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HOCTASTIC! TOURS FORCHOCOLATE LOVERS…

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T H E D I S C O V E R Y T R A I L A R O U N D

A one-of-a-kind attraction, the Cité du Chocolat is a place for discovering, experiencing and learning about chocolate.

An all-chocolate trailthat children and adults can visit with family or friends.

Enjoy the tour - and the tastings!

Worldof Chefs

SensoryStudio

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Valrhona:the Story So Far

ChocolateImmersion

DulceyLab

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Le ComptoirPorcelana

ChocolateFactory

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The chocolate artisans put on a show.Chocolatiers, pastry chefs and bakerspresent their creations and unveiltheir savoir-faire and technicalmastery.

An exhibition and a film about theValrhona adventure, told through historical objects and the reminiscences of those who have helped shape the company since it was founded in 1922.

A “sensational” sequence around the film “Living Chocolate”. Experience chocolate differently, giving free rein to your senses.

“Kids’ Island” is dedicated to ouryoungest visitors - an area where theycan read, draw, play, and interactaround chocolate.

A self-service café that serves upa fantastic culinary experience,with chocolate ever-present.(Open 12-2.30pm).

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes view of the factory, and the various stagesin making chocolate. It is then turnedinto a subtle, delicious bonbon on themini enrobing line.

The introduction to your journey: constantly sense-engaging and often amazing. Chocolate must be tasted - but also touched, observed and listened to!

Find out all about the various recipes for making chocolates: ingredients, proportions, typical and more original additions… Feel your tastebuds come alive - and the Flavour Table has plenty ofsurprises in store.

Travel across the world to explore where and how the finest cocoa beans are grown by farmers witha passion for their work...

To increase your proficiency in a chocolate-related technique orskill, Discovery Workshops run throughout the day. (Sessions last25 min to 1h.)

In this teaching kitchen, enjoy a Pastry Workshop making various chocolatey recipes - helped along by smart, enthusiastic advice from Valrhona’s pastry chefs.(Sessions last 30 min to 1.30pm).

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First-floorattractions

Ground-floorattractions

Tasting point Water cooler Café

LiftToilets Film show

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A fun and instructivediscovery trail

A uniquely mouth-watering experience

A children’s recreation area

Workshops and shows

An all-chocolate café

A fun and instructive discovery trail around chocolate, from harvesting cocoa to producing chocolate and its transformation by the artisans of taste. It’s aimed at all audiences: everyday fans or utter devotees, kids or grown-ups - as long as they love chocolate!

A uniquely mouth-watering expe-rience that moves all five senses: the opportunity to taste and appre-ciate the flavours, shapes, colours and textures of 15 to 20 chocolates; to uncover the secrets of their ingre-dients; and to identify Valrhona’s Grand Crus.

A children’s recreation area to com-plement the discovery-trail expe-rience provided specially for them.

Workshops and tutorials/shows along the trail, several times a day. Hosted by a team of professionals, they provide deeper insight into a chocolate-related topic or tech-nique.

An all-chocolate café with self-service, where you can relish an original culinary experience - in a sweet or savoury version.

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO DISCOVER

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Visit the Cité under your own steam

PRICE / Person

Self-Guided Tour Conditions• 20 or more paying visitors

Group benefits• Preferential rates• Free admission for your coach driver

Duration:

1h30 to 2hon average

Tourism professionals:please contact us.

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At your own tempo,and with your own focus

A truly mouth-watering experience!

This kind of tour lets your group discover the Cité du Chocolat at their own tempo, and focusing on their preferred exhibits. The venue is designed for all chocolate enthusiasts - whether beginners or seasoned devotees, and of all ages. The only prerequisite? Being keen to better understand and taste a product that everyone knows - chocolate.

At the Cité du Chocolat, your choices are entirely up to you - even the route you take around the venue.But the result is always the same - a truly mouth-watering experience!

Take part in the public shows (free of charge), if times are compatible.

Access to the Valrhona shop.

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HOCTASTIC!THE SELF-GUIDEDTOUR

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PRICE / Personin addition to Self-Guided Tour price

Conditions of Tour with Discovery Workshop• 20 or more paying visitors

• *Wines & Chocolates Workshop: subject to availability of oenologist-guide.

• **Hot Chocolate Workshop: availablefrom 1 October to 31 March.

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Chocolate Tasting

Wines & Chocolates

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Pensioners

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1 From Pod to Nibs: the Life of CocoaLearn to identify the botanical features of the cocoa tree and its fruit, the cocoa pod. Discover the pod-processing stages on the farm, and witness a unique moment: a pod being split open before your eyes.A workshop about biodiversity.

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2 The Secrets of Valrhona PralinéLift the lid on the secrets of praliné: its ingredients, how it gets its flavour, and the way it’s made. And identify the various stages in its production, thanks to a demonstration.An indulgent workshop with some surprises in store.

