The Celtic Social Club mixes traditional Celtic sounds with rock, folk and touches of electronic music. Violin, bagpipes and guitar combine with a modern groove in the headline performance. Chambéry duo Nótt opens the concert with indie folk-rock that moves between gentle passages and a more intense sound.
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Châtillon-Saint-Jean: A Medieval Village Walk
Châtillon-Saint-Jean takes its name from a ‘small castle’, a reminder of the village’s medieval past. A guided walk examines architectural traces that survive between the Isère plain and the Drôme hills. The commentary is in French, and visitors under eighteen can join the village heritage tour free of charge.
La Chaise-Dieu Abbey, Cloister and Tapestries
A guided visit explores the history and restored heritage of La Chaise-Dieu Abbey. Saint-Robert’s abbey church and the cloister are among the spaces visited. Fourteen Flemish tapestries form a highlight, displayed in a renovated former chapel. Specialist guides lead the essential tour, while religious services and the music festival can affect access to parts of the building.
Discover Historic Beaumont-lès-Valence
The history of Beaumont-lès-Valence reaches back to Roman antiquity. A guided walk follows the lanes of the old village from the clock tower to the church-temple, one of its distinctive religious buildings. Commentary is in French, with advance booking required for the visit. Visitors under eighteen are admitted free of charge.
Forty Years of Bobbin Lace in Brioude
The Hôtel de la Dentelle retraces four decades of bobbin-lace creation in Brioude. Forty reference pieces chart the institution’s artistic development, including Cluny Polychrome lace. Displays include a three-dimensional salmon, golden spider silk and work linked to Mona Cara’s Lyon collaboration. Visitors can also see the atelier, where this inherited craft continues to be practised.
Mischievous Ghosts in Medieval Montluçon
Mischievous fictional ghosts have left misleading clues in the medieval lanes of Montluçon. Children follow a guide through the old town, listening for help as they work through the trail. Costumes are encouraged for this playful walk, which requires advance booking and is intended for children aged three to ten accompanied by an adult.
Saint-Flour’s Historic City: Guided Group Visit
Saint-Flour’s history as the capital of Haute Auvergne is the subject of a guided group visit led by a lecturer. The route includes Saint-Pierre Cathedral, the Georges Pompidou monument, the Maison Consulaire and the main de Saint-Flour. The visit lasts around ninety minutes and is arranged through the tourist office’s group service.
Art and Heritage at Les Clévos
Art exhibitions and the history of their setting share this guided visit in Étoile-sur-Rhône. Part of Chemin des Artistes, the tour is led in French through the Valence Romans heritage service’s programme. Advance booking is required, with free admission for under-eighteens and concessions for students, jobseekers and visitors with a disability card.
Medieval Suze-la-Rousse Guided Walk
A guided walk reveals the historic village beneath the fortress of Suze-la-Rousse. Cobbled lanes lead past surviving ramparts and the Halle aux grains. The route explores a former priory founded by La Chaise-Dieu Abbey. Its Romanesque church and Gothic chapel reveal different layers of local religious architecture, while the guide introduces possible origins of the village name.
Rail and Trail: Argentière Nature and Heritage Quiz
Argentière’s tourist office has turned the old village, its Baroque church and moraine forest into a free nature and heritage quiz for families. The church was built so residents could worship when harsh winters cut them off from Chamonix. Questions along the route explore the village’s traditions and mountaineering past; a downloadable Rail and Trail booklet accompanies the walk.