The best confectioners Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

The Parli house, famous for its calissons, has been standing since 1874! The secret of their unequalled flavour and fondant lies in their craftsmanship, but also in their top quality ingredients. Léonard Parli is also a must for its candied fruit, not forgetting confits, a speciality made from candied fruit that is just heated up and tasted like jam! Other sweets bear Parli's signature: nougats, biscotins, pralines, and the famous Kirshbescué, a candied fruit cake dipped in Kirsch. A delicacy!

The reputation of Florian confectionery is well established: it has become such an institution that it has become a museum of confectionery in the hinterland of Nice. But it's in the store on Nice's port side that the candied fruit, jams, flower preserves, caramels, nougats, calissons, fruit gels, sour sweets, crystallized flowers and homemade chocolate are made, all of which have made Florian's reputation. Take the opportunity to treat yourself! The workshop is open to visitors free of charge, except at weekends. A must-see!

Heir to a know-how for 4 generations, Serge Clavel is the ambassador of berlingot and candied fruit in Carpentras. The fruits are true works of art that give a sumptuous opulence to the Table des Treize Desserts of Provencal Christmas. Serge has also developed the pastry section. His shop windows are real temptations, everything is made on the spot of course. We love the fabulous homemade fruit jellies made with seasonal products. In summer, the home-made ice creams are a delight for young and old, 40 flavors!

Sun-drenched candied fruit whose thin sugar film reflects the light, slightly crispy marrons glacés on the outside and deliciously melting inside, calissons, quince pastes, nougats... you might as well know that if you enter this shop, you won't leave empty-handed.
It must be said that the owner, Pierrre Lilamand, knows his business well. For no less than five generations, the Lilamand family has been treating gourmets to centuries-old recipes. We really want to taste everything.

For over 25 years, the Silvain family's nougaterie has been making confections that sublimate fruit, almonds and honey. All three are produced in-house. Their boutique is fragrant, and they invite you to share a few steps in the production process in their workshop area. You'll find a wide range of traditional confections (black or white nougat, apricot-figue-pistachio nougat or black olive nougat), honeys, jams, quince paste and praline-coated almonds.

The Maison Nougat Jonquier, it is at the beginning in 1885, a story of friendship between two gourmands of Ollioules. Today, the traditional production is still carried out in copper cauldrons according to a recipe that the family has perpetuated for six generations, without preservatives or additives. Bruno and his sons are constantly innovating and surprising customers with atypical and original nougat flavors. Not less than 75% of the production is concentrated between October and December, but let the greedy ones be reassured, you will be able to benefit from it all the year!

The calissons of the Confiserie du Roy René are among the best in Aix. Founded in 1920, it brings together the factory, the Calisson Museum and the shop. On direct sale, small calissons high in colour and flavour as well as a whole range of "spreads", cooked in a cauldron and combined with the famous Calisson du Roy René cream! In spring, home-made ice creams. Take the opportunity to visit the museum free of charge and observe the workshops where these sweets are made.

Founded in 1866 by Marius Lilamand, a pastry chef-confectioner in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, this very gourmet and renowned brand in the region is now also located in the historic heart of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. You will find their candied fruits, jams, calissons and fruit syrups, as well as honey, nougat and home-made chestnut cream. In 2019, they received the jury's trophy for "positive entrepreneurs". Their desire is to preserve their history, their know-how and the quality of their products.

The reputation of Florian's sweets is no longer to be done. It has become a real institution to the point where the institution has improvisé: Museum of Confectionery. Take your ends of choux visit the sugar workshops where the fruits of candied fruit, jams, flowers, sweet sweet and leafy flowers, homemade chocolate: they will not return. They will have their eyes full and full of their stomach if you agree to offer them a small bag of confectionery.

It's a scent that leaves no one indifferent and takes you right back to childhood. As you walk past Monsieur Praline's store, your nostrils are flooded with the delicious aroma of these sweet treats, which are also available here in savory versions. A cone of pralines will delight you as you continue your stroll around Cassis. Unless you prefer the other products sold in the store: boxes of pralines in different sizes, boxes of calissons personalized with Provencal words, cookies and even sundae from the ice cream machine to enjoy in the height of summer. A gourmet boutique from A to Z that's hard not to fall for.

Apior is a family business specialized in honey candies. All honey confectionery products are available at the factory store. You will find hard or filled candies, lollipops, nougats, and almond crisps... Everything is made on site in the workshop. The lollipops are sorted by hand and packed according to an artisanal process with a machine dating from more than 50 years. A real Ali Baba's cave for the gourmets, young or old! Try the speciality, the Mielline filled with 30% honey, a real treat!

For over 20 years, this organic confectionery factory, in collaboration with the horticulturists of the Grasse pool of the chocolates, biscuits and sweets based on natural flavours of flowers. You trouve des sugars flavoured with pink, violet, the poppyseed, the mimosa but also confit and the frost of flowers.

The elegant Damande boutique is one of the city's most charming stores. A true gourmet concept-store, it offers all kinds of quality products to delight the taste buds, which you can taste on the spot! On the sweet side, cookies, chocolates, chocolate-covered almonds and nougats; on the savory side, olive oils, Camargue rice and salt, and bullfighting terrines. A thousand reasons to indulge! You'll find many regional references, like the famous Petit Duc calissons. The welcome is also exquisite! A delicious address!

Opened in 1830, the Brémond confectionery is Aix's first and oldest calisson factory, located at the time on Cours Mirabeau. Brémond calissons are distinguished by their aromas and textures: candied melon, crushed almonds, candied orange and lemon, and the melting/cracking properties of powdered sugar. The company also produces other sweets, including the famous olivettes, chocolate almonds, candied fruits and marrons glacés, as well as savoury products, oils and tapenades. A treasure trove of local gifts!