1 Medieval animations
On the weekend of June 4 and 5, the Compagnie des Compagnons du Loup Blanc will be present at the château de Montcornet in the Ardennes to offer activities and workshops for young and old, and introduce them to the know-how of the Middle Ages: combat, armaments, archery, calligraphy or embroidery are notably on the menu.
2 Everything, everything U2 on June 18
On Saturday June 18, from 8:30 p.m., the Charleville-Mézières AME will take possession of the castle, the doors of which will be open from 7 p.m. for a visit included in the price (€10). On the program, “One for U2” last artistic project launched by the AME. « The ambitious and singular objective of this innovative initiative is to offer a wide audience the emotional and creative force represented by the mixture of classical music and rock within an acoustic trio and through the creations of a historical formation. , with a rich and magnificently popular artistic career; the U2 group “. Information and Reservation (mandatory) at: www.amemusik.fr. Limited to 150 people.
3 The return of escape games
This will please all those who had thought about the last escape games organized by Cindy Garnier, alias Professor Plume, in the heart of the castle. A new adventure, with three levels of difficulty, for groups of 2 to 6 people, will be organized on July 9, 10, 13, 14, 16 and 17, and August 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 14. Reservations on 06 98 96 95 24, info and contact also on Facebook: “Professor Plume events”.
A remarkable fortress
The Château de Montcornet, a fortress listed in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments since 1926, will open its doors to visitors via the events already mentioned, but also every weekend and public holiday until the end of September (except Mondays in July and August). This will be an opportunity to discover or rediscover the ” feudal colosseum by the historian Michelet, built between the 11th and 15th centuries, by the Montcornet and Croÿ families. Although the building has suffered in the past from the ravages of time – and from the auction of many architectural elements in 1766 – there is still much more to discover than the “ruins” sometimes expected by those who do not know the site.
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