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It’s the weekend of the year to explore heritage with the family: Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22, 55 monuments of the Center des monuments nationaux (CMN) – a network which ensures the conservation and opening to the public of a hundred public monuments – offering 5-12 year olds a special program for the 25th edition of the “Children’s Play Monuments” operation. Games, dance, theater, investigations or magic lessons come, for a weekend, to wake up the stones and learn to look at them better…
► Gastronomic: Château d’Aulteribe (Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes)
A snack at the castle: this is what the local marquise offers during a gourmet and historic afternoon with the family. On this occasion, you will be able to play by creating improbable wedding cakes, travel while listening to the history of the orange, discover the tastes of Louis XIV… A fun moment followed by a snack to share, in the charming atmosphere of a castle remodeled in the 19th century to make it a romantic residence.
Free for under 26s, €5 for the first adult accompanying a child, €6 for additional adults.
Information and reservation (obligatory) at 04.73.53.14.55 and www.chateau-aulteribe.fr
Château d’Aulteribe, in Sermentizon.
► Magic : Château d’Oiron (New Aquitaine)
The magician Mehdi Ouazzani offers children a discovery of the Château d’Oiron punctuated by learning magic tricks adapted to the different rooms of the monument, such as the large painting gallery dating from the 16th century, 55 meters long or the astonishing contemporary collection Curious & Wonderfulinspired by the cabinet of curiosities of one of its illustrious owners, Claude Gouffier, immortalized by Charles Perrault in Puss in Boots in the guise of the Marquis de Carabas…
At the end of the day, the young magicians will present the tricks they have learned to the adults, then leave with their conjurer’s kit.
Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2023 at 11 a.m. Starting from 7 years old. Bring a picnic. Free for under 26s, €6.5/€8 for adults.
Reservation at 05.49.96.51.25 et www.chateau-oiron.fr
Château d’Oiron, in Plaine et Vallées
► Fun: Château de Bouges (Centre-Val de Loire)
Balance, construction and coordination games, created from scratch and made of wood by the artist Bruno Thomas, are offered to children, in a cooperative spirit to help them explore the notions of solidarity, mutual aid and communication. The opportunity also to discover this very elegant castle rebuilt in the Italian style in the second half of the 18th century, which is reminiscent of the little Trianon of Versailles…
Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Free for under 26s, €6.5/€8 for adults.
Information at 02.54.35.88.26. Reservations by e-ticketing on the monument site
Bouges Castlein Bouges-le-Château
► Policeman: Château de Coucy (Hauts de France)
This weekend, a life-size Cluedo will cast a mystery over the Château de Coucy, a fortified medieval castle, restored by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century, but victim of the destruction of the First World War. For 1 hour 30 minutes, it will be necessary to investigate to uncover the culprit of the theft of the king’s funds. Ask your questions and develop a thousand hypotheses, in order to discover who is hiding the truth from you…
Family entertainment, from 7 years old.
Free for children/adult €5
Reservation at 03.23.52.71.28 and www.chateau-coucy.fr
Coucy Castle, in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
►Festive: Château de Vincennes (Île-de-France)
Tales, dances and music are on the menu of an interactive show which will immerse you in the festive atmosphere of the Middle Ages, at the time of King Charles V (1338-1380), main contractor of the Château de Vincennes. This weekend, it will also be possible to participate in a “scenery hunt” for a fun exploration of the place, or in the “Criminal Investigation at the Castle” in order to elucidate the mysterious disappearance of the young King Louis X…
From 8 years old, children can also sign up for “privilege visits”, organized until December, which allow them to explore the attic of the Sainte-Chapelle of the castle, a 15-metre-high framework dating from the 16th century. .Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free for under 26s
Information at 01.48.08.31.20, online reservation at www.chateau-de-vincennes.fr
Vincennes castle
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