Durfort

The museum Copper, created by the municipality Durfort in 1986 to inform the many tourists who visit this small village nestled on the banks of Sor, at the foot of the Black Mountains on the various technical manufacturing copper objects . Two videos and an exhibition of old copper objects of our ancestors, trace six centuries of know-how that made international reputation Durfort: Copper work. A video on the work Martinet, this huge hammer driven by the river, another on the different techniques of rolled copper foil, will make your visit a memorable one ...

Village Durfort, famous for the 16th century copper industry has diversified with many other businesses and workshops: leather, basketry, produce ... This craft provides dynamism to the village a very important tourist traffic, more of 100,000 visits per year, throughout the year, including Sundays. A parking area for 250 cars (cars, motorhomes, buses) with picnic area and washroom facilities are available to visitors.

With the development of tourism, Durfort was able to attract skilled craftsmen (leather (leather garments and leather goods), glass, basket weaver and jewelry ...). An important undertaking salting has been established since 1965.

Creative Workshop leather.

Glass workshop.

Basketry workshop.

Garage sale the first Sunday in June