Looking for an authentic, human tourism experience? Explore Quebec and meet the artisans who make a living from their craft, and enjoy the local products that come with it. Discover our “Artisans at work” tour guide, which will help you organize your regional cultural activities, whatever the season!

Here are a few tips for planning an Artisans at work tour :

• Allow an average of 1h40 to 2h00 for each visit to an artisan.
• Consider visiting several regions during your getaway, planning stops at artisans along the way before reaching your final destination.
• Be curious and take the time to learn about the history behind the local product; it will enrich your experience all the more.

Did you know that many artisans also offer on-site accommodation? Find out more! (Touverre, Compliments de Belle-Maman, Atikuss, Centre de l’Émeu de Charlevoix)

Time by bike: 11h

Time by car: 2h30

To discover:

• Wine maker ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• En avant les machines” exhibition takes visitors back to the era of the first textile industries at Moulin à laine d’Ulverton.
• Visit the blacksmith’s workshop for an hour-long demonstration of the art of blacksmithing at La Forge de l’Ilmarinen.
• Farmstead cheese factory ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 8 hours

Time by car: 1h45

To discover:

• A wine bar restaurant and boutique telling a story through local products, a table de terroir and ready-to-eat dishes with local flavors at Côté-Est.
• Artisanal soap factory making eco-friendly cosmetics from natural, biodegradable ingredients at Quai des bulles.
• Maple syrup making : alcoholic beverages ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 7h

Time by car: 2h15

To discover:

• Learn the secrets of the mead-maker, from honey production to the distillation and vinification stages required to create mead at Hydromel Charlevoix.
• Cheese making ÉCONOMUSÉE®
•  Oil making ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Learn about the cultivation of saffron, the world’s oldest spice, its importance, history and benefits, and how it is processed at Safran Nordique.
• Cookie maker ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Paper making ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Flour milling ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Pomiculture ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 14h

Time by car: 15h10

To discover:

• Berry wines ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Wood carving HERITAGE SPACE
• CULINARY SPACE – Sugar shack meal
• Farmstead goat cheese ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Master brewer ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 24h

Time by car: 7h45

To discover:

• Maskisin ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Liquor-maker ÉCONOMUSÉE®: Raspberry
• Chocolate maker ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Meatdresser of the sea ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 2h25

Time by car: 40 minutes

• Cheese making ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Hard smoked herring ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Pottery ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Temps en vélo : 8h00

Temps en voiture : 2h10

• Cider Maker ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• HERITAGE SPACE – Traditional blacksmithing
• Distiller ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Visit a brewery and its tasting room, including 15 keg lines of exclusive beers at Alchimiste Microbrasserie.

Time by bike: 10h

Time by car: 2h15

To discover:

• Tasting of iced herbal teas, discovery of the four main herbal processing techniques and tour of the garden.
• U-pick squash and pumpkins (400 varieties), taste donuts and pumpkin ice cream and visit the farm.
• Chocolate making ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 11h

Time by car: 2h50

To discover:

• Raw-milk organic cheese-making process, from hay harvesting to maturing at la Fromagerie des Grondines.
• Market Gardener ÉCONOMUSÉE®: Neuville Sweet Corn
• Mixology workshop and immersive tour of the Arsenal & Co. distillery.
• Black currant fine wines and spirits ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• An artisan bakery in a heritage building at La Midinette
• Cannery ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Wood sculpture ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Kombucha brewers ÉCONOMUSÉE®

Time by bike: 21h

Time by car: 5h45

To discover:

• Glass blowing ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Fine stone cutting ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Oilers ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Beekeeper ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Crystal Prospector ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Bread making ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Jam maker: wild blueberries ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Chocolaterie des Pères ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Haskap cannery ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Lamb Butcher ÉCONOMUSÉE®
• Goatherd and Agrowear Designer ÉCONOMUSÉE®