Activities and Events at Chateau Saveilles
To entertain, educate or just have a good time with family and friends, the Château Saveilles offers a range of activities (tours, play trails for children and young people, hot-air balloon flights) and is organising events for you in 2024.
Activities
Opening period 2024 (in & -off season) to visits
Chateau Saveilles is open to visitors:
- for self-guided tours
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- from 29 June to 22 September 2024,
Site open from 1 pm to 7 pm, every day except Saturday - Closed from 2 August to 7 August 2024
- from 29 June to 22 September 2024,
- for guided tours
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- on 1st and 2nd June 2024 (Les Rendez-vous aux jardins)
- from 29 June to 22 September 2024
on Sundays, 14 July and 15 August, at 2pm and 4pm
Closed on 4 August 2024 - on 21st and 22nd September 2024 (European Heritage Days)
- on 19th October 2024 (Nuit des Châteaux)
Outside the above periods, guided tours can be organised by appointment.
Vélidéale and Château Saveilles - as from July 1st 2024
Since 1st July 2024, La Vélidéale, the cyclo-tourism route linking Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) to Lac de Vassivière in Creuse and crossing the Charente, has been open. From Chef-Boutonne to Ruffec, this route leaves the Mellois region to join the Charente, using small country roads.
The route passes through the Château de Saveilles in the Charente.
To discover this section of the Vélidéale route, click on the image opposite. At the Château de Saveilles (visit site), you and your little "queen" will be welcomed:
- a safe place to tie up your mechanical steed;
- a repair workshop at your disposal;
- an electric point to recharge your VAE (Electrical Assistance Bike);
- shade and picnic tables where you can rest and enjoy your own food and drink;
- a water point at your disposal;
- guided or self-guided tours of the exterior of the château and its chapel.
If you would like to make the most of your stopover and are interested in a guided tour of the château, please book 48 hours in advance (Payment on site).
"Enquête sur la légende oubliée"
Another way to visit the Château Saveilles
Investigation on the forgotten legend: Visit Château Saveilles otherwise - Have fun!
A fun course for young team members (from 15 years old).
Opening in July for the entire 2022 season (until October 31)!
To learn more, click here.
Please pay attention : the fun route guidebook is available in French only
"Pierre vous invite"
Fun course for parents and children
"Peter invites you..."
Play route for families and children (as from 6 years old)
Opening in July for the entire 2022 season (till October 31st)!
To find out more, click on the poster.
To read more, here
Please pay attention : the fun route guidebook is available in French only
Guided tour & Balloon flight from the park of the Chateau
Contact our
partner balloonist for a flight from
the Chateau park, an unforgettable flight over the Chateau as
you've never seen, and continue at the mercy of air currents over the Charente countryside: different landscapes, small countryside churches and magnificent chateaus fill your eyes and you
will keep a lasting impression!
Useful
information
Events
La Nuit des Châteaux - October 19th 2024
For the sixth time this year, the Chateau Saveilles is opening its doors at dusk as part of the Nuit des Châteaux event on October 19. To mark the occasion, Chateau Saveilles will be offering an original program designed to help visitors discover or rediscover this emblematic monument of the Ruffécois region (north Charente).
Seven centuries of history and architecture (from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance), times of glory and vicissitudes, abandonment and rebirth, famous figures from French history: a timeless experience in a nocturnal atmosphere.
European Heritage Days - September 21st & 22nd, 2024
Since 1984, the European Heritage Days have been a major cultural event held on the 3rd weekend in September, demonstrating the public's interest in its history. Every year, 17,000 monuments come
alive thanks to public and private initiatives.
These days are an opportunity to meet the enthusiasts, both volunteers and professionals, who work on a daily basis to recognize, safeguard and showcase our heritage.
The 41st European Heritage Days will take place on September 21st and 22nd, 2024.
The European Heritage Days are coordinated at national level by the Ministry of Culture, and in each region by the Regional Directorates of Cultural Affairs (DRAC).
To discover the full program of the Journées du Patrimoine in France, click on the event poster.
To find out what's happening at Chateau Saveilles, click here.
Un soir d'été à Saveilles - 6th edition
August 2nd 2024
Opera
"Raconte-moi la Traviata"
Do you like lyrical art, opera, bel canto?
You do not know what it is, but you are tempted to discover it?
Then come to the château de Saveilles on August 2nd, 2024!
"Un soir d'été à Saveilles" (A summer evening in Saveilles) in partnership with "Opera Clandestin" will give you the opportunity to discover and taste opera singing with the opera "Raconte-moi la
Traviata", adaptation of "la Traviata", work of Guiseppe Verdi.
A performance for young and old (from 6 years old), where the artists are, at the same time, actor, singer and narrator.
Charity Walking Dog - June 8th 2024
Come along with your faithful friend for 2 p.m., to follow the start of the hike (choice of 3 km or 5 km) with him and others.
Afterwards, you can enjoy a BBQ at the château!
And if you're interested in historical heritage, or even if you're a fan, we'll be offering a guided tour of the château's exterior and chapel at around 5pm.
Your participation to the walking and donations will be donated to the Refuge de l'Angoumois.
Les Rendez-vous aux jardins - June 1st & 2nd 2024
Rendez-vous aux jardins is an annual French event organized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and the Comité des parcs et jardins on the theme of gardens since 2003. It
takes place on the first weekend in June.
The Château Saveilles opens its doors for the occasion, and several guided tours by the owner will enable you to discover the château in its verdant setting.