It is an essential site for visitors passing through Berry, but also for the Berrichons themselves. Difficult to get tired of the Château de Valençay, which normally welcomes 80,000 visitors a year The year 2022 is looking good for the site : “We find visitors since MarchIt’s good news”welcomes Sylvie Giroux, the director of the historic and tourist monument. “We are seeing a recovery and a return to normal in terms of attendance and turnover. We are in what we were aiming for in 2019 or even a little better”she adds, while remaining cautious since it is only the beginning of the summer season.
A public subscription to finance the works of the theater of the castle of Valençay
At the Château de Valençay, you can obviously visit the site. But many events will be organized to attract another audience. “We have live shows with a new jazz festival from July 15 to 17 outdoors on the site of the Château de Valençay”, explains Sylvie Giroux, guest of France Bleu Berry this Friday. A annual exhibition is also to be discovered since March, as part of the international food photography festival. “This year, the theme is “Love and gastronomy” with photos of 21 professionals”says the director.
We have prepared a whole program that stretches until November
Among the other news of the castle of Valençay, there is the work of the theater. “It’s taking on water. It only shows when you’re on the first floor”, says Sylvie Giroux. The Mission Bern for the preservation of heritage selected the site and paid an endowment of 300,000 euros. “But the works cost 700,000 euros. The State will help us but there may be a lack of money. The Heritage Foundation is an ally of the Château de Valençay and has launched a subscription in which everyone can participate”concludes the director of the Château de Valençay.