William Leymergie SEASON 2023 - 2024 12:34 p.m., March 24, 2024
Every Sunday, William Leymergie makes you discover new places all over France.
L’a-musée, museum dedicated to Boby Lapointe in Pézenas (Hérault)
- Open every day except Monday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- From April, open every day from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Price: €2.50 / adult – €1 for 12/18 year olds
- www.bobylapointe.fr
Catering:
- “At Hansi’s”
o In Pézenas
o Mini brasserie run by a former boxer
o www.cafe-hansi.edan.io
The Haribo Candy Museum in Uzès (Gard)
- Open every day except Monday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Open 7 days a week in summer
- Price: €12/adult – Free for children under 5 years old
- www.museeharibo.fr
Accommodation:
- The Provençal hostelry
o In Uzès (near Place aux Herbes)
o From 115€ for 2
o www.hostellerieprovencale.com
Saint-Savin Abbey (Vienna)
- Open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- From April, open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Price: €10/adult
- www.abbaye-saint-savin.fr
Catering:
- Restaurant “Le Saint Savin”
o In Saint Savin
o Starter/main course/dessert: €16 during the week at midday
o www.lesaintsavin.fr
Culinary walk – Fabrice Mignot – Pigeon salmis
Recipe for 4 People
Ingredients :
4 wood pigeons
200g Bayonne ham
3 shallots
1 onion
1 carrot
1 tomato
1 bouquet garni
5 sprigs of parsley
2 tbsp. to s. of flour
2 tbsp. to s. goose fat
50 cl of full-bodied red wine
25 cl of chicken stock
2 cl of Armagnac
Preparation :
Gut the wood pigeons, flambé them and keep the heart and liver.
Brown the wood pigeons in a frying pan with goose fat, then flambé them with Armagnac.
Prepare a mince with onion, carrot, shallots and ham, then brown this mince in the frying pan.
Return the wood pigeons, sprinkle with flour, add wine and chicken stock.
Add the peeled and seeded tomato, bouquet garni and parsley.
Add salt and pepper, then simmer covered for 30 minutes.
At the end of cooking, add the mixed hearts and livers, then adjust the seasoning.
International Kite Festival in Châtelaillon-Plage (Charente-Maritime)
- March 30, 31 and April 1
- In Châtelaillon-Plage
- https://www.chatelaillon-plage-tourisme.fr/evenements-a-chatelaillon-plage/le-festival-international-du-cerf-volant-et-du-vent/
Accommodation:
- Hotel “Le Rivage”
o In Châtelaillon-Plage
o Charming hotel, 3 stars
o www.hotel-chatelaillon.fr
Exhibition “David Hockney, Normandism” at the Museum of Fine Arts in Rouen
- At the Museum of Fine Arts in Rouen
- Until September 22, 2024
- https://mbarouen.fr/fr/expositions/david-hockney-normandism
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