L'Atelier du Piment The must-do activity for your stay in the Basque Country

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 12:00 am 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Opens at 10:00 am

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Useful information

Location : In the countryside

Province : Labourd

Services

  • Bank cards accepted
  • Parking
  • English
    • Welcome to the Atelier du Piment in Espelette in the Basque Country! Meet a family of producers and processors of this "red gold".

      Between terroir & know-how, discover the history and production stages of an exceptional PDO product : Espelette pepper

      At the heart of our farm, live and share a unique experience with the ATELIER DU PIMENT team.

      Your tour will start in a chilli field. After a fun and initiatory journey around the cultivation and production of Espelette pepper, your visit will end with a tasting of our spicy products and other local delicacies.

      Guided tours and free tastings all year round, without reservation.

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Traveller Reviews L'Atelier du Piment

4.7 sur 5 2374 reviews

  • Léo Ispir

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Léo Ispir on 28/11/2025

    A wonderful time spent at the Piment workshop surrounded by beautiful nature. Exceptional welcome and superb tour by a passionate and engaging team!

  • Simon Nadeau

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Simon Nadeau on 15/11/2025

    A farm specializing in Espelette peppers that I highly recommend if you happen to be passing through the small village. This farm is unique because it offers both a self-guided tour of the seedlings and guided tours of the spice production process, from seed to final product, culminating in the purchase of processed products directly from the farm shop. Although we visited with friends at the very end of the day, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

  • reynaud claire

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by reynaud claire on 13/11/2025

    Hello, I highly recommend this very interesting tour. The person who welcomed us and gave us the commentary was fantastic, thank you! We visited on November 13, 2025, at 10:30 am, and thank you for representing chili peppers and your region so wonderfully! Excellent product.

Traveller Reviews L'Atelier du Piment

4.8 sur 5 911 reviews

  • "Interesting"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by K5932LWcatherineg (Nice, France) on 17/05/2023

    We visited this place today and it was very interesting. We saw first a short film on the cultivation of the chilli pepper. The film is in french but also in English and in German and in Spanish...

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  • "Allow time for a tour and tasting"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Rachel B (Bristol, United Kingdom) on 27/07/2022

    We really enjoyed our visit and bought lots of products to take home! Worth the walk up the hill from the town. When we arrived a lady was already talking with other tourists in French. She didn’t...

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  • "Family friendly tour of chili Plantation with free tasting and shopping"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Jmacq92 (Paris, France) on 10/08/2020

    I'm not sure whether tours are given in English The one we took was in French and was super instructive and friendly : the harvest had just started, so we saw chili in the field, then drying then...

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L'Atelier du Piment

Address

Elizaldeko Bidea
64250 Espelette

GPS coordinates

43° 20'44.48"N, 1° 26'23.41"W

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