Savonnerie Marius Fabre

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From the turn of the 20th century until the 1950s, soap was a buoyant business in Salon, making fortunes for manufacturers such as Marius Fabre. Run by three generations of the same family, the Savonnerie Marius Fabre, dating from 1900, paints a vivid portrait of the industry with its small museum. Naturally there's a shop – fragrant and artfully arranged.

There are free tours of the nearby factory twice daily from Monday to Friday in July and August, and three times a week the rest of the year.

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Address

148 av Paul Bourret

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04 90 53 24 77

https://www.marius-fabre.fr/

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