Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne:
Summer Market
Local Market at
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne every Monday July & August on the banks of
the Dordogne from 5pm to 8pm. Every fortnight tables, chairs and
bbqs are available to taste and enjoy products from the market
in a musical and festive atmosphere.
National Holiday -
Bastille Day
On July 14th the
musical association “Harmonie Beaulieu-Vayrac” organizes a
market under the plane trees of the Place du Champ de Mars. In
the evening there is a dance for everybody. Around 23.00, a
torchlight procession with musicians leads people to the stadium
where fireworks are set off.
August 15th
Feast
Traditionally,
this fair is linked to water; it is the Monturuc festival, the
fair of the area around the Chapelle des Pénitants. Every year,
there is a big fireworks display, set off on the
DordogneRiverafter an illuminated display by the gabare and
canoes. There is also a little fun fair.
On Assumption Day, the statue of the Virgin Mary, situated on
the place de la Bridolle (near the abbey-church) is venerated.
Villagers offer her some bunches of grapes that they hang on her
hand or her child’s so as to protect the vine
Votive Feast
"Les corps Saints"
Each year, on the
first weekend of September, the Saints Prime and Felician are
celebrated. They were two martyred brothers who granted the
village a fountain - a miraculous spring spurted out from under
the hoof of the mule which carried their relics. The mass is
celebrated on Sunday morning, accompanied by the Harmonie
Beaulieu-Vayrac and preceded by a procession to the Saints Prime
and Felician fountain, which is situated on the side of the road
on the edge of the village. On Sunday afternoon, the procession
of flower-decked floats takes place surrounded by bands and
street animations. Fireworks are set off on Saturday or on
Sunday. There is also a big fun fair for 2 days, free dancing
for everybody on Saturday and Sunday evenings, and a cycling
race on Saturday evening called “les 100 tours de boulevard”.
The Walnut Route Walk
Each year the last
Sunday of September the tourist board organises a 28km walk.
Demonstrations and food sampling associated with walnuts
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