25’

3 From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate ‘Bean’Crack the secret of every stage in making chocolate - at the farm and in the factory. Then enjoy a tasting of two Valrhona Grand Cru chocolates. A complete workshop to understand the full story behind a chocolate ‘bean’.

45’

4 Introduction to Chocolate TastingSummon your five senses and discover all the subtlety and rich character of six Valrhona Grand Cru chocolates. As your tastebuds commune with all their flavours, become an enlightened enthusiast.An interactive workshop brimming with good humour.

45’

5 Wines & Chocolates: Introduction to Tasting*In the company of an oenologist-guide and a chocolate expert, find out about the subtle, delicious and sometimes amazing affinities between our Rhône Valley red and white wines and Valrhona’s Grand Cru dark and milk chocolates.A convivial workshop to stimulate your tastebuds.

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6 Hot Chocolate** Our tutors unveil the secret of making a proper hot chocolate, with tastings of two recipes: one traditional, the other more original. In one session, discover the histories of chocolate and hot chocolate.A fun, heart-warming workshop.

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HOCTASTIC!THE TOUR WITH DISCOVERY WORKSHOP

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PRICE / Personin addition to Self-Guided Tour price

Conditions of Tour with Pastry Workshop • 10 or more paying visitors • Only available on Tuesdays (1.30-5.30pm) and Thursdays (9.15am-12.15pm).Hands-on workshop: 10-16 people.Demonstration workshop: 20-40 people.

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A Very Cité Bar

Pastry & Chocolate

From Chocolate ‘Bean’ to Chocolate Mousse Alongside a Valrhona chef, share pastry-craft secrets and skills: from chocolate ‘bean’ to mousse, discover the influence of texture on taste. A convivial, sharing session that blends tips and indulgence.

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A Very Cité BarGain the upper hand with chocolate, a noble mate-rial that can be formed and transformed. Learn the technique of traditional chocolate-bar moulding. A fun workshop where everyone makes a perso-nalised bar and takes it away.

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Crunchy Milk Choc Rocks Make some delectable almond and hazelnut rochers coated in Jivara Lacté chocolate. Each participant takes away their creations. A “chocolatier” work-shop with: caramelising the nuts, tempering the chocolate, and coating.

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Pastry & Chocolate After making Crunchy Milk Choc Rocks (see workshop no.3), turn your attention to a delicious chocolate moelleux - preparing the batter and using a piping bag. Each participant will sample their moelleux in the kitchen, then depart with their rochers. A workshop combining pâtisserie and chocolate recipes.

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HOCTASTIC!THE TOUR WITHPASTRY WORKSHOP

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OMPTOIRLE

PORCELANAT H E C A F É

22e/pers.THE ALL-CHOCOLATE MENU

You choose: 1 Salad / 1 Shepherd’s Pie / 1 Dessert + Drinks

XOCOPILI SALADMixed leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, Mozzarella di Bufala,

Lomo Iberico, Xocopili spicy sauce

SALAD OF THE SEAMixed leaves, haddock-style smoked coley,

tomato and Espelette chili biscuits, Praliné sauce

TERROIR SALADMixed leaves, diced Drôme pork loaf, fried mini ravioli

with Valrhona chocolate, walnuts, Honey sauce

CHOCOLATE MIXED SALADS

Seafood - Dulcey 32% chocolateDuck - Xocopili 72% spicy chocolateGuinea Fowl - 60% almond praliné

Vegetable - Cocoa nibs

CHOCOLATE SHEPHERD’S PIES

Light Mousse with Crunchy Pearls,Choose from: Dulcey 32% or Guanaja 70%

Chocolate and morello cherry clafoutisOpalys 33% and pecan brownie

Fresh fruit salad

CHOCOLATE DESSERTS

Coffee + 50cl Evian water + Cave de Tain red varietal wine (1 bottle for 4)

DRINKS

1 chocolate dessert from the menu+

1 hot drink of your choice: coffee / tea / hot chocolate

TAKE A BREAK& INDULGE

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Children’s menu

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on requestMenu for guidance only: please enquire when you book.

Alcohol abuse harms health. Drink sensibly.

Group Catering Conditions• For groups of 10-50 people.• 2 sittings available: 12pm or 1.15pm.• Final confirmation of number of people: one week before visit date.The number of confirmed meals will be invoiced.

For an original culinary experience

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HOCTASTIC!THE PRIVILEGETOUR

A unique private eventWhen the Cité du Chocolat is closed to the public, you can invite your guests to an immersive experience in the fascinating world of chocolate, for an evening of sharing and conversation.

We place our discovery trail at your full disposal, together with two hosts to entertain you. You will be greeted with a coupe of “Cuvée Icône” Clairette de Die.

To ensure a highly convivial atmosphere, our tutors host entertaining activities lasting 10-15 minutes around a product, a tasting or a chocolate-themed quiz.

To round off the event, each of your guests will depart with a chocolate souvenir: a tasting case of six Grand Cru dark chocolate squares.

The Cité du Chocolat, just for you!

PRICE ON REQUEST

Conditions of the Privilege Tour

• Capacity for 20-150 people• The package includes: provision of the exhibition area, two hosts, a coupe of “Cuvée Icône” Clairette de Die, and an “Introduction to Tasting” case of six Grand Cru dark chocolates for each guest

Private hire times

7pm to 9pm

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A very moreish emporium

Gift shopping

After touring the Cité du Chocolat, biting into a chocolate square will never be the same again! So for a souvenir to match your experience, make straight for the shop. Centrally located in the Cité du Chocolat, just as it was in the chocolate factory back in the 1950s, the shop is stocked with all of Valrhona’s ranges.Enjoy a sneak-preview tasting of the brand’s latest creations and, of course, find the perfect souvenir, as well as marshmallow and biscuits made with Valrhona chocolate.

If you wish, the Groups Department can put you in touch with the Shop to order gifts - which will then be presented to each guest at your event.

To prolong the pleasure...

HOCTASTIC!THE SHOP

ArdècheSteam Train

Tain Wine Co-operative & Little Vineyard Train

Crocodile Farm

Take your seat in vintage car-riages for a picturesque jour-ney through the River Doux Gorge: a succession of unique vistas, majestic bridges and tunnels all along the route.

Chocolate and wine have much in common. Come and discover the secrets of how they are made, and explore the famed plots of vines on Hermitage Hill aboard the Little Vineyard Train.

Combine two renowned ven-ues - the Cité du Chocolat and Crocodile Farm - for a day that’s sure to make a big impression.

Train de l’ArdècheSaint-Jean-de-Muzols15 min away +33 (0)4 75 06 07 00

Cave de Tain / Terres de SyrahTain l’Hermitage - 5 min away+33 (0)4 75 08 91 91

Ferme aux CrocodilesPierrelatte - 55 min away+33 (0)4 75 96 09 37

9.30am

Self-Guided Tour + Discovery Workshop (“Introduction to Chocolate Tasting”)

12 noon

Lunch Break at Le Comptoir Porcelana

3.15pm

Guided Tour of River Doux Gorge + Self-Guided Tour of Museum and Railway Station

5pm

End of package and departure

9.30am

Self-Guided Tour + Discovery Workshop (“From Pod to Nibs: the Life of Cocoa”)

12 noon

Lunch break at Le Comptoir Porcelana, then board the Little Train

2.45pm

Guided Tour of Cave de Tain Wine Co-op + Tutored Tasting of 5 Wines

5pm

End of package and departure

9.30am

Self-Guided Tour + Discovery Workshop (“Introduction to Chocolate Tasting”)

11.45am

Depart for Crocodile FarmLunch break at farm at 1pm

2.30pm

Guided Tour of Crocodile Farm + Unlimited Access to Whole Park

5pm

End of package and departure

Day’s schedule

Day’s schedule

Day’s schedule

For a day out… of the ordinary

Extra excursions!Postman Cheval’s Ideal PalaceHauterives - 40 min away+33 (0)4 75 68 81 19

Little Vineyard Train Tain l’Hermitage - 5 min away+33 (0)6 75 59 80 16

Castle & MuseumTournon-sur-Rhône - 5 min away+33 (0)4 75 08 10 30

Miniature Train GardenSoyons - 35 min away+33 (0)4 75 60 96 58

GRRREAT!IDEAS FOR DAY TRIPS

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Adult Child Further details and order form by request.

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HOCTASTIC!PRE-BOOKED TICKETS AVAILABLE

The benefits• Tickets with unlimited validity• Minimum order: just 20 tickets!• Possible to mix the two types to get the preferential rate • Free postage

The Cité du Chocolat has a highlypreferential offering of individual

pre-booked tickets available.

Group and TicketInformation & BookingsIsabelle or Stéphanieisabelle.billiard@valrhona.frstephanie.begot@valrhona.fr

Tel. +33 (0)4 75 09 27 27

Cité opening timesOpen daily, 9am to 7pm. On Sundays and public holidays, 10am to 6.30pm.Last admissions 1h30 before closing.Closed: 1 January, 8-14 January (inclusive), 1 May, 25 December.

Getting here1h drive from Lyon and Grenoble, 15 min from Valence.A7 motorway, exit 13 (Tain l’Hermitage).

By TGV high-speed train to Valence-TGV station (20 km away).By TER express train from Lyon and Valence-Ville: Tain l’Hermitage/Tournon station.