Maison de la Truffe


Attached to Aups tourist office you'll find this shop selling the 'black diamond' of Aups in various forms (whole, in pastes and pastas). It's also home to the Truffle Adventure, an interactive and multisensory space exploring the precious fungus, its history and gastronomy. Truffle-hunting and -eating can be arranged.


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