FESTIVAL 31 NOTES D’ÉTÉ – AURIGNAC

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After your sightseeing, come along to the AZAHAR concert

TOURIST, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURS

BOOKING REQUIRED

*9am > Explore Aurignac with the Randosave club: from the prehistoric rock shelter to the narrow streets of the medieval town

The route will take you to the panoramic viewpoint on Joulin Hill, offering a unique view of the surrounding area. Amidst ruins, landscapes and the spirit of the place, history unfolds with every step.

A walk rich in heritage and nature, to capture the very soul of Aurignac.

Meeting point: Museum car park – Avenue de Bénabarre, 31420 Aurignac

Duration: 2 hours 

Practical information: 5.5 km, total elevation gain 210 m

*2.30 pm > guided tour of the Aurignacian Museum

The museum invites all prehistory enthusiasts, lovers of cultural discoveries and curious visitors from all walks of life to come and meet the Aurignacian people, the first anatomically modern humans who lived in Europe around 35,000 years ago. 

Meeting point: Aurignacian Museum – Avenue de Bénabarre, 31420 Aurignac 

Duration: 45 mins

*4.30 pm > tour of La Fée Spiruline with Sabine Pagnac, spirulina producer

Since 2019, Sabine has been producing artisanal, 100% natural spirulina on a small family farm in the commune of Aurignac. 

She is committed to producing spirulina of the highest nutritional and taste quality, grown in spring water. We love its mild aroma and subtle flavour. Grown, harvested, rinsed and dried on the farm, she packages the spirulina herself. 

Meeting point: Cassaret, Chemin Lasbordes, 31420 Aurignac

Duration: 1 hour

*10am–1pm and 3pm–6pm > free access to Château Comtal and its keep with the code ‘31 notes d’été’ provided at the till

Château Comtal and its restored keep dominate the landscape. Built in the 13th century, this château bears witness to the strategic importance of Aurignac in the Middle Ages as the capital of a major castellany belonging to the Counts of Comminges. 

The Aurignacian Museum will be free and open all day. 

SNACKS AND DRINKS AVAILABLE ON SITE FROM 7PM

7pm, 8pm > STREET PERFORMANCES

STRAP

A synchronised swimming routine in times of drought

Three swimmers, athletic and unflappable competitors, perform a meticulously choreographed routine. As a static counterpoint to the physical dynamism of the athletic trio, the swimming instructor watches this ballet with a distracted eye. At the microphone, an over-attentive and passionate Danish commentator fills the soundscape with rhythm and precision, his unstoppable and rapid stream of words harmonising with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Second Waltz.

Cast: Florent Barré, Loïc Derouineau, Joséphine Picard, Rémi Pucheu, Julien Rozan: actors

Duration: 20 mins

8.30pm > CONCERT

AZAHAR

Latin dance: powerful voices, joyful rhythms and an invitation to dance

From Chilean cueca to Afro-Colombian rhythms, via Peruvian waltzes and Mexican jarocho, these musicians, passionate about traditional music, perform compositions and popular tunes, drawing on their diverse influences.

The poetry of the lyrics, carried by powerful voices and joyful rhythms, will sweep you off your feet!

Line-up: Violeta Jarero: vocals, jarana, percussion – Rayra Maciel: percussion, vocals – Agathe Pitarch: accordion, vocals, percussion

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes – 1 hour 30 minutes

In partnership with La Cafetière + logo ‘comme à la maison’