CULTURE

To travel through the Indre is to turn over the pages of a picture book :
a small village surrounding its Norman church, a mediaeval fortress dominating the river, a flight of wild ducks above a lake, the ghost of George Sand prowls around " la mare au diable. "

During all the summer festivals, pageants, folklore and traditional celebrations follow one after another. :

--Beginning of July : Les Bérryades, rural fêtes at Saint-Août.

-Mid-July : The international meetings of stringed instrument players and bagpipe players at Saint Chartier.

-Mid-August : mediaeval fêtes, jousting and tournaments at the château de Bannegon.

-2nd fortnight of August : the festival DARC,all kinds of dancing at Châteauroux.

- July-August : in the footsteps of George Sand : guided visits of the sites which she has immortalised in her novels.