This year again, the town of Beaune invites you to its « Cours Eau Jardins » festival, which was very successful the last four times and received some 8,000 visitors each year. Until 20 september 2009, festival-goers are invited to discover Beaune’s unique architectural heritage with entertainment and recreational nature discovery. Convents and monasteries, the town’s hidden gems, are the main theme of this 2009 festival.
The festival divides into three parts:
A stroll at the heart of extraordinary gardens:
A 40m2 garden is dedicated to cereals and vegetables we forgot. This summer they will grow again in the garden of Bouzaize. You will lift the veil from these foodstuffs with enchanting name, which used to be the monks’ diet in the Middle Ages.
For the fifth year, Beaune shows temporary gardens designed by landscape school students from all over France. Nine different gardens were created in Lions Square with a focus on « monasteries’ gardens, history and modernity ».
Discovering Beaune’s ancient convents and monasteries:
Their doors are now opened to unveil their secrets through a special visiting itinerary, which offers you two ways of discovering this architectural heritage : a free visit and a guided tour.
Prices: €7 per person, €12 for a couple and €5 for child between 12 and 18 years old. The guided tour is free for children under 12 years old.
An eclectic programme for everyone:
A festival is also about entertainment and shows! Local and national artists will be in the streets and gardens of Beaune to bring hapiness to passersby. The programme will be very diverse : there will be concerts, theater and street art so that children and adults can enjoy special entertainments at the heart of unusual places.
More information:
Beaune Events Agency: www.beaune.fr – Phone : +33 3.80.24.58.50
Beaune Tourist Office : www.beaune-tourisme.fr – Phone : +33 3.80.26.21.30
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