“Chez Gégène”, an afternoon out of time

It is the most famous parquet on the banks of the Marne. Every Sunday, for more than 100 years, couples have gathered there to have a bite to the tunes of yesteryear. The time of an afternoon, “At Gegene“, the dancers come to have a good time.”Relaxation, pleasure, dance. Friendliness“, sums up a regular. But here, we don’t just come to dance. We sing, too.

In a Belle Époque decor, more than a ballroom, Gégène offers a journey through time. “We are in another world, and when we are here, we forget everything“, says a woman. This time, François Aviles remembers it as if it were yesterday. He has been frequenting this historic guinguette since 1957. “There was a crazy world. It has nothing to do with now“, remembers the customer. An afternoon out of time, to immerse yourself for a few hours in the spirit of the guinguette of yesteryear.