The Medieval Troops of Briançon

Medieval camp located on Doctor-General Blanchard square and near the Embrun gate. The company will offer animations involving a cage for prisoners, knights fights, blacksmith demonstrations, a medieval encampment, archery skills, playlets, medicinal skills, and various other activities.

Strolling theater company. Passionate about flights of Celtic and traditional sounds, peppered with contemporary tunes, the quintet invites you to share an authentic, friendly moment, to the rhythm of instruments and voices. Rich of their musical and human journeys, they will take you to the lands of legends: Ireland, Scotland and Brittany. Whether you listen, sing or dance, be guided by the music…

You will find his shop Place du Temple, near the collegiate church. Amadou it is 800,000 years of fire history, 6,000 years of medicine history, and a century of amnesia.

Educational farm and alpine traditions. Julie, the farmer from the past, will introduce you to some of her ancient breed animals. Rams, billy goats, ducks, chickens, you will be able to admire them, stroke them, and learn about them as well as enjoy games and make the most of informative panels about traditions in the Alps and farm animals.

Medieval camp located in the moat by the Pignerol gate. This medieval camp is set up by a company from Italy. Worth a look. The company offers various animations and activities: archery, combat initiation, cooking, medicine, fights near the harrow while it is being lowered, along with another comapny offering music, etc... Go down in the moat to discover these activities and take part.

Hunting camp placed by the Embrun Gate. Les Simiane 1370-1400 is a historical association presenting a hunting camp based on the writings by Gaston Phébus. The company offers workshops about hunted animals, the care given to dogs, the tools and techniques used in the context of hunting at the end of the 14th century.

Equestrian dressage shows in the Canon Motte garden, shows lasting about 20 minutes, mounted dressage, dressage on foot, long reins, rope, and wanderings around of 3 or 4 riders in the city several times a day. In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the medieval festival of Briançon, Kav'Alp offers an unprecedented show. Meet us around equestrian jousts, dressage shows and aerobatics.... Come and discover equestrian art from medieval times.

Small musical carousel with pedals, located in the Canon Motte garden. Carousel for children. Musical entertainment several times throughout the day on the carousel and nearby.   
Dear me ! Here they are, the jesters of the king himself, having free rein to seek inspiration from the public in order to brighten up the future evenings of the king. Will they entertain you with their tales, their improvisations and their juggling ?

Hara the troubadour invites young and old to a musical journey in the heart of the medieval festival of Briançon. Accompanied by his three-hole flutes, bone flutes and his string tambourine, he wanders through the site, interweaving tales and melodies. Each stop is an open door to stories filled with mystery and magic, promising an immersive experience where the story comes to life. His musical contribution, rich in history, leads you to the discovery of sounds and stories in a joyful and participative interaction.

In the Vauban city, follow the farandole of buffoons, jugglers and entertainers from the Boulégans theater company. To the frenetic sound of their wild music, they will take you into a universe of a thousand colours, sharing their joy, reverie, and wonder. Do not miss their bewitching fire show «the devil’s harvest», Saturday night in the Canon Motte garden, a fiery tale of cunning and seduction, where the strongest is sometimes the smartest.

Master Chicotin’s shop, tooth puller and barber, will be found on the Doctor-General Blanchard square, in the lower part of the Vauban city. «Advice in dental care and barber» The tooth puller, fearing neither God nor man, showcases his radical methods. Unique in his kind, thanks to his humour and historical references.

This medieval camp, placed in the moat by the Pignerol gate, is worth discovering. This theater company offers a world made of fights, songs, music, life-like playlets and many other surprises, such as weapon handling, explanations about their origins and uses, archery, medicine, herbalism, stone cutting, embroidery, calligraphy, singing and dancing. Go down to the moat to discover these activities and take part in them.