{"id":13662,"date":"2014-04-01T08:51:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T07:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchduck.com\/?p=13662"},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:34:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:34:56","slug":"conques-marcillac-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchduck.com\/latest\/conques-marcillac-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Conques wine festivals in the Averyron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The attractive medieval villlage of Conques<\/strong><\/a> (12 Aveyron, Occitanie<\/em>) is also the base for Marcillac<\/strong> wine AOP, and a number of wine festivals are held annually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each year, during the week-end of Pentecost 18 – 20 May 2024<\/b><\/span> Marcillac<\/strong> livens up during the F\u00eate de la Saint-Bourrou<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a> The \u00ab bourrou<\/em> \u00bb (bud in Occitan) is then celebrated, in particular on Monday with a parade to Notre-Dame de Foncourrieu<\/em> where a mass is celebrated as protection for the future crops. Then comes the profane festivities starting with the acceptance speeches of the new members of the eschansonnerie<\/em>, wine tasting and meeting with the wine growers. During all week-end, Fair festivities, dancing balls, concerts and meals are held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also an August Wine Fair (Foire aux Vins) <\/em>11 A<\/span>ugust 20<\/strong>23 <\/span>in Marcillac <\/strong>(see www.tourisme-aveyron.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and another wine festival in the small village of Bru\u00e9jouls<\/strong><\/a> (about 25km south)12 – 13 August 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/del>. For more info see www.tourisme-conques.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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One of the major monuments of architectural and cultural heritage that line the route to Santiago de Compostela, Conques<\/strong> abbey-church prides itself on sheltering under its vaults, a unique treasure of Romanesque sculpture and artefacts. Among these are the tympanum of the Last Judgment and figurative capitals, all magnified by Pierre Soulages\u2019 stained glass windows. The gilded or plated reliquaries of the Treasure, embellished with ancient enamels, cameos, intaglios and precious stones are exquisite examples of medieval craftsmanship. The precious treasure, assembled and preserved through the ages, nestles around the monastery within an environment of great beauty that is today recognized in the selective list of The most Beautiful Villages of France (Les plus beaux villages de France)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See B&B and Hotels in Conques<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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