For this new edition of the European Heritage Days, entertainment, music, fun activities and discoveries are on the program. Here are five ideas.
In the footsteps of Alexandre Dumas at the Château de Monte-Cristo
Overlooking the hills of Port-MarlyTHE Castle of Monte Cristo was the residence of the best-selling author Alexandre Dumas. This weekend, let yourself be guided between the walls and the garden of this monument and discover the secrets of the writer. From 2 p.m., an actor will intervene to reveal the anecdotes of the author’s life.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. €4, free for children under 8. Château de Monte-Cristo, chemin du Haut des Ormes, Le Port-Marly.
Experience the Royal Opera on stage
The Opera of King Louis XVwhich gives more than 100 performances each year, will host various events this weekend. The opportunity to discover the atypical musical instrumentsbut also the reconstructed dresses of Marie-Antoinette. The immersion will be total when the demonstrations of baroque singing and dancing in turn invade the Opera.
Saturday, September 21, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, September 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Visit from the parterre to the colonnade, passing by the King’s box and the undercroft. Place Gambetta, 78000 Versailles, Porte “Sénat”.
Versailles opens doors kept secret
Dive back into the Versailles Court of Appealto discover the French judicial organization. These walls full of history will give way to eight guided tours. At the end of each, an invitation to attend a presentation of the “criminal justice”, then to a workshop “professions and judicial organization”. And for the first time, Versailles is offering an exhibition dedicated to “women of justice”.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 10:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free. Versailles Court of Appeal, 5 rue Carnot, 78000 Versailles.
Concerts with the Alliance Orchestra
Heritage Days even bring music to new places. The Alliance Orchestra, composed of a violin, viola, cello and flute, will give two concerts in the garden of the Villa Savoye in Poissy, but also in another building: the church Saint-Martin in Sartrouville.
Saturday, September 21 from 3:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. at Villa Savoye, 82 Rue de Villiers, Poissy. Sunday, September 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Saint-Martin Church, 1 rue du Champ de Mars, Sartrouville. Free.
Reconstruction at the Château de la Madeleine in Chevreuse
Emblem that stands in the heights of ChevreuseTHE Madeleine Castle will offer its visitors great entertainment this weekend. Reconstruction of a medieval camp, shooting demonstration, armored combat will be on the program. Immersion in the 14th centurye century guaranteed!
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Château de la Madeleine, chemin Jean Racine, Chevreuse.
