Visitors will be immersed in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages: armor fights, introduction to calligraphy or even traditional cuisinethe immersion promises to be total within Vergt on Saturday evening, and all day Sunday.
Vergt Middle Ages, yes…
Vergt is a bastide built in the 13th century (in 1285). The plan of the city still bears witness to this: two long parallel streets framing the Place de la Halle; a half-timbered house. It is a bastide which was first English (Henry of Plantagenet) then French. Of the two initial parishes there remains a church, Saint John’s Churchas well as the oldest street called Sainte Catherine, today rue de la Chaminade.
Intensive care
Around Vergt, Greater Perigueux possesses a rich heritage of Romanesque churches (Cendrieux, Saint Mayme de Péreyrol, Saint Paul de Serre, Veyrines de Vergt) built between the 8th and 12th centuries. This past, of which only traces remain, asks to be (re)animated according to the association Vergt’missots who organizes for the first time this medieval festival, decided last fall.
The Dolorean is ready!
We knew the time machine of Back to the futurehere for once we embark on a real cart and we will discover clothes, culinary arts, games, dances and sketches to believe in it (in the Middle Ages)!
Learn more about this era (also)
“In order to provide historical landmarks, we are in contact with the Vergt school, which has shown great interest in this project”Explain Françoise Chambon, Secretary of Vergt’missots. Thus, educational panels mark out the course of the festival to locate the historical context of the exhibitions produced by the schoolchildren.
Traditional trades of the Middle Ages Sunday morning
A medieval market will tell us more, because demos are planned: blacksmith, cutler, basket maker, luthier, mintmaker, potter, soap factory, stained glass craftsman, bookbinder,… will be here!
– Vergt’missots