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Free tours & tastings
Guided tours of the production workshop: 40 minutes Unaccompanied tours of the museum, old workshops, crypt, store and café: 40 minutes
Guided tour attendance
Guided tours take place Monday to Friday, from 9.20am to 11.20am, then from 2pm to 4.20pm (from 2pm to 4.40pm from July 8 to September 1). Departures every 40 minutes! As the workshop is small, group size is limited to 15 people. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. We apologize in advance.
Don’t forget to book your guided tour
Reservations recommended for individuals and compulsory for groups of 10 or more. Reservations on +33 (0)3 80 96 29 01
magasin@anisdeflavigny.com No reservations required for self-guided tours of the crypt, museum, former workshops and café.
Opening hours
Guided tours of the workshop
From February 9 to November 11, 2024, guided tours Monday to Friday:
– mornings from 9:20 to 11:20 a.m.,
– afternoons from 2:00 to 4:20 p.m., until 4:40 p.m. in July and August.
Closed on weekends and public holidays, from January 1 to February 8, 2024 and from November 11, 2024 to February 2025.
Open house museum, old workshops, crypt, store and café
January 8 to February 8
– Closed Monday to Friday
– Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
– Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. February 9 to April 5
– Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
– Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday and Easter Monday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 6 to July 5
– Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
– Saturday, public holidays and long weekends: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
– Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed May 1st.
July 6th to September 1st
– Monday to Friday: 9am to 7pm
– Saturday, Sunday, public holidays and long weekends: 10am to 7pm
September 2 to November 3
– Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm
– Saturday and public holidays: 10am to 7pm
– Sunday: 10am to 6pm November 4 to 11
– Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
– Saturday and public holidays: 10am to 6pm
– Sunday : 10am to 5pm November 12 to December 19
– Closed Monday to Friday
– Saturday: 10am to 6pm
– Sunday: 10am to 5pm Christmas vacations (December 20, 2024 to January 5, 2025)
– Monday to Sunday: 10am to 7pm (except Dec. 24 and 31). 10am to 4pm)
Closed December 25, 2024, and January 1, 2025.
A beautiful day in Anis country! Let the sweet scent of aniseed waft through the village lanes to the heart of the former Benedictine abbey. Once through the door, your eyes won’t know what to look at, between the beauty of the abbey, the omnipresence of candy boxes and packages, and the comings and goings of the Fabrique teams.
Current production, Anis basins
In the sugar-coating workshop, all your senses will be captivated by the fresh scent of aniseed and its hint of spice. You’ll discover anise seeds delicately coated with syrup and essential oils as they roll around in copper basins. You’ll then be able to observe the packaging workshop where our sweets find their jewel case. A convivial moment with your guide, who knows the Fabrique like the back of his hand!
The video room
A streaming video reveals the many steps involved in making our sweets, from ingredient selection to shipping. The video is in French with English subtitles. Find out all about our Anis if you missed the guided tour.
The Crypt of Flavigny® Abbey
Discovering the Chapelle Sainte-Reine and the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Piliers provides an insight into the history of the abbey as it began in 719, under the reign of Charles Martel.
The chanting of the monks will remind you that, for 1,000 years, this Carolingian crypt was a place of perpetual prayer. A remnant of the former abbey church, the crypt bears witness to the Gallo-Roman, Romanesque and Gothic eras.
The Anise Museum
Hundreds of years ago, treasures were preciously preserved in the heart of the abbey: boxes, advertisements, tools, sugar-coating basins… Our little museum reveals illustrations dating, in some cases, from the early 19th century. They all tell the beautiful love story of the shepherd and his shepherdess, a timeless romance that has been perpetuated year after year with subtle and delicate variations. You’ll also discover the whole story of the little seed that became candy in Flavigny. Did you know that Louis XIV always carried a box ofanisse in his pocket?
Les Anciens Ateliers
Step back in time by pushing open the doors of the former shipping and packaging workshops. In operation since the departure of the monks after the French Revolution until the end of 2019, the vaulted rooms have retained all the charm of the 30s to 60s, with their original furniture and old machines. Videos of the workshop in operation will help you understand the know-how of the employees and how the machines work. Long reserved for Fabrique personnel, you can now discover a wing of the inner cloister and a view of the grand staircase.
The aroma laboratory & olfactory workshop
Discover the 3rd ingredient of our candy: natural flavors, which are as slow and meticulous to develop as the sugar-coating process, and which make it possible to offer a generous range of 13 different flavors. Have fun recognizing them with our little olfactory workshop… It’s up to you!
Le Café des Anis and its terrace
Enjoy a gourmet break in our little café nestled under the vaults of the abbey or, in fine weather, on our terrace in the courtyard of the Fabrique around our beautiful enamelled tables. Small catering available. Don’t miss our homemade crêpes at weekends, on public holidays and during vacation.
Traditional wooden games
A cosy place to have fun with family and friends. Giant Power 4, giant stick games, Dutch billiards, infernal tower, frog game and much more…
La Boutique des Anis
It’s in our beautiful boutique that everyone can take the time to taste our Anis de Flavigny® and discover our 13 flavors. The Anis boutique also offers other confectionery and delicatessen specialties that our director, Catherine Troubat, loves to unearth at her trade shows.
Accessibility
The crypt, Anise Museum, former workshops, video room and store are all accessible on the same level.
Sensory wooden games are available in the playroom.
Access to the workshop is via a staircase*. For those unable to access the first floor, a film detailing all the stages in the making of our candy is shown in the video room on the first floor.
* As the workshop is located within the Abbey, access by staircase cannot be modified.
Getting to Flavigny
By car or by bike
4 rue de l’Abbaye 21150 Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – France GPS coordinates:
Latitude 47.5114247 / Longitude 4.5295583 Car parking available 220 m from the Fabrique (space for camper vans)
Bus parking available 190 m from the Fabrique
Bike parking at the Fabrique d’Anis
By train, TGV or TER
Montbard TGV station 23 km from the Fabrique d’Anis (1h between Paris and Montbard) Les Laumes-Alésia TER station 8 km from the Fabrique d’Anis
By boat
Via the Burgundy canal: Venarey-les Laumes boat stop, 9 km from the Fabrique d’Anis.
La Fabrique d’Anis has been awarded the “Accueil vélo” label
At the Fabrique, we provide cyclists with:
– a bike rack,
– sanitary facilities and drinking water,
– documentation on cycling routes,
– picnic tables.
On site, don’t hesitate to ask our store staff for:
– a repair kit for minor damage,
– an electrical socket for recharging electrical equipment (telephone, electric bike, GPS…),
– to deposit your luggage inside the building.
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is 10 kilometers from the cycle route, which passes through Venarey-les-Laumes (approx. 26 minutes by bike). Three options:
You can download the vélibook “Guide pratique pour le canal de Bourgogne en itinérance de Migennes à Dijon” which will answer all your questions about this itinerary: restaurants, accommodation, type of surfacing…
Pays d’Alésia & de la Seine Tourist Office
1 Avenue de la Gare, 21150 Venarey-les-Laumes
Tel: + 33 (0)3 80 96 89 13
Website: www.alesia-tourisme.net
Bike rental and repair
Venarey Cycles
2 rue de Semur, 21150 Venarey-les-Laumes
Tel: + 33 (0)3 80 96 01 33
Email: venareycycles@yahoo.fr
What to do in the area
Looking for gourmet tours?
Vivela Bourgogne-Franche-Comté!
Ideas for holidays in the region?
Marvel at Burgundy!
Discover the heritage of the Côte-d’Or?
#Épiques Époques!
Where to stay and eat?
Visit the Flavigny town hall website.
The Chemin de Compostelle linking Gray to Vézelay makes a stopover in Flavigny: the “Hungarian Way” covers 180.7 km in the heart of Burgundy.
Les Anis de Flavigny ®
4 rue de l’Abbaye
21150 Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – France
Tél. +33 (0)3 80 96 20 88
Fax +33 (0)3 80 96 21 43
contact@anisdeflavigny.com