E38 – Normandy know-how

10:30 Andouille de Vire (plan to arrive 15 minutes early)Visit a traditional Andouillerie, an iconic Normandy product. Discover the whole process of making genuine, traditional, wood-smoked andouille, and enjoy a tasting afterwards.

12:30 Lunch (menu 2025) - Single menu to choose fromStarters : ratatouille cake of vegetables in vinegar & salad OR cochonnet and duck in terrine OR fish soup OR cassolette de la mer gratinée with onion cream OR gratinée océane with gourmet sauceDishes : ling fillet, croci velouté and bed of vegetables OR sliced chicken with curry, cauliflower & raisins, rice pilaf OR braised ham stuffed with onions, cider OR orloff pork loin & leek velouté OR turkey fillet with Vallée d'Auge sauceDesserts : Grand Marnier soufflé ice cream OR crème caramel OR vanilla crème brulée OR raspberries OR iced nougat & pistachio custardBeverages : 25 cl wine and coffee

14:30 Bell Foundry Visit the Bell Foundry, a workshop more than a century old, where you'll learn about the ancient techniques used to make bells, a know-how perpetuated by the founders who have lived in Villedieu since the Middle Ages. Around a hundred monumental bells are cast every year, like those at Notre Dame de Paris. The bell that rang out at the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was designed in this renowned foundry.

16:30 Copper workshop.Visit the Copper Museum: discover the ancestral skills of copper smiths, tinsmiths, polishers and repousseurs. Come and share our passion for this noble art.

Around 5:30 pm: End of performance