The Festival des Forêts offers an immersion in classical music but also in nature during musical hikes in the forest.
During the festival, two types of walks are offered:
– The pre-concert steps during the hiking concerts (accessible to spectators in possession of a ticket for one of the concerts of the day).
Progress of a concert-walk:
1:00 p.m.: Picnic,
2:00 p.m.: Departure, at your choice for
– “Musical forest baths” (separate from concerts, accessible with a specific ticket).
In Japan, the benefits for body and mind of shinrin yoku (bath forest) are well known. Here it takes the form of a 3-hour walk guided by a mediator and a musician.
Calendar of pre-concert marches:
Saturday June 27 at Saint Crépin-aux-Bois
2 p.m. Departure from the church
Your choice
Sunday July 5 in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
2 p.m. Departure from the abbey church
Your choice