a number of interesting set menus at different price ranges. The canal and the village offer a very nice stroll for after the meal, which makes it all the more memorable....
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