What better time than the end of year celebrations to discover the Château de Maintenon? The former home of Madame de Maintenon, the secret wife of Louis Around ten rooms in the castle, from the most secret to the golden salons to the private apartments, bring to life 300 years of magical, sometimes sulfurous stories, of the monument. Created in 2015 by Polaris Production and the departmental council of Eure-et-Loir, this animated visit, carried by the voices of Eve Ruggieri, Stéphane Bern & Robert Hossein, has already attracted more than 45,000 people, welcomed like crowned heads. Nearly 180 cinema costumes used for this show were notably worn in the series Versaillesbroadcast on Mycanal.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday (9 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.). 8 euros per child, 15 euros per adult. Duration 1 hour. Online reservation.
The castle of the Counts of Perche of Nogent-le-Rotrou, which reopens its doors on Saturday December 21, hosts, for its part, the show Noël 4 000 (Saturday 28, Sunday 29 and Monday 30 December at 5:00 p.m.), which invites children to listen to nature and to question the reasons that push human beings to own domestic animals, and six workshops (theatre, pendant pyrography and tealight pyrography, stained glass, fantastic animals, Christmas scents).
Free upon registration. Information & reservation at 02.37.52.18.02
In Châteaudun, a synthetic ice rink of 200 m2 (10 x 20 m) was erected until January 5 on Place de la Liberté. A first for the municipality which opted for this economical and ecological alternative to the traditional ice rink.
Price: from 2.50 euros per 45-minute session for an individual ticket to 40 euros for 30 tickets.
To experience the magic of Christmas, a stopover in Chartres is essential, to enjoy the “Chartres en Lumières fête Noël” mapping, an augmented version of the show usually projected on the cathedral in which angels and elves appear. Other magical decorations illuminate the facades of around ten monuments in the city center.
Finally, for those who unwrap comics at the foot of the tree, an exhibition is essential. The Conservatory of Agriculture (Compa) brought together in Chartres more than 250 plates drawn by around forty authors (Catherine Meurisse, Étienne Davodeau, Emmanuel Lepage and François Schuiten) for “Small boxes… Large spaces! The landscape in comics. This exhibition linked to ecological issues (climate change, urbanization, return to nature, etc.) will extend beyond the holidays, until June 15, 2025.
Detailed program can be found on lecompa.fr
