L'Atelier du Piment Discover the real Piment d'Espelette PDO

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 Tuesday at 10:00 am

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Useful information

  • Qualité Tourisme
  • Guide du Routard
  • Petit Futé
  • Région Nouvelle Aquitaine
  • Trip Advisor
  • Appellation d'Origine Protégée
  • Eusko
  • Label AOP

Location : In the countryside

Province : Labourd

Services

  • Bank cards accepted
  • Disable access
  • English spoken
  • Eusko Local currency of the Basque Country
  • Groups
  • Parking
  • Spanish spoken
  • English
    • MEET a family of Espelette pepper producers and processors. The Atelier du Piment team welcomes you to share their passion, during a warm moment.


      VISIT our chilli field. A discovery trail retraces all the stages of production.

      PLAY as a family In the maze of plants, the little champions run towards the solution of the game that awaits them. The questions that pique your curiosity then find their answer in the heart of the field.

      TASTE a thin slice of farmhouse cheese which, combined with the jelly, will awaken your taste buds. We reveal the secrets of its preparations: pepper in all its forms, quality products!

      SPICE Now fine connoisseurs of the art of spicing up, you take home the key ingredient of its art of living from the Basque Country.

      Free visit and tasting all year round, 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in season and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. out of season.

      For groups visit and tasting by reservation.
      You can reach us by phone or email

  • Français
  • Español
  • Deutsch
  • Euskara

Traveller Reviews L'Atelier du Piment

4.7 sur 5 2377 reviews

  • Esther Dietrich

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Esther Dietrich on 31/12/2025

    A wonderful discovery, a must-see when visiting Espelelle! 🤩🌶️ The charming shop offers a wide range of products sold directly by the producer. 🛍️👨‍🌾 The best part is the guided tour with tasting (which we were able to do with our little dog), giving us a full explanation of the products. 🐶😋 The person who led the tour was very knowledgeable and welcoming. 🤗

  • Audrey PIAT

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Audrey PIAT on 30/12/2025

    We arrived halfway through the tour, but despite that, we learned a lot about the production and harvesting of Espelette peppers. Our host gave us tips on preserving the peppers and recommended the Euzkadi restaurant, which is an excellent choice. Thank you for this wonderful experience, and perhaps we'll see you again soon!

  • Delphine D

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Delphine D on 22/12/2025

    A truly wonderful experience! The shop was beautiful, and the tastings and explanations were very interesting. The salesperson was very passionate and engaging. Thank you for these great discoveries!

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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Address

525 Elizaldeko Bidea
525 Chemin de l'Eglise
64250 Espelette

GPS coordinates

43° 20'44.48"N, 1° 26'23.41"W

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