Discover this ancient vermicery, usually closed to the public

Name: Discover this ancient vermicery, usually closed to the public
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Les moulins albigeois

Visit the Albigensian Mills and the machinery rooms of the former Vermicellery, a unique and typical industrial site of the region.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

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Visit the Albigensian Mills and the machinery rooms of the former Vermicellery, a unique and typical industrial site of the region.

Les Moulins Albigeois is an industrial and architectural complex of 18th century bricks rehabilitated in 1987.
On the occasion of the Heritage Days, the Mercure hotel located in these places will have the pleasure of taking you to the basement to discover the machinery rooms and other curiosities traditionally closed to the public.
The occasion also to enjoy a time of exchange around the history of the Vermillerie Albigeoise who made the famous Pasta Soleil.
*A little history, some mysteries and a magnificent panorama on Albi and its episcopal city!
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About the location

Les moulins albigeois

41 rue Porta, 81000 Albi

Tarn
Occitanie

The Albi vermicery, more commonly known as «Les Moulins Albigeois», is a former pasta factory. The factory occupies the site of a flour mill that could date back to the 12th century. The place was remodeled from the 17th century and transformed into a pasta factory in 1850\. It was disused in the second half of the 20th century, then refurbished to house a hotel, the Lapérouse Museum. The factory was listed as a Historical Monument on 11 October 1984\. Renovated in 1987, the Mercure Hotel is now located in its premises and houses the rooms of the former vermicery.