The estate
of Villaret is made up several groups of buildings.
The 'maison de maître', also called 'the Huguenot house' dates from
the beginning of the 18th century.
The old silk mill is a graceful construction, enhanced by the wide
arches of the breakfast room. The actual rooms of the museum are set
up in what were once the magnaneries (rooms for cultivating silk
worms).
A group of buildings dating from the 15th century shelters a
traditional bread oven. Access is gained via a narrow passage
decorated with flying buttresses. In the passage there is a
fortified gate with machicolations (holes for dropping rocks on
enemies) and arrow loops.
The ancient farm, a large group of buildings dating from the 16th
century, houses the hotel bedrooms.