Our Made in Ariège gift ideas for Christmas 🎄

Going roaming by bike, we say “yes”! 🚲

By being equipped with a responsible luggage storage, designed and handcrafted in a workshop Ariège, we say “wow, pinch me, I’m dreaming!” ".

Frame, handlebar, saddle or wheel bags : you will be spoiled for choice to please your loved ones. Velociclade also suggests that you compose a bikepacking kit by choosing three types of bags. It takes 10 to 15 days to manufacture your kit.

Un fire bag, quezaco? 🔥

The idea is to be able make a fire anywhere, secure way et without impacting the environment on which we find ourselves. The bag acts as a home. It is light and compact and stores easily after burying the embers. Made by a Norman company, it was designed by Yoann and Alizée, artisan designers based in Couserans. They are passionate about the issue of autonomous housing, low tech and the production of manufactured products drawn from their meetings with artisans from here and elsewhere.

An immersion in a farm to make its own fresh sheep cheese 🐑

An ideal gift for foodies and the curious! There Cycles farm located in Le Fossat offers a half-day workshop to make your own cheese ! 🧀

From milking to cheese making, it's all about learning all the stages of making fresh cheese, while immersing yourself in the daily life of Louise and Jérémy.

Forge your first knife Celtic style : a clearly unforgettable gift! 🔪

Welcomed to the Making Workshop, near Foix, Stephen will share almost all the secrets of cutlery work and will allow participants to completely forge their own knife. Guided with great pedagogy, each participant will be able to put all their imagination and energy at the service of the creation of an object of which he can be proud! 💪

La saga “Elfie’s grimoire” is a story in comic book form where tenderness and adventure mingle, between mystery and the charm of little everyday things. ✨ Two sisters, Elfie and Magda have been living with their cantankerous aunt since the death of their mother. One day the eldest returned from London: she transformed an English bus into a traveling bookseller to go from village to village. But above all, Elfie discovers that she has inherited her mother's witching talents, and a grimoire that she must nourish with her writings. And guess what? It is Ariège which serves as the setting for this new moving adventure and full of surprises where the love of nature forms a strong bond between generations. 👨‍👩‍👧

To be found in all bookstores – From 8 years old

King Hubert was known throughout the Kingdom as the very, very wicked King. An unexpected meeting with the fairy Madeleine will remind him of a forgotten memory from his childhood. A story about finding your inner child and daring to be yourself. 👶

Written by two yoga teachers based in Ariège, this book was published in a printing house located in Lavelanet. Pure local product we tell you!

For personalized gift, it is even possible to receive them dedicated to the first name(s) of your choice by specifying it when ordering!

Available in the following Ariège brands or to order here

1878, city ​​of St Lizier, Angélina Loubet – daughter of a shoemaker – only wants one thing: to become a “costosida”, that is to say a midwife, like her mother, who died prematurely. The story begins in the Pyremale Gorges, where Angelina gives birth in secret and alone in a cave. This child of love is also an illegitimate child, his father, from a wealthy local family, left without giving him any news. This unacceptable situation at the time forced her to place her baby with a nanny Beer in order to become a student midwife at the Hôtel-Dieu St Jacques in Toulouse. Daily life in the mountain world at the end of the 19^rd century, oppositions between social classes, dilemmas to which unmarried mothers were exposed are described in detail. 📚

The “biggest of Occitanie’s small festivals” promises us even more festive, rock, electro on July 5 and 6, 2024 in Saverdun. Les Négresses Vertes, Sergent Garcia, les Sheriff, etc., the lineup is just enormous! For this 6^rd edition, the festival organized a springboard to offer two places in the program to local artists. Hat ! So if you want to sing at the top of your lungs “Here we go, summer, here we go,” treat yourself and offer to your friends the pass for two big dream evenings!

“Making eye-catching jewelry with containers destined for the trash, I find it deliciously impertinent! » Lucie Souchet alias Lulu Berlue has fun making upcycling by diverting the design of the cans to make them into jewelry. Earrings or cuffs, all these nuggets are created and made by hand, in Ariège. And if you are unsure about the model, offer a gift card for the amount of your choice!

This organic cotton voile stole is perfect for all circumstances: around the neck, on the shoulders, around the waist, in all seasons. Above all, it is very original and unique. Indeed, this chèche is a plant print made with real plants using the ecoprint technique. From flowers and plants grown in his garden in Ariège, Hélène Lopez uses a technique of transferring the coloring substances of the plant to the fabric by direct contact. Thus, a scarf with fascinating and inspiring images was born!