Loire holiday makers can see the Saumur Military music festival on the 25th and 26th June 2011 in the prestigious Grand Menage de l’Ecole National d’Equitation de Saumur.
Saumur is a beautiful town on the banks of the majestic river Loire and as well as producing excellent wine each year there is a very special bi-annual event, known locally as le festival de musicians militaire de Saumur.
This year you will hear very high quality Military music and impeccably turned out uniforms in a truly magnificent setting. In addition there will be classical, jazz and folk music on offer.
On the Saturday 25 June the show starts at the Ecole National in Saint Hilaire Saint Florent at 20.30 and on the Sunday there is a parade through Saumur town centre which starts at 10.00 followed by a further display at the Ecole National at 15.00 then concerts at the Parvis du Theatre from 19.30.
Take a holiday villa in Loire valley and enjoy all the splendor of the fourteenth Festival International de Musique Militaire de Saumur. You may prefer to stay just one week then move on in which case you can find another self catering villa in France from our full range. If you need any assistance with travel arrangements or working out how far you can reasonably drive in a day do ask our expert advisors, you can call using our freephone service or just send an email and we will respond within 24 hours.