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2025 : TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES




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“TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES”


This is the new theme of the 2025 animations of the castle of Saint Mesmin.


People traveled during the Middle Ages in Europe and beyond, to trade, pray, conquer, but not yet for leisure! All the reasons are very real, whether political, diplomatic, commercial, military, religious or purely artistic.

 Understanding the world in the Middle Ages is already a prerequisite for travel thanks to the theoretical knowledge of scholars (nautical charts or portolans) and the stories left by travelers. Understanding travel also means submitting to the risks of the dangers encountered (climate, attacks, illnesses, etc.)

The perception of the world and therefore implicitly of the journey is somewhat different depending on one's rank. Whether we are pilgrims, knights, ambassadors, merchants, messengers, troubadours, artists, students, astronomers, all travel in search, above all, of a real need for personal development.

On foot, most of the time, on horseback for the wealthiest, by cart or by boat for the longest distances, it is above all a real material journey (equipment, clothing, goods, relics, precious objects, artistic works, ) and intangible (poems, songs, music, salvation of the soul and social visibility).

With “Travelers in the Middle Ages”, a lovely travel diary opens up, navigating through time. “We never go as far as when we don't know where we are going” so, taking maps and a compass, see you in 2025 at the castle of Saint Mesmin!



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Saint Nicholas

An ancestor of Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas is, in many European countries, the object of cults and folklore. By miracle, Saint Nicholas will appear at the castle may be accompanied by his donkey. Tales around its legend, music, dances, fire shows, board games, fireplace fires and mulled wine will warm up this December night.

Friday 5 December of 2025 from 6.30p.m to 10.30 p.m.

FREE OF CHARGE


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