Discovery of the Pays Foyen

Permanent exhibition about the Bastide

Come and visit the permanent exhibition about the Bastide : models of the town ,  the Bastide's history in Aquitaine and the evolution of the city , old photographs , celebrities  and its importance in Protestantism .

Several pieces of pottery and mosaics of the XIX th century are exhibited too. The exhibition is free during the opening hours of the Tourism Office.

Prehistoric Museum "Charles Nardin" (at the first floor of the Tourism Office)

There are collections and reproductions of tools and daily customs used during the prehistoric age .

Pieces of pottery ,  stone cuttings... help you to understand the evolution of the human   spirit . It's truly an astonishing and interesting museum .The visit is free during the opening hours of the Tourism Office.

 The River and the Wine Museum ( Port Ste Foy )

  The River House houses the Inland Water Transport  Museum , the Wine House of the Sainte-Foy -Bordeaux appellation and the Cellar of Montravel vineyards . On the river bank , in a house of the XVIIIth century ; the objects and mementoes are an integral part of the scene .

  If you visit the Inland Water Transport  museum , you'll discover the old life of boatmen on the river Dordogne :models of ships , a diorama showing the harbour at the end of the XIXth century , old objects , documents , cartographies , the development of activities and of fluvial tourism .

  OPENING HOURS : From June to September , every afternoon from 2.30 p.m to 5.30 p.m . The rest of the year : on Monday , Tuesday , Thursday , Friday from 8.30 a.m to 12.30 a.m and from 2.30 p.m to 4.30 p.m .   Phone Number : (00 33) + 5.53.58.37.34 .

 The Oilcan Museum

You will be astonished by the beauty of these original examples of  tin , brass , copper , castings , glass , aluminium , made in truly attractive designs .
Found in workshops , cars , bicycle bags , drawers of sewing machines , amongst pass of hanvesters, used proudly by the mechanics of steam engines , these exhibits  have followed and also illustrated the technical evolution of the last industrial revolution , from 1850 to 1950 .
 
This exhibition will permit you to learn more about this period ...with more than 5000 pieces classified by theme . There is something here for everyone 's taste :from the oilcan and other, lubricating  devices , to oil and spirit lamps...
More than 1000 documents and iconographies are included in this exhibition . 

For the visits  contact Mr Nivet :(00 33) 5.57.41.01.26.

                                                                                                The Wine Store of old tools

Mr Albert Juge is a retired wine-grower . He'll show you , personally his work tools , developed by the  four seasons of wine-growing and other food crops .He'll answer all your questions personally ...

You'll find here the wine-grower's tools covering 45 square-metres in 4 rooms :
Wine-growing and cultivation .
Mixed farming ; treatment of vine .
Tabbacco and others : cooperage and wine trades ...
Craftmen and tradespeople .

For the visits ; contact Mr Juge : 05.57.41.07.11.