SEPTEMBER

 

The exhibitions

From September 10th till December 11th
Exhibition " Long live France "
about the 150th birthday of the Union of the County from Nice to France
Chapel st Elme, in the heart of the citadel
Opened from Monday to Friday from 8 am till 12 am

and from 1 pm till 4:30 pm
Documents history, paintings, engravings, genealogy, reconstruction of a lounge of period…
Free entrance


From September 4th till October 3rd
Exhibition Stéphane Javier

Painting
chapel st Elisabeth, street of the église

Free entrance

 

Sunday, September 5th
feast of Saint Grat
plateau st michel Michel
Organized by the Municipality of Villefranche-sur-Mer

10:00 am, visits of the Chapel Holy Grat
Minute of silence
11:00 am, outdoor mass in the Holy tray(plateau) Michel
12am , apéritif offered by the municipality

Outdoor lunch
Price : 8 euro a person

Reservations for the meal with the Tourist office and with the Culture

04 93 01 73 68

Attention, there will be no sale of ticket that very day

 

Monday, September 6th
Walk of Art professions

Place Amélie Pollonnais
Market of arts and crafts proposed by the Chamber of trade and the small business crafts and the city of Villefranche-sur-Mer.

About twenty local craftsmen will present their creations; jewels, ceramists, woodcarver of olive tree, manufacturers of linen, pottery, leather store(craft), mosaïste, etc.
Free entrance

 

Thursday, September 9th
Inaugural conference " The architectural inheritance of the House of Savoy in Villefranche-sur-Mer in 1860 "

by Mara De Candido, professor emeritus in the Faculty

of Architecture of Turin

Within the framework of the 150th birthday of the Union of the County from Nice to France

6:30 pm -chapiteau of the citadel

Followed by the Varnishing of the exhibition

" one day in 1860 " at 7:30 pm in the Chapel St Elme. Cocktail with a musical accompaniment of the Brass band of the 27éme BCA

of Annecy
Documents history, paints(paintings), engravings, genealogy, reconstruction of a lounge(show) of time(period) …

Free entrance

Exhibition from September 9th till December 11th

Opened from Monday to Friday from 8 am till 12 am

and from 1 pm till 4:30 pm -

Closed the weekend

 

Sunday, September 12th
Reconstruction of the arrival of Napoleon III

to Villefranche-sur-Mer

on September 12th, 1860
about the 150th birthday of the Union of the County

from Nice to France
150 extras gathered to make you relive this aspect underestimated by the history of the City
Procession of carriages in the Citadel then the passage on piers

in the port of Darse to finish in Gardens Binon.
With the cooperation of: the company Jacques B,

a Skiff for Villefranche, the ABPV, the alumni, the Olivula, the brass band of the 27th BCA, the friends of Museums and the support of the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes

From 1:30 pm in the Port of the santé- free Entrance

 

Saturday, September 18th
Scroll of former cars in town
At 2 pm with the association Passion - automobiles

Saturday, September 18th
Outdoor dinner " the feast of Saint Michel "
Livened up by Gérard Trucchi and his orchestra
7pm , binon Garden
Price : 18 euro a person
Registrations and reservations with the service parties and ceremonies in 04 93 76 33 69

Deadline of the registrations : September 15th

 

Saturday, 18 and Sunday, September 19th
Heritage Days
about the 150th birthday of the Union of the County

from Nice to France
The Museums of the Citadel are free

and free visit from 2 pm till 6:30 pm
Exceptional opening of the exhibition One day in 1860 "

in the Chapel St Elme
Information: 04 93 76 33 27

 

Saturday, September 18th
Free guided tours of the City proposed by the Tourist information office and of the Culture
Departure of the visits at 10 am and 2:00 pm
Reservation compulsory for 04 93 01 73 68

 

Wednesday, september 22nd
Opera "Napoleon III"
Within the framework of the 150th birthday of the Union of the County from Nice to France
An original work exclusively in charming frame of the Citadel.

130 chorus-singers, 6 soloists and 30 musicians for an amazing show redrawing the restless history of the County of Nice
Creation: Albert Tosan and Jean-Marie Raynaud
9pm , Open-air theater of the Citadel
Free entrance (within the limits of the available seats)

 

Sunday, September 26th
Mass of Saint Michel in the church Holy Michel
Sung mass by the group Olivula
Followed by an apéritif offered by the Municipality on the place

Félix Poullan with the singings

(songs) of the group Olivula and the Brass band

of Villefranche-sur-Mer
10:30 am

 

 

OCTOBER

 

From September 10th till December 11th
Exhibition " Long live France "
about the 150th birthday of the Union of the County from Nice to France
Chapel st Elme, in the heart of the citadel
Opened from Monday to Friday from 8 am till 12 am

and from 1 pm till 4:30 pm
Documents history, paintings, engravings, genealogy, reconstruction of a lounge of period…
Free entrance


From September 4th till October 3rd
Exhibition Stéphane Javier

Painting
chapel st Elisabeth, street of the église

Free entrance

 

From October 9th till November 14th
Exhibition Frédéric Laurent
Photos
chapel st Elisabeth, street of the église
Free entrance

 

 

 

Sunday, October 3rd
Show of the former Comic strip
Binon's Gardens

 

Saturday, 16 and Sunday, October 17th
Resquilhada
Holiday of "pointus" organized by the A.B.P.V.
Regatta of "pointus"in the natural harbour of Villefranche-sur-Mer
Competition of fishing cup Marcel Mousnier

Friday, October 22nd
Conférence-bilan of the actions of Doctor Craviari

in Bangladesh 6pm : auditorium of the citadel

free entrance

 

Sunday, October 24th
Ceremony of remembrance of the Fights of Malmaison

and Sidi Brahim
9 am, welcome
9:15 am, general assembly in the auditorium
10 am, mass in the church st Michel
11 am, parade and deposit of sheaf in the war memorial

of the garden of chasseurs
11:30 am, talk
12 am, apéritif