REVEL
To mark European Heritage Days, the town of Revel invites you to celebrate the restoration of the belfry during a weekend dedicated to heritage and culture.
What’s on /
– Thursday 17 September, at 8.30 pm at Ciné Get, a talk on the Belfry: The Founding of the Bastide of Revel
Oral tradition holds that the town of Revel was founded (on 8 June 1342) with the inaugural ‘Fixatio Pali’ ceremony taking place at the site where the belfry now stands.
This belfry (with its market hall, square and covered walkways) is an iconic building representing the seat of all the bastide’s powers (royal, economic, administrative, judicial and military) and is highly representative of the ‘bastide phenomenon’.
Jean-Paul Calvet, the town’s historian (who has written its history in five volumes totalling over 2,000 pages), will give a (free) talk outlining its history and functions.
– Friday 18 September, at 9.00 pm at the Beffroi, an opening performance that is as acrobatic as it is unexpected …
The Mattatoio Sospeso theatre company has an evening full of surprises in store for you.
– Saturday 19 September, at the Beffroi: a photography exhibition – discover an exhibition of photographs by Jean-Luc Sarda on the ground floor of the Beffroi.
Guided tours of the Beffroi, organised by the Attractivité & Tourisme Agency, from 10 am to 12 noon and from 3 pm to 5 pm. Tours last 30 minutes and are limited to 18 people per ascent. Bookings at the Revel Tourist Information Office (Rue Jean Moulin).
Stone-carving demonstration throughout the afternoon by Chevrin-Géli.
At 6.30 pm, a concert by the Collectif Super Baobab
Afro, jazz, groove and fusion sounds: a concert featuring warm and catchy rhythms.
From 7 pm: dinner beneath the Belfry
Enjoy a gourmet experience with local restaurateurs, who will be serving their specialities. Tables will be set up beneath the Belfry so you can dine whilst enjoying the musical atmosphere.
At 9.00 pm, a concert by the Froggy Blues Compagnie
– Sunday 20 September
Jean-Luc Sarda’s photography exhibition will once again be on display on the ground floor of the Belfry.
From 10.00 am to 12.00 pm and from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm – Guided tours of the Belfry: discover the Belfry through tours organised by the Attractivité & Tourisme Agency.
Booking required at the Revel Tourist Information Office (BIT).
From 2.00 pm: wooden games
Young and old alike can also enjoy playing with wooden games.
At 3.00 pm, concert by the Lauragais Inter-municipal Music School
Pupils from the Lauragais Inter-municipal Music School invite you to a concert.
At 4.30 pm, concert by the Lyre Revéloise (50 musicians)
