Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Week 33 2019

Hello!
This week we have one of the four set Catholic holidays in France (can you name the others?)  It celebrates the day when Mary was taken from her earthly life to enter into the life of God.  It also falls in the middle of the summer, so a great time for an extra bit of holiday!  Especially as this year it's a Thursday, giving those who aren't on holiday, the chance to Faire le pont!

The Assumption of the Virgin, Cathedral of Parma, Italy. By Antonio da Correggio
Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.

Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 33


Monday 12 August

Tuesday 13 August

Wednesday 14 August

La Breche cinema in Ste Foy la Grande



Thursday 15 August - Assumption
























Friday 16 August




Saturday 17 August






Sunday 18 August

18 August : Vide Grenier in Castillon at the Pelouse

18 August : Vide grenier at Porte Ste Foy et Ponchapt





Coming up...





And finally...

A Throwback photo from 2014, when the bands played on the roof of La Plage


Thursday, 8 August 2019

Week 32 2019

Hello!

Seems there were some famous cycling faces in Castillon this week.

Read about it here.

Are you inspired to get out on your bike?  The weather seems a little cooler.

Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 32




Monday 5 August

Tuesday 6 August

Wednesday 7 August
La Breche cinema in Ste Foy

Thursday 8 August

Discover more here

Friday 9 August





Saturday 10 August



Sunday 11 August

 11 August : Brocante in Pellegrue



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And finally... 

Take a walk in Castillon and discover the secrets.
Follow the dotted red line through the village to 10 points of interest.  The walk takes about an hour and a half.


Wednesday, 31 July 2019

Week 31 2019

Hello!

The Medieval festival was in full swing last Sunday whilst I was in Duras.

Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr

Week 31


Chamber Orchestra of Gironde
32nd Annual Gensac Music Festival

Gensac Church Sunday 28 July and Sunday 4 August

The “ancien village” of Gensac and the Chamber Orchestra of Gironde have been close friends for more than thirty years!  From the start, Gensac has warmly hosted the music festival: now the musicians come back each season to find “their” village, while the local residents await “their” musicians.  The musicians are housed by locals, the public has free entry to rehearsals and the popular after-concert receptions bring everyone together for a drink and a chant.

This summer artistic Director Scott Sandmeier has gathered musicians of international renown for an exceptional program of “Grand Concerts” and “Concerts Découvertes,with works of Mozart, Debussy, Sarasate, Volkmann, Nielsen, Abel/Mozart, Glass, Finzi, Haydn…

The Gensac Concert Découverte Sunday 28 July offers a selection of not-oft-performed musical oeuvres, and the Gensac Grand Concert Sunday 4 August will feature the renowned American pianist Stephanie Gurga performing the “Tirol Concerto for Piano” by Philip Glass.

The Festival is also welcomed in the churches of Lapouyade, Rauzan, Montagne, Ste-Croix-du-Mont and at the Fondation John Bost in La Force. 

Full details on the site www.orchestredechambredelagironde.fr

 

Monday 29 July

Tuesday 30 July


Wednesday 31 July
La Breche Cinema Ste Foy la Grande

Thursday 1 August

 Friday 2 August









Saturday 3 August




Sunday 4 August






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And finally...

As in the 2017 Edition, Romain Bardet and Warren Barguil will participate in the criterium de Castillon-La-Bataille, on August 6th, departure at 17h,  the usual circuit at Belvès,  3.1 km and 32 laps.
Georges Barrier, organizer of the famous cycling race Gironde, also announces about twenty other runners who participated in the last tour de France including Yoann Offredo (Wanty-groupe gobert), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (GROUPAMA FDJ), Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic), Kevin Ledanois (Arkéa-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (Ag2r-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (World Ag2r) or Rudy Molard (groupama)
Find out more here : https://criteriumcastillonlabataille.wordpress.com/