The town of Charleville-Mézières (08 Ardennes, Grand Est) hosts its annual Puppet Festival (Festival des Marionnettes) 18 – 22 September 2024.
Since 1961 Charleville-Mézières festival has grown over 21 editions – Each edition brings together 150,000 spectators in the city of Charleville-Mézières, now recognized as the World Capital of Puppetry Arts.
In addition to the Festival, since 1981 the city has been home to the Institut International de la Marionnette, a permanent training, creation and research center, as well as the ESNAM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette), which has been welcoming students from around the world since 1987
For more info see www.festival-marionnette.com/fr
Capital of the French Ardennes, the city of Charleville-Mézières, labeled city of Art and History since 2013, is ideally situated on the banks of the Meuse. This diverse city invites you to discover his heart the seventeenth century, the remains of its medieval city and the Art Deco district, with among others: the magnificent Place Ducale, twin sister of the Place des Vosges in Paris, its museums, Rimbaud course, the ramparts of Mezieres, exceptional windows of the Basilica of Our Lady of Hope…
https://www.france-voyage.com/tourism/charleville-mezieres-1972.htm
Yet Charleville-Mézières is also known for its prestigious Place Ducale, an architectural gem built between 1612 and 1628 by the architect Clément Métezeau, at the request of the Duke Charles de Gonzague. A listed protected area, this immense paved square surrounded by twenty-seven pavilions in the Henry IV or Louis XIII style, is one of the most beautiful squares in France! In fact it is considered as the twin sister of Place des Vosges in Paris. Its architecture is both sumptuous and harmonious, combining pink brick, ochre stone and blue slate…
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