I am in France for a couple more days and was lucky enough to go to the Confiserie Florian in Le Pont sur Loup the other day.
The Confiserie is a confectionary factory nestled in the mountains of the Alpes Maritimes in a quaint little village. They’ve been around since 1949 and specialize in candied fruits and flowers of all kinds – clementines, pears, oranges, roses, jasmine – many of which grow in the gardens surrounding the factory.
I took a lot of pictures so would like to share a few:
Needless to say, the entire place smells fantastic, like a heady mix of a summer evening garden, your kitchen while you’re making jam, and a chocolate factory.
They are also very generous with explanations of the processes – like dipping these lemon verbena leaves, straight off the tree, in sugar – and with tasting things as you go along.
The violet and verveine chocolates are amazing, and we all became quickly addicted to the dark chocolate dipped candied oranges.
I walked away with quite a haul – jasmine flower confit, poppy flower tea, the abovementioned dark chocolate oranges, some pates de fruit (including honey and quince), and candied verbena leaves.
Definitely worth a visit if you are ever in this part of the world.
You had a fantastic day, thank you so much for taking some pics. it really does look fantastic. So lucky you could get in. c
It was a beautiful day indeed!
Ooo, la, la!
Too much fun :).
Wow, this is so dreamy- like something in a movie! Enjoy the rest of your trip and safe travels back!
It was pretty magical. I’m leaving early Saturday so not too much time to go.
I bet that place smelled amazing!
It really, really did.
what a wonderful place to visit, and i love your description of the smell, it made me feel like I was there. Lucky you!
what a lovely place and I love your description of the smell it made me feel like I was there. Lucky you!
Thank you, I’m so glad it came across that way.
Someplace I would love to visit!
I would very much recommend it – it’s a lovely day trip.