The Medieval Quintilis and Sextilis in Echiré - Niort Marais Poitevin Tourism

20 July 18 August 2024

Echiré, Château du Coudray-Salbart

From 4,50 € to 9,00 €

The Medieval Quintilis and Sextilis, it is an invitation to travel at the time of the Hundred Years' War Château du Coudray-Salbart. Armaments camp, trebuchet shooting, stone cutting, coin minting… : the scene is set for ladies and gentlemen to immerse themselves in this troubled era of the end of the 14th century!

The dates

Quintilis’ entertainment

Saturday July 20, 2024 – From 10 a.m. to 18:30 p.m.
Sunday July 21, 2024 – From 10 a.m. to 18:30 p.m.

Sextilis’ animations

Saturday August 17, 2024 – From 10 a.m. to 18:30 p.m.
Sunday August 18, 2024 – From 10 a.m. to 18:30 p.m.

Quintilis’ entertainment

reconstruction-castle-coudray-salbart-echire — Château du Coudray-Salbart

Daily life at the castle

In the programme : daily life at the castle, craftsmen at work, patrols of men-at-arms...

With the participation of Late Venus et the Friends of Coudray-Salbart.

Rate : €9 (full price) and ages 6 to 16 inclusive: €4,50

Sextilis’ animations

Life in the Middle Ages

In the programme :

leather workshop, making leather purses for adults and children,
medieval board games with alquerque, merelle, the fox and the geese, the tablut,
innkeeper presentation of riveted mesh making,
wood turner with a pole lathe 13th century,
weapons rack presentation,
Executioner with his pillory,
presentation of surgical instruments and spices (Sunday).

Highlights:

11 a.m. archery and crossbow demonstration on target,
15:00 p.m. presentation of the Templar and Hospitaller orders, description of outfits and weapons,
17:00 p.m. sword jousting.