Historical monuments can offer those who are passionate about a wide range of fulfilling and sought-after professions.
From the raw material, stone, iron, wood are shaped by the craftsman and become thanks to him monumental, architectural, vernacular or sculptural work.
But to achieve the dexterity of his gesture and the pleasure of the work, the craftsman, often, forms young. He or she learns, observes, draws, works again and again… to inherit ancestral know-how and techniques that he or she can evolve to the rhythm of contemporary digital techniques.
On the occasion of these 40th European Heritage Days dedicated to «Living Heritage», it is at the foot of the Pont du Gard, giant of stone if there is one, that with the partnership of the Compagnons du Devoir and the Tour de France, the Pont du Gard Site invites its public to come and meet apprentice companions to discover a living process of living heritage.