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Forthcoming Events 2012  |
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Posted on: Sat Jan 1 2011 |
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 Exclusive Tours
Rennes Le Chateau
APARC Events
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2012 -
The Year of the Mayan Calendar and UFOs on Bugarach !
At least that's what some people think ! I just ask: "Who says so…?"
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Exclusive Tours with Henry Lincoln
A Rare Opportunity to spend a week exploring Rennes-le-Château and many of the places connected to its remarkable story with the world’s leading authority - the man who started it all!
Accommodation will be in Rennes-le-Château’s sister village, at the charming Hostellerie de Rennes-les-Bains, on the banks of the pretty River Sals. The hotel provides excellent food in relaxed and comfortable surroundings.
Henry Lincoln will guide you around the historic sites, bringing his unique insight to the story. Not merely the villages of Bérenger Saunière and the Abbé Boudet, the tour will also include Cathare castles, Templar Commanderies - and of course there will be ample time to explore the world famous Rennes-le-Chateau.
THE SPRING 2012 TOUR WILL BE:
THURSDAY 10 MAY TO THURSDAY 17 MAY
Despite the current financial turmoils, we are hoping to keep to the 2011 cost.
CONFIRMATION OF THIS - AND DATES FOR THE AUTUMN TOUR WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY
To express interest and for further info, click here >>>
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Photo by Editions Combier |
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RENNES-LE-CHATEAU
As always, I will be found in the Jardin de Marie at Rennes-le-Château on most afternoons throughout the season. (Though not generally on Tuesday, when le Jardin is closed.)
Come and badger me as much as you like!
I say this because I’ve learned that some people have been hesitant to approach me. Don’t be! I enjoy meeting you all and answering your questions. That’s why I’m here ! And how I make so many new friends.
(And if you can’t find me in the garden, ask Gerda or Tobie ... they’ll know where I am ... probably in the Church or thereabouts).
AFTERNOON TOURS OF THE VILLAGE After many requests during the past summer, I have been leading small groups around Rennes-le-Château. These have proved very popular and so I have decided to continue them during the 2012 Season. By 'small' I mean of about half-a-dozen or so people. Larger groups become cumbersome and there is always someone who doesn't 'get a word in'. (Ten can become almost too many - whereas two can be fun !)
The tour is very much my own personal view of the story and of the events and characters I have known over almost half a century.
The visits begin in the Jardin at 2.15pm and last about three hours. I am happy to do them in either English or French. If you want another language, you'd better bring your own translator !
The cost is €20 per person - which includes admittance to Saunière's Domaine.
GROUP TOURS If any visiting groups would like me to guide them around the village I will be happy to show you "the things you are looking at - but not seeing"! If Group Leaders will please contact me in advance on this web-site, I will do my best to fit in with your arrangements. (You may, for instance, have scheduled your visit for the morning.)
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Exceptions
I shall note here any dates when I expect to be away. At present, only 20-21-22 April 2012 are affected, when I shall be giving a presentation with Ani Williams at Castelfranc.
Concert
It has also become usual for there to be an enchanting concert in the Garden on Sundays at 4 p.m., given by Ani Williams, the well-known harpist and sound healer.
Ani also brings Tours to our area and I always spend some time with her groups.
Visit her web-site www.aniwilliams.com for further details.
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For details of The SAUNIERE SOCIETY’s annual visit please see :
www.sauniere-society.org)
I anticipate a few days with them, too. |
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Also click here to see the A.P.A.R.C events list >>> |
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I took the Henry Lincoln tour in October 2010 and have to say it exceeded all expectation. I'd visited the region quite often in the past and had been lucky enough to meet Henry previously, but this experience was quite unique and something else. The accommodation,
the food, the hosting by Julie, Rupert and Henry was brilliant, and it
is a week that I will never forget. I met some really interesting
people, and visiting all the sites with Henry bringing them to life was
magical. The anecdotes and stories in the evenings were just as
enjoyable as the visits, and everything was organised superbly.
If
you have been before, or if you have never been before, I cannot
recommend this tour enough, and guarantee you will love every minute.
The magic of Rennes-le-Château and the surrounding Cathare country is as
strong as ever. Ed Critchley, Liverpool, UK
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