Culture

The first family cooperage was created in the 1900’s in Vinay in Isère department by Jules Joseph Bith, father-in-law of Arthur Berthomieu...

Forests around the château de Faye once depended on the Châtellenie of Nevers.

The twentieth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two men, with their axe on the shoulder, in the forest of Bertranges leaving for the winter season forestry activities.

The nineteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a man squaring timber with an axe in the forest of Bertranges.

The eighteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two men coming back from the forest with a bundle, one made of fern the other of broom, on their shoulder.

Mont-le-Duc forest once depended on the Châtellenie of Clamecy, belonging to the Counts, then to the Dukes, of Nevers since the XIe century.

The seventeenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts two men leaning against a hundred-year-old oak in the Forest of Bertranges. A travel view camera is laid in front of one of the two men enjoying the very last rays of autumn sunshine suitable for taking photographs.

Tonnellerie Leroi is the heiress of techniques and know-how of artisans from the prestigious Martell cognac house founded in 1715.

Designer and art-joiner, Philippe Mathieu excels for more than 30 years in building and fitting out wine cellars, tasting rooms, wineries, oenology laboratories or private places linked to the universe of the wine.

The sixteenth postcard of the series “The Forest in Nivernais” depicts a logger in front of an oak logs cart ready to be skidded.

Who hasn’t dreamed of seeking shelter in the treetops, perched several meters high on a tree, in a cocoon just for yourself? La Cabane Perchée® is making it a reality for many years.

Tronçay forest (not to be confused with Tronçais forest in the Allier) once depended on the Châtellenie of Champallement belonging to the Counts, then to the Dukes, of Nevers since 1476. This private forest is located on Saint-Révérien and Vitry-Lâche municipalities.