The 7 best workshops to do in Montpellier • Wanderlix

Looking for an original activity or an unusual gift? Then discover the best workshops to do in Montpellier.

Their works are limited only to their uncanny imagination and passion. They invite you, in time for a moment or more, to penetrate their universe and touch their usual confidential know-how. We speak of the artists and craftsmen who travel through our French cities and villages. Here, focus on the workshops in Montpellier and their creative kyrielle at the same time passionate, creative and expert. It's for all tastes.

One thing is sure, it’s the perfect idea for an original activity or offering a personal gift that marks the spirits. Without further delay, here is a selection of the best workshops in Montpellier.

1. Cuisine: to eat or to drink

If as many French you have discovered a passion for bakery during confinement, why not learn from a real professional to make a delicious bread?

Imagine. The smell of hot bread, the sound of the crust that gently cracks under your fingers, the airy texture of the mie: it makes you dream! Marc, authentic baker, teaches you to make this dream for all your senses... a reality every morning if you wish!

Peach your dough, watch it grow warm in her room, work it with love, shape it in the rules of art and finally, pour it to perfect gilding. A few hours later, your two country breads signed under the arm, there is only to savour.

And if you're rather turned on the drink, no worries. Make a friendly drink and enjoyed around the world, aka a good beer, alongside Thomas. This incollable bristle on hops, fermentation processes and filtration-related flavours, guides you in every step of brewing.

This workshop in Montpellier, however, requires a little patience because it is necessary to wait three weeks for magic to operate. After this period, you can pick up your precious five liters of artisanal IPA beer. Don't worry, you won't leave the tristount taste buds. On the day of the activity, Thomas offers you a tasting of his best pressures.

• , 6h, 150 €
• , 3:30, 90 €

2. Wood: combo cutting board and wooden knife

First of all, start with carpentry in Olivieria’s collaborative and living carpentry and team. This passionate cabinetmaker immerses you in the hypnotic world of wood. Within the warehouse you choose the type of wood that suits you and decide the shape of your cutting board.

There is no question of playing the logs, the work is delicate and pointy: tracing, sawing, sanding, sabotage and grating, the raw material is transformed into a force of concentration and enthusiasm.

Then, to accompany your board, what better than a wooden knife? It falls well, the couteliers also offer workshops in Montpellier.

Passionate about art, design and architecture, Julien trains you in his world at the same time thorough, delicate and... sharp. The idea? Assemble your folding knife like a real handicraftsman. You start with a visit to the superb shop-shop nestled in the historic heart of Montpellier and its fascinating machines.

Then, quickly, you have to put your sleeves in the skin of a Swiss watchmaker, a little blacksmith too. Place to the moving, polishing of the blade, the long-awaited choice of the handle and the finishes.

In the end, there is only to take out the charcuterie, cheese and inaugurate your two masterpieces!

• , 3h, 80 €
• , 4h, 175 €

3. Jewelry: Make friends

Patience and softness emanates from Marie-Aline who, in just a few seconds, plunges you into her sparkling universe. If the creation of his bohemian and chic jewelry requires a solid know-how, it is quite possible to make his own novice hands, a pretty jewel.

Thus, at this workshop 1:30 in Montpelier, small and large discover the art of weaving and do not manufacture one, but two bracelets. More exactly, two friendship bracelets for 35 € .

4. Deco : a ceramic weekend

Among our workshops in Montpellier, this one offers the longest creative brackets: 1 day and half dedicated to the creation of ceramic objects. Camille, passionate about earth and pottery since her earliest childhood, invites you to enter the heart of her universe of delicacy and creativity.

It introduces you to the potter's tower and to the different modeling techniques, all for 220 € . Not by step, the earth turns under your fingers and becomes, as you wish, dishes or decoration. Bol, cup, plate, candle holder, vase and more: your new collection will not miss originality.

5. Hygiene: making natural soap

The workshops in Montpellier also align with the fashion “ Do It Yourself and organic cosmetics. Learn how to make your own soap: an economical, respectful and pleasant alternative. In the city center, push the doors of the Elise workshop during 3h .

In her little cocoon that smells good, she whisperes the secrets of cold saponification. Let yourself be charmed by its entire collection of oils and choose those that will compose your mixture. Add a few colors and, for an ever more personalized and pleasant touch, select your dried flower topping.

For 80 € , you go back with 300 grams of artisanal soap but also with the recipe... to share or... keep secret!