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Every year, mid-January



During this weekend-long event created by the Groupement des Producteurs de Truffes du Périgord Noir and the city of Sarlat, you may participate in various activities on the theme of this emblematic mushroom.



A number of workshops are open to the general public to reveal all the subtleties of the truffle, such as workshops on truffle identification and aroma or informed truffle purchasing.



A large truffle market will be held over the weekend, featuring an abundance of fresh truffles as well as derived products and related items (such as books and live truffle oaks).



Truffle-hunting demonstrations with trained dogs will take place twice a day in the trufflery to be set up on Place du Peyrou (the cathedral square).

On Wednesday morning - All year

During the Pentecost weekend (Saturday and Whit Sunday), 50 wineries will open from 10 am to 7 pm.



The wineries will welcome you to taste red, dry or sweet wine. There are entertainement organised (lunch, food trucks, car rallye, tours) available on the website and the brochure.

At each stage of your visit, you'll discover a winegrower through visits, tastings, workshops and events. He'll tell you all about his history, his know-how and the secrets of his wines, whether red, white, dry or sweet.

Last but not least, children will be able to discover the vineyards thanks to the many activities on offer throughout the weekend, including treasure hunts and pony trekking.

The Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is organising the 14th Weekend des Grands Crus, an outstanding event bringing together wine enthusiasts.



This year's event will take place from 24 to 26 May 2019 and features several high points, including the chance to taste over 110 Grands Crus, while enjoying views over the banks of the Garonne River. Representatives from each estate will present their 2016 vintage as well as one other wine. This ideal opportunity to meet château owners and representatives is followed by unique activities such as private dinners at selected estates, as well as vineyard discovery tours complete with wine tastings and lunch. The weekend dedicated to fine wine will draw to a close with the Union Cup golf tournament at the Golf du Médoc.

The young Côtes de Bourg wine growers organise a musical and tasting time during a night market in a huge parc close to the river.

Until 2:00 am, taste our French cuisine cooked by young farmer: oysters, meet, vegetable, enjoy it for low prices and a musical animation is planned throughout the evening.

The Flow des Gabarriers is an open-water swimming event on the Charente River in Cognac. It is the longest non-stop open water marathon (33kms) in France, sponsored this year by Amy Ennion.
The longest non-stop open water marathon in France passes through 12 villages in the Charente region. You'll be captivated by the beauty of the river and the way you see the landscape from the water's edge. The succession of stone bridges, the transparent water bottom, the natural beauty of the banks of the Charente. Unlike open water in a marine environment, you won't have to suffer the friction of salt, waves or opposing currents, or the burns of gelatinous marine life...

Come and discover the history of our region 20 million years ago, when Aquitaine was covered by the sea in a tropical climate...

The guided tour begins with the museum's collections (shark teeth, corals, tropical shells) and continues with a short walk in the forest beside a river where you can admire, among other things, thousands of fossils in the open air.

For 4 days, riders of all levels compete during this jumping in the exceptional setting of the moats of the citadel of Blaye, World Heritage of UNESCO. Atmosphere and friendliness are together for this sporting event that combines performance and heritage for over 30 years. During the event, various animations, food stands and promotion of regional products. The team of the tourist office will meet you at the event to present the territory and make you participate the "welcoming generosities". This will help you win more gifts offered by the tourist offices of Gironde!

Each year, more than 10,000 visitors come in the heart of the beautiful Citadel of Blaye to taste the best wines of the appellation Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux. This festive event became popular for wine lovers. This year, 80 winemakers Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux welcome you inside the Citadel of Blaye for you to sample their different vintages. Conviviality and tradition await you in an exceptional site,listed as World Heritage by UNESCO. With a Pass purchased at the entrance of the Citadel, access all tastings and many animations that are available. This year, a varied program of entertainment is offered to visitors beginning with the discovery of the natural and architectural heritage of the label through the train ride through the vineyards or visiting the Citadel. For food lovers, the "culinary demonstrations" will be performed live by several chefs.

17th Blaye wine marathon and 7th 10km race through the vineyards (departure 9.30): run to your heart’s content. Once again this year, the competitors, some in fancy dress, will put on an unforgettable show marked by hospitality and generosity. The finishing line is in the Citadel of Blaye, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Wander through the vineyards to encourager the runners and stop at the wine châteaux for a variety of activities (concerts, tastings, etc). This year, you have the opportunity to win one of many prizes in the draw!

From December 1 to 31, the magic of Christmas takes hold in Jarnac!

Your shopkeepers and the town offer you a magical program.
Shopkeepers and the town invite you to enjoy a month of festive entertainment:

December 01 to 31: Gourmet chalets,

Saturday December 13: "La Part des Anges" theater show,

December 19 to 28: merry-go-round in the pedestrian street and ice-skating rink in Place du Baloir (evening events on December 19 and 26).

Come and share warm moments with family and friends, and support our local businesses!

The Médoc-Vignoble Tourist Office informs you:

Whether Grands Crus Classés, Crus Bourgeois, Crus Artisans, Caves Coopératives or other Crus, the Médoc?s passionate winegrowers invite you to discover their vineyards, their cellars, their vats, their châteaux... and their wines.

Detailed information to follow.

A rendezvous for music, food and wine lovers in the idyllic setting of the estuary.

A simple, convivial atmosphere in which to savour plates from local producers and meet Médoc winegrowers who will let you taste their wines before offering them for sale.

Free concerts. Paid catering.

Program to follow.

Come and discover the most festive of marathons and cheer on these great sportsmen and women in fancy dress as they set off from the quays of Pauillac.

In a convivial atmosphere, the runners cross the Médoc vineyards on a gastronomic theme.

As the kilometers go by, the doors of the greatest estates in the Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Haut Médoc and Saint-Estèphe appellations open up to them.

During the 3 days, the marathon organizers will be offering entertainment and podium games on the quays and in the town center.

The theme chosen for this year's event is "Make your own games"!

Detailed program to follow.

First occasion of the Night of Carrelets (small fishing cabins). From 6:30 pm to midnight, shows and walkabouts. Everybody's welcome and free entrance. Programme about these traditional small fishing cabins, theater and lights, artistic and sound installations, shows and concerts. In collaboration with Conseil Général de la Gironde, Communauté des Communes de l'Estuaire, Great Port of Bordeaux, Carrelet fishers Association, Territoires Imaginaires offers you an atypical and unique night, to make maritime and river heritage more attractive.

The result of a period of residency at the Foundation, Hors Saison is a carte blanche for designer Pablo Bras.
The result of a period of residency at the Fondation, Hors Saison is a carte blanche for designer Pablo Bras. A circular investigation of the phenomena at play, this project questions the ability of design to organize the invisible flows of air, light and heat to become genuine design materials, on the scale of both object and habitat.

Channelling the thermal and energetic forces of the exhibition space, the designer presents an arrangement of rooms constituting a fluid environment, reactive to the three seasons through which his installation will pass.

Through architectural gestures designed to make the atmospheric qualities of the space sensitive to the seasons and our needs, the project invites us to feel the variations in temperature through systems of air currents, ventilation and simple heating and cooling techniques.

Open and reproducible, the objects, scattered throughout the space, respond to each other within a dynamic of flows, recreating micro-climates, to form a project capable of questioning the ecology of a place and the modalities of our comfort.

From July 1 to 4, 2026, the Cognac Blues Passions festival invites you to its 33rd edition!

Come and experience four days of live Blues in Cognac.