On May 30, Château d'Ainay le Vieil celebrated the family and Leonardo da Vinci.
Having arrived the day before to spend the night in her horse-drawn wagon, Clémence de Villecourt stopped off at Ainay.
Its association, "Le Sabot et la Plume", is celebrating 500 years of the Renaissance and the anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, by setting off on the route he took from Vinci to Amboise, at Le Clos Lucé, his last stop. During this journey, the "Sabot et la plume"'s mission is to raise public awareness of the challenges of the 21st century, and to promote the heritage of the regions it crosses. After a rest and a tour of the château, Clémence presented her travelling exhibition to the visitors present, and answered their questions. Accompanied by her dog, her driver and their superb horses, she left at the end of the morning for Bruère-Allichamps and the Abbaye de Noirlac.
We're expecting him back next year. We'll be back to tell you all about it in due course.
In the meantime, you can follow the progress of his trip on :
www.lesabotetlaplume.blogspot.fr
Château d'Ainay le Vieil has been inhabited by the same family since 1467. The owners' attachment to Ainay stems largely from the memories they have created there.
By creating this event, called "Ainay fête la famille", they wanted to enable people to create new memories, sharing moments with family and friends.
To this end, we asked a number of guest speakers to lead workshops in which young and old could participate together: circus, old toys, sound animation, early musical education - these were just some of the themes that our public were able to discover and experiment with as a family.
Our visitors also had the opportunity to have their photo taken to immortalize the moment.
Discovery, laughter and fun made this first edition a success that we look forward to repeating next year. A bon entendeur, salut...
