Fossils and ancient objects begin a journey through Châtillon-sur-Loire’s past, followed through the municipal history and prehistory collections. Philippe Jarret guides the visit, relating the exhibits to life in the town across successive periods. The heritage programme brings archaeological material and local stories together, with opportunities to ask questions about the objects and the people behind them.
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Lorris: Women of the Resistance in the Spotlight
Women’s roles in resistance and combat emerge from the shadows in Résistantes et combattantes, de l’ombre à la lumière. Presented in Lorris as part of its resistance and deportation heritage programme, the exhibition is produced by the ACHAC research group. Free museum access accompanies the display, inviting attention to women whose wartime experiences are its central subject.
Tigy: Beekeeping and a Bootmaker’s Craft
Bees and leatherwork share the programme at Tigy’s Musée de l’Artisanat Rural Ancien. Annick Thais explains beekeeping techniques and the life of bees, while shoemaker and bootmaker Johnny Piot demonstrates shoe assembly and leather sewing. His Compagnon du Devoir et du Tour de France background gives a precise craft context to the handwork shown during this rural heritage gathering.
Berry’s Traditional Music at Le Plaix
Bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy and fiddle carry the story of popular music across Berry, Bourbonnais, Nivernais and Marche. The exhibition at Le Plaix examines the vitality of these traditions and the regions that helped preserve their instruments. Its rural heritage setting places Berry’s music in conversation with neighbouring repertoires, giving familiar sounds a wider cultural geography.
Musée de la Vigne et du Vin: Heritage Visits
Jura winegrowers’ working lives and winemaking methods run through this museum visit in Arbois. A reconstructed vineyard setting leads into displays covering Ploussard, Trousseau, Chardonnay, Vin de paille, Macvin and Vin Jaune. Guided and self-guided visits are complemented by children’s games and a quiz, while an INAO exhibition examines the history of official agricultural quality labels.
L’Estran: A Seaweed Boat’s Restoration
L’Estran, a former seaweed-harvesting vessel, is the subject of a restoration-site visit at Douarnenez’s Port-musée. The boat was built at the Tanguy shipyard for a working life on the Breton coast. Its career took it to Audierne and the waters around the island of Sein, before it eventually ceased operations.
Musée Sérusier Breton-Language Tour
Annaïck Loisel tells the story of Marguerite and Paul Sérusier in Breton. The guided visit follows both artists’ careers and explores their particular connections with Châteauneuf-du-Faou, the town whose museum bears their name. Art and regional language come together through the guide’s commentary, while the ticket also allows a return to the collections after the tour.
Musée du Ponant and Saint-Renan Heritage Tours
An exhibition devoted to Saint-Renan’s Petit Train accompanies the Musée du Ponant visit. Guided walks examine the remarkable houses around Place du Vieux Marché, including buildings protected as historic monuments. Other historic properties open specially for the occasion, including a house once occupied by the Breton bard Prosper Proux.
Week-end Noel festif à Dijon
This Dijon weekend pairs a self-guided walk through the historic centre with Burgundy’s food culture and an evening at Cabaret Odysséo. Follow the Chouette trail past the Palace of the Dukes, churches and museums, then sample local signatures such as crème de cassis, œufs meurettes, mustard and nonnettes. Dinner, a cabaret revue and dancing by Lake Kir round out the stay before a visit to the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie.