The hamlet of the potters...
At the exit of the village of Châtelet, you find a hamlet, the hamlet of the Archers, and it is truly the hamlet of the potters since the seventeenth century.
Legend has it that Scottish archers settled in the central region, and that, among them, there were two families of potters who settled in the village...
But, it doesn't matter, in the end, the important thing is today.
And, today, you can walk slowly down the "main" street of the village, going from shapes to colors, from stores to workshops, looking here, chatting there, discovering and learning elsewhere... if you have warned, you will even be able to take throwing lessons!
These potters speak to you through a short, very human video they made, which you can easily find on the YouTube site by typing in "potters and archers potters".
You can try to plan your visit in June, since the third Sunday of June is the "potter's market".
After all these meetings, don't forget to visit the pottery museum! You will be welcomed in the house of a nineteenth century potter, with his kilns, his tools, his techniques, his know-how.
Village "Les Archers
Museum of the Archers pottery
18170 le Châtelet
Tel : 02 48 56 39 75
https://www.villagepotierdesarchers.com/
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