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Come along from March to December, every 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am to 2pm, to discover the Château des Rochers organic market!



You'll be able to find seasonal vegetables, fruit, bread, eggs, poultry, goat's cream, herbal teas, saffron, gingerbread, honey, crêpes, sweet and savoury cannelés, gluten-free pastries, Marennes oysters, paintings, soaps, ice creams, jams, a chocolate maker...



Tables and chairs will be available for on-site catering.



We look forward to seeing you there!

The opening days of the 18 wine estates of Loupiac gather thousands of gourmet. A month before Christmas it shows a great complementarity between the Landes craft productions (foie gras) and the sweet wines from Loupiac. Tastings, guided tours, workshops, exhibitions, gourmet lunch...

Two exceptional days to taste a hundred great Bordeaux wines, champagnes of talent, including prestigious houses from Reims or Epernay, but also great guests from other vineyards in France - Burgundy, Rhône, Alsace, Loire - and the world.

A gourmet's meeting place, this traditional fair has been welcoming local producers and numerous hawkers for over five hundred years in the great tradition of the fairs of the Middle Ages. The programme includes a gourmet fair under a big top, a Christmas market, a large unpacking in the streets, farm animals, entertainment for the whole family and numerous food stalls. All the programme on www.labrede-montesquieu.fr

For one weekend, on December 2 and 3, 2023, from 10am to 6pm, the owners of châteaux in the Pessac-Léognan appellation will be opening the doors of their estates, to let visitors discover the history of their estates and the unique flavor of their wines.



This year, 32 châteaux, including 3 Crus Classés de Graves, will be taking part in the Portes Ouvertes, which will feature visits, tastings, walks and events.



At the same time, 9 châteaux in the appellation are offering tasting dinners on Saturday December 02.

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.

The gastronomy of the South-West as a whole will be present at the gastronomic market of the Asparagus Festival of Blayais. Between sweet and savory, many products are waiting for you and will satisfy the appetite of the most greedy.

The queen of the festival, the asparagus of Blayais (IGP), will be represented on 5 stands. In order to make the most of the on-site catering, the covered catering areas made available to you at the last edition will be back this year. All your senses will be satisfied; between passionate producers listening to you, street animation, free concerts, recipes demonstration and chefs battles.

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.

"Slip on your boots and set off to discover the life that populates our ponds.

On the programme: capturing, observing and identifying species by means of identification sheets.

Ages 4 and up; bring boots"

The Médoc-Vignoble Tourist Office informs you :

Come and enjoy the SunSka experience at Domaine de Nodris in Vertheuil (33), ideally located in the heart of the Médoc and France's finest vineyards, just a few kilometers from the Gironde beaches.

We look forward to welcoming you for a moment of escape, sharing and culture. All bathed in the atmosphere of well-being and togetherness for which the festival is renowned.

On the program for this 27th edition: IAM, Dub Inc, Deluxe, Niska and many others.

Online ticketing.

Château de la Mercerie invites you to its flea market in the park and castle.
Snacks and refreshments available.
Flea market open to professionals and individuals, except for foodstuffs.
No reservation required.

The 5th Salon D'Artisans at Château de La Mercerie invites you to Magnac Lavalette Villars. Come and discover beautiful handicrafts (leather goods, lighting, engravings, sculpture, sewing, jewellery, etc.) in the heart of an impressive château.
A great opportunity to make some great discoveries and start buying presents just a few weeks before Christmas ;)

Refreshments, snacks and will be available on site.

No visit.

The Villages Sessions festival takes place in country villages. The evening is divided into 3 parts: 7pm with a musical aperitif hosted by Sonotone Orkestra and offered by the commune, 8pm for the meal and 9.30pm for Matjé's concert.
Beyond the words, an evening. The meal is either organised by the local festivities committee or various food trucks.
The concert is organised by the Villages Sessions association, which has always worked to promote cultural discovery and musical diversity for all audiences.
The programme for the other evenings continues:
On Friday 22 at Villebois-Lavalette in the château: Cinq Oreilles and Basta de Chachara, and the closing evening is scheduled for Saturday 23 at Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard: Hurricane Turle. These events are always organised in close collaboration with the local councils and festival committees.

The Sonotone Orkestra, with a name like that, don't think they're all deaf.
think they're all deaf - on the contrary, this festive group
on the contrary, this festive group evokes festivities and dance
sometimes Latin, sometimes West Indian, African or jazzy.

Matjé
At the crossroads of French chanson, hiphop and Afro-Latin influences
and Afro-Latin influences, Matjé puts down a poetic pen
poetic pen to warm, lively music that combines
combining tradition and modernity. Through encounters and
and travels, Matjé blends his songs together, reminding us that music is above all about
about sharing.
Matjé has shared the stage with such artists as : Bigflo and Oli, Sinsémilia, Féfé, Camille
Bazbaz, Ben Mazué, Soviet Suprem, Oldelaf, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Pierpoljak... You
You'll be seduced by his humility, his sunny charisma and his stage presence.

The first Saturday of December you can, with the oyster farmer, fisherman, winegrower and restaurant of the 45 hut of the Oyster Port (Port Ostréicole) of Andernos-les-Bains, participate in tastings of oysters, white wine of the Entre-2-Mers and tapas.



If you walk through the port you will find bands, sea songs, exhibition of our local artists work, parade of ancient rigging, fireworks...



Free access, Port Ostréicole from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Follow the small paths of the wooded dune, alongside the naturalist guide Tom, to discover the secrets of the forest vegetation, typical of this original place. You will stroll through the woods to discover its many inhabitants: small birds of prey, bird hunters or dead reptiles enjoying the sun along the firewalls.

In a calm and preserved natural environment, discover an unknown but diverse fauna! Young and old, armed with buckets and shovels, take advantage of the low tide to explore the foreshore and understand the secrets of its countless hosts. Among the algae and seagrass, under the sand or in a few centimeters of water, live shells, crabs and shrimps, sea urchins and groundfish are just waiting for your visit!