Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Do any of you knowingly live near towns which contain both a theatre and a church/cathedral for classical concerts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRT17 Posted November 19, 2003 Share Posted November 19, 2003 Yes, Saintes 17. has a big music festival in the Summer, the old theatre has been re-vamped at great expense and re-opened late this Summer. The Abbaye aux Dames has a lot of cultural events there are other churches which hold concerts and a Cathedral. The surrounding countryside has many romanesque churches and there are concerts in some of these on Thursday evenings during the Summer.Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letrangere Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 LAST EDITED ON 20-Nov-03 AT 04:09 AM (GMT)We've always felt that Albi would be a good place to live near, the regular concerts at the cathedral attract really good orchestras (as one would expect when it's named after St Cecilia!) and the theatre productions are interesting too.Can anyone comment on Angouleme or Perigueux? Two weeks earlier in the year spent within easy striking distance of the former left us a bit disappointed but perhaps we simply hit it during a quiet time.And how about Agen? I think of this as strong culturally as a result of the excellent art gallery. But is there much in the way of performing arts?Incidentally, I'm referring to all-year-round cultural events not just high season festivals.Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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