At the Cité des Climats et Vins de Bourgogne in Chablis, European Heritage Days centre on an exhibition devoted to Burgundy’s wine history. The multisensory route explains the region’s vineyards and wine culture, with both self-guided access and guided interpretation of the displays. A tasting of Burgundy wine accompanies admission, connecting objects and historical material with the flavours discussed along the route. Younger visitors can use an activity booklet designed to turn the exhibition into a structured family exploration, with an accompanying adult. Beyond the galleries, the terrace and garden host picnic-style refreshments and tabletop games, so the programme combines museum interpretation, regional wine knowledge and informal outdoor time at the Chablis site for mixed-age groups.
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Arbois Wine and Pasteur Excursion
Arbois provides the setting for an excursion that pairs Jura wine culture with the life and work of Louis Pasteur. At Cave de la Reine Jeanne, a listed Gothic cellar associated with a daughter of the Dukes of Burgundy frames a tasting of local wines. Château Pécauld houses the Vine and Wine Museum, where reconstructed vineyards, cellar displays and production methods explain vin jaune, vin de paille and Macvin traditions. The Maison de Louis Pasteur preserves family rooms, furnishings, a billiard table and the scientist’s restored laboratory, linking private life with his research on vaccination and pasteurisation. Together, these visits present Arbois as both the historic capital of Jura wines and a place where medieval architecture, vineyard practice and scientific heritage remain visible.
Unusual Mâcon Heritage Walk
Mâcon Insolite is a guided heritage walk in the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine programme. Its route includes traboules and interior courtyards, alongside old houses and hôtels particuliers, or private town mansions. Playful and sensory experiences punctuate the exploration of this architectural heritage.
Prestige Cremant and Hospices Tasting
Veuve Ambal’s audio-guided route follows Crémant de Bourgogne from the ageing cellars through production workshops, with screens explaining the house’s history. The visit shows how traditional-method sparkling wine is made, although the production line is not running during the event. A guided tasting follows: three Crémants and three Burgundy wines, including a Hospices de Beaune cuvée.
Champ Bressan Farm Heritage Days
Guided visits open the Ferme du Champ bressan’s farmhouse during the ecomuseum’s special open days. An exhibition of vintage photographs evokes the interwar world of this Bresse home. A workshop devoted to a photographic technique moves from looking at images to working with the process behind them, combining the farm visit with practical image-making.
Plouescat Market Halls Heritage Visit
Breton market halls tell a story of trade and social life at the centre of towns and villages. Architect Lise Lemasson examines their design, history and protection as monuments, taking Plouescat as a particular case. Local volunteer guide Michel Quéré then leads a visit to the town’s hall, extending the lecture into a close look at the building itself.
Saint-Thégonnec and Guimiliau Parish Enclosures
Calvaries, ossuaries, churches and triumphal gateways make up the parish enclosures of Saint-Thégonnec and Guimiliau. The guided visit examines this Breton religious architecture and the stories of faith and wealth expressed in its stonework. Looking closely at the details connects the different monuments within each enclosure and the histories of the two communities.
Guided Walk on the Abers Coast
The Maison des Abers – Ti an Aberiou walks visitors to the mouth of the Aber-Benoît and along the Saint-Pabu shore. The guide explains how the abers formed, what the port handled and how boats worked the channel. Seaweed harvesting by the goémoniers and the use of the fours à goémon are read on the ground they happened on. Endemic plants and animals appear along the way, and the commune’s own history, marked by wartime remains, is told.
“11h55 au Beffroi” Flash Visit
The flash visit around “11h55 au Beffroi” links a compact exhibition with Concarneau’s belfry, one of the city’s strongest heritage markers. A guide frames the building through the Ville Close, the Maison du Patrimoine and the Logis des Gardes. The format is brief, but the subject is precise: civic architecture, fortified-town memory and the visual story built around the belfry.
Secrets of Saint-Michel Chapel
Les Amis de Carnac focus on the Saint-Michel chapel, a landmark above the town’s ancient burial mound. Cyrille Chaigneau traces the building’s past, the stories attached to the hill and the details usually kept behind closed doors. The visit also highlights a mural by Breton artist Alice Pasco, turning a familiar silhouette into a more precise piece of Carnac memory.