Hello!
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| Happy pickers at Claribes |
All things Autumn this week.
We had a lovely time helping out with the harvesting of the white grapes at Claribes. In the morning we were greeted with lots of rain, but we carried on nevertheless, complete with rain coats and wellies and it soon stopped raining, and we even saw the sun.
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| Ceps in the market |
A trip over to St Pardon on Saturday was beautiful and sunny, but I thought the wave was rather small. I'm not sure if my memory fails, but I'm sure it was much much bigger the last time I saw it. But what I didn't remember was the noise - silence before the wave, and a roar as it passed by. Perhaps it was bigger on Sunday? If you have bigger and better photos, I'd love to see them.
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| A small wave |
Lots to do next weekend with the Weekend du Patrimoine activities all around. I'm certainly looking forward to the fireworks at St Emilion.
Have a good week,
Helen
Week 37
Monday 12 September
12 September : Exposition des photos de Florent Pacaud ‘Castillon Insolite’. Every day 10 – 17h until 15 September at the Salle Cascante next to the tourist office in Castillon
Tuesday 13 September
September 13th 20h : Concert - Les Grandes Heures de Saint-Emilion
Château Angélus, Trio Talweg, piano and string Schubert.
Wednesday 14 September
14 September : La foire de septembre dite Foire aux oignons de Guîtres, une tradition depuis 180 ans.
Une brocante-vide-greniers
Stands d'artisanat et de gastronomie. Restauration sur place.
Stands d'artisanat et de gastronomie. Restauration sur place.
Thursday 15 September
Friday 16 September
Saturday 17 September
This weekend is European Heritage Weekend. Many of the towns and cities in the area have special events and open up their historical buildings and monuments to the public for free. This includes Bordeaux and St Emilion.
For more information about the open days in Pays Foyen go to http://www.tourisme-dordogne-paysfoyen.com/upload/Document%20Journ%C3%A9es%20du%20Patrimoine%202011.pdf
17 – 18 September : Journees Europeenes du Patrimoine, Saint Emilion. During European Heritage Days, the tourist information organises on Saturday, September 17th free guided tours the monolithic church and the Catacombs.
French guided tours are organised from 10 am to 7 pm every 15 or 30 minutes, for a maximum of 50 people each. To take part to the visit please be sure you get a free ticket at the entrance on Place de l'Eglise monolithe before you gather for departure. No admittance will be accepted without a ticket.
Residents of the Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion will be allowed to get tickets the day before at the Tourist Information.
On Sunday, September, 18th The town will celebrate the traditional Jurade and Ban des Vendanges, so that the tours will be given only in the afternoon the usual way.
17 September : Nuit du Patrimoine, Saint Emilion For the full programme go to http://www.saint-emilion-tourisme.com/bdd_fichiers/1315573590.pdf
17 September : Fete du Village at Arveyres. Promenades en poneys et/ou voitures anciennes, jeux d’autrefois, expositions des artisans des arts et créateurs, feu d’artifices. Repas sur site midi et soir
17 – 18 September : Journees du danse country & line. Castillon–la-Bataille. Contact Nathalie Pelletier 06 75 99 58 41
17 September : Repas moules frites ou entricotes et soiree dansante. Puynormand. Adults €16 / Enfants €6 Reservations 06 86 98 34 73
17 – 18 September : Brocante Nationale Antiquités / Collections. Palais des Congres, Bordeaux Lac.
Sunday 18 September
18 September : Vintage banns by the Jurade of Saint-Emilion
Organized by the Wine Council and La Jurade of St-Émilion.
HARVEST PROCLAMATION PROGRAM –
9.00 Reception of guests in the Town Hall gardens, rue Guadet
9.40 Procession of the Jurade and guests to the Collegial Church
10.00 Mass in the Collegial Church
11.30 Induction of new dignitaries in the Monolithic Church
13.20 Aperitif by invitation in the Town Hall gardens
Lunch by invitation in the Dominicains Hall and gardens
16.30 The Harvest Proclamation from the King’s Tower and release of bunches of black balloons, symbolising the grapes of the harvest.
HARVEST PROCLAMATION PROGRAM –
9.00 Reception of guests in the Town Hall gardens, rue Guadet
9.40 Procession of the Jurade and guests to the Collegial Church
10.00 Mass in the Collegial Church
11.30 Induction of new dignitaries in the Monolithic Church
13.20 Aperitif by invitation in the Town Hall gardens
Lunch by invitation in the Dominicains Hall and gardens
16.30 The Harvest Proclamation from the King’s Tower and release of bunches of black balloons, symbolising the grapes of the harvest.
18 September : Brocante et vide greniers a St-Pey-d’Armens
18 September : Brocante et vide greniers at Baron18 September : Brocante Sauveterre
18 September : Fete de patrimoine at Arveyres
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