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.
Ranch Jack Anniversary Day
Ranch Jack celebrates two decades through horses, rural skills and the community that grew around the centre in Le Moutoux. Local farmers and craftspeople fill the market, while riders contest the in-house horseback archery and Équifun finals before equestrian demonstrations. Younger guests can meet the ponies in a village designed for first rides, giving families a direct introduction to the ranch. Displays about Ranch Jack trace an unusual story that began in Martinique before crossing the Atlantic and taking root in the Jura. A Creole meal carries that Caribbean connection into the shared table, alongside refreshments and food available throughout the gathering. A raffle and the varied programme bring competitors, makers and neighbours together around the ranch’s anniversary.
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.
Patriarche Hospices Wine Tasting
Maison Patriarche marks the Hospices de Beaune wine auction with a tasting route through its historic cellars. Ten selected Burgundy wines bring together Premiers Crus, Grands Crus and older vintages, served in an engraved glass that visitors can keep. The cellar journey also includes contemporary works installed with Art in Situ, so paintings and other pieces emerge within the underground architecture as an integrated cellar display. In the Cave aux Arômes, a visual and olfactory display presents the twelve aromatic families associated with Burgundy wines, giving guests another way to read what is in the glass. Gougères and water are available along the route. Wine, art, aroma and vaulted cellar heritage combine in a focused Beaune programme tied to the city’s celebrated auction tradition.
Jura Wine Tasting in Arbois
The Fruitière Vinicole d’Arbois presents a tasting of wines from the Jura. The cooperative was founded by Arbois winegrowers. Children have their own games and can sample homemade syrups alongside the wine activity. The resort’s entertainment department organises the tasting and the accompanying programme for younger visitors.
L’Oranger Early Music Concert
L’Oranger brings early Occitan music from France and Spain into a programme of courtly tunes and folk traditions. Mezzo-soprano Ariane Le Fourmis performs alongside Zuzanna Dubiszewska on traverso and Layal Ramadan on viola da gamba. Pierre Baptiste Brioude-Dhénain completes the ensemble on theorbo and baroque guitar, giving the concert its combination of voice, flute and string instruments.
Biou Petanque Competition
Pétanque Arboisienne runs its traditional Biou competition in pairs, with four rounds followed by finals. The City of Arbois Trophy heads a prize list that includes hams, restaurant and shopping vouchers, and Arbois wines. A raffle and a rosette weight-guessing game accompany the competition, with food and refreshments available for players and spectators.
Festi’Coat Concert in Le Faouët
Danserien an Ellé starts Festi’Coat with an introduction to Breton dancing in Le Faouët. Lulu’s Trio follows with traditional and folk music, while Lucie Sky plays piano covers and her own compositions. Les Glochos add their humorous songs to the concert programme, before DJ Landry takes over for the closing set.