Loudon
Chatellerault
POITIERS
VIENNE (86)
Chauvigny Montmorillon
Le Dorat
Charroux Civray
Bellac Nieul
Rochechouart
St-Mathieu
VIENNE & NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION... HAUTE-VIENNE
Ambazac
LIMOGES
HAUTE-VIENNE (87)
St-Yriex-la-Perche
DIARY DATEs!
Nuits Musicales de Cieux (87) are hoping that their festival dedicated to the guitar will still take place from 23-26 July – reserve tickets at www.nuitsmusicalesdecieux.com.
Festival des Lumières will take place in Montmorillon (86) with a revised programme from 28-30 August, see www.festival-des-lumieres.com for details nearer the time. Warm up for the Tour de France by first watching the Tour du Limousin with four stages starting at Couziex (87) and finishing in Limoges between 18-21 August, see www.tourdulimousin.com. The Tour Poitou-Charentes follows shortly after when riders will race from Montmoreau (16) to Poitiers over 5 stages between 27-30 August. See www.tour-poitou-charentes.com for details.
VIENNE INVITATION
Futuroscope re-opens
Objectif Mars, the new rollercoaster at Futuroscope, received rave reviews as the park reopened midJune. With a reduced capacity and stringent hygiene conditions in place, the park will open daily in July, August and September. Even with the lower capacity limits in force, you can still use the generous coupon on our back cover for your tickets on the day. Just present it (or a photocopy) at the ticket booth. Once you are in the park, you can use the Lineberty virtual queue app to book your tickets for the 6 major attractions in the park to reduce queuing. The majority of attractions are open, although 3D attractions are showing in 2D. With its 60 hectare parkland setting to explore (see the feature in our October edition), you can enjoy your day out without worrying about it becoming too crowded.
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Digging for Treasure
To boost the department’s tourism, the Vienne is offering a 50€ refund to visitors. Running from 1 July to 1 November, you can apply for your refund on presentation of receipts for visits to two tourist attractions and a meal in a local restaurant for at least two people. For full details and the terms and conditions, see tourisme-vienne.com.
Limoges has a long history dating back centuries, but little is known about what lies under the roads and buildings in the Cité district. Before the installation of a new electricity network, the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) is conducting nine surveys by excavating sections to study what lies beneath. So if you spot the archaeologists at work, they really are digging for treasure!
ER DATES TO REMEMB RENTRÉE 2020
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Tuesday, are planned to return on All schools across France liday runs from Saturday 1 September. Toussaint ho vember inclusive and all 17 October to Sunday 2 No y 18 December. schools break up on Frida
