{"id":9426,"date":"2025-09-15T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=9426"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T11:12:44","slug":"contemporary-art-and-equestrian-jousting-at-the-chateau-du-rivau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary art and equestrian jousting at Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leaving Chinon along a winding road that seems to be trying to avoid the tumult of the Loire, you enter a land of vines and dreams. In the heart of Rabelais country, Le Rivau stands out: a fortress on a human scale, looking more like a watchman than a conqueror. With its pepperpot-roofed towers and moat spanned by a stone bridge, the Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau combines medieval and Renaissance architecture, the art of gardening, contemporary design and the art of living.<\/strong>.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#La_salle_du_Grand_Logis\" >The Grand Logis room<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#La_Salle_des_Dames\" >La Salle des Dames<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#ORLAN_et_la_Venus_de_Botticelli\" >ORLAN and Botticelli's Venus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#La_Joconde_reinterpretee_par_Ange_Leccia_et_par_Pierre_Ardouvin\" >The Mona Lisa reinterpreted by Ange Leccia and Pierre Ardouvin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#La_Dame_a_la_licorne\" >The Lady with the Unicorn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#La_Salle_du_Festin\" >The Salle du Festin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Salle_des_Portraits\" >Hall of Portraits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Quinze_jardins_remarquables\" >Fifteen outstanding gardens<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Joutes_equestres_au_Rivau\" >Equestrian jousting at Le Rivau<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Douceurs_dantan\" >Sweets of yesteryear<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Eclats_de_lumiere_au_marche_medieval_du_Rivau\" >Light at the Rivau medieval market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/art-contemporain-et-joutes-equestres-au-chateau-du-rivau\/#Patricia_Laigneau_lame_du_Rivau\" >Patricia Laigneau, the soul of Le Rivau<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The estate comprises a 13th-century seigniorial fortress and a Renaissance dwelling, all of which are listed historic monuments. Bought by the Laigneau family in 1992, the estate has been restored to its former glory thanks to an extensive renovation programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let's push open the door of this residence. The creaking of the wood is that heard five centuries ago by the soldiers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierre_de_Beauvau_du_Rivau#:~:text=Pierre%20de%20Beauvau%20du%20Rivau%20(%20%3F%2C%20mort%20en%201453),%C3%A0%20la%20bataille%20de%20Castillon.\">lord Pierre de Beauvau<\/a>. To protect his lands, he had the castle rebuilt in 1442 with approval of the king&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_VII_(roi_de_France)\">Charles VII<\/a>, in gratitude for his loyal service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-salle-du-grand-logis\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_salle_du_Grand_Logis\"><\/span>The Grand Logis room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The hall of the grand dwelling is filled with trophies from a hunting collection. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1-36x24.webp 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salle-du-grand-logis-1620x1080-1.webp 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The room in the main dwelling is filled with trophies from a hunting collection. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Grand Logis room is home to a heritage collection of taxidermy works, set against a backdrop of contemporary art. Once witness to the passage of knights and diplomats, the old beams now house the creations of <a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/la-crypte-des-effraies-exhibition-by-julien-salaud\/\">Julien Salaud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Art_orient%C3%A9_objet\">Object-oriented art <\/a>(<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marion_Laval-Jeantet\">Marion Laval-Jeantet<\/a>&nbsp;and Beno\u00eet Mangin), <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marnie_Weber\">Marnie Weber<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolas_Darrot\">Nicolas Darrot<\/a>, or even <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeff_Koons\">Jeff Koons<\/a>, whose bold irony is set against an 18th-century hunting trophy. The contrast? It's deliberate. The hostess, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patricia_Laigneau\">Patricia Laigneau<\/a>, likes to create a dialogue between past and present. Between an 18th-century hunting trophy and a unicorn made of glass beads, the eye hesitates: past or fantasy? Here, the taxidermy doesn't smell of mothballs, but of provocation! Now let's climb the spiral staircase. Touch the stone: it's been polished by centuries of footsteps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-salle-des-dames\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Salle_des_Dames\"><\/span>La Salle des Dames<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. At the Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau, historical painting is revisited in the Salle des Dames, with female portraits of the most famous beauties of the Renaissance.  In the foreground, an installation of five engraved and enamelled ceramics by the Lamarche Ovize duo and the crown by Vincent Olinet. P. Laigneau.\" class=\"wp-image-9493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chateau-du-Rivau.LamarcheOvize.ORLAN_.B.BIondi.-JL-Moerman.V.Olinet_JK29857\u00a9PLaigneau-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. At Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau, history painting is revisited in the Ladies' Room<br>with female portraits of the most famous beauties of<br>Renaissance.  In the foreground, an installation of engraved and painted ceramics.<br>enamelled duo <a href=\"https:\/\/lamarche-ovize.com\/\">Lamarