On the occasion of the 39th European Heritage Days on 17 and 18 September 2022, we offer you three choices of free visits or activities in Angoulême and Cognac, in the Charente.
The Interceltic Festival of Lorient 2022 –
Here are some ideas for outings and visits on the occasion of the 2022 Heritage Days in Poitou-Charentes. Find also our proposals for the departments of Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne.
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After the roof and the treasure in 2016, the western facade, its side faces, its roofs have been restored using different techniques from stone cutting to cryogenics. A cathedral scaffolding 40 m high by 19 m wide and 8 m deep allowed the intervention of the eight companies.
The restoration was directed by Denis Dodeman, chief architect of historical monuments, under the scientific control of the services of the DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine – Regional conservation of historical monuments, site of Poitiers and departmental unit for architecture and heritage of the Charente.
MAP: Saint-Pierre Cathedral – Place Saint-Pierre, 16000 Angoulême
VIDEO: Restorations
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The 1is RIMa opens the doors of its garrison and its hall of honor to the public for the first time. On site you can enjoy a historical tour and discover the materials used by porpoises.
A historic event
2022 for 200 years, this year the first marine infantry regiment celebrates the bicentenary of its creation. On this occasion the regiment opens the doors of its quarters and its hall of honor. To be discovered on site, an exhibition on the history from its origins to today.
On the occasion of these European Heritage Days, the rampart circuit will conclude its course on the regiment’s place of arms.
On site, porpoises will be present to guide and discuss with visitors.
PAPER – 1is Marine Infantry Regiment (RIMA) – Boulevard Liedot, Quartier Fayolle, 16000 Angouleme
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Enjoy an exceptional guided tour of the Hotel Verdelin. The Verdelin hotel is a private mansion located in old Cognac.
Probably built in the 16th century on an old house, it has been remodeled several times over the centuries. Vaulted cellars and an older wing of annexes remain from this period, as well as a rectangular stair tower that has been significantly modified inside. On the top floor of this tower there is a small barrel-vaulted toilet, entirely covered with seventeenth-century grisaille or trompe-l’oeil frescoes.And century. The most important scenes represent a couple embracing and the flight of the chariot of Apollo-Helios. The top of the other two walls is decorated with a gallery of sixteen large busts of warriors. The vault is also treated as a trompe-l’oeil in the manner of a circular dome decorated with columns, garlands of flowers supported by four cherubs and open to the sky. In the center is represented the fall of Phaeton shot down by Zeus.
MAP – Hotel Verdelin – 35 to 39 rue de l’Isle-d’Or, 16100 Cognac
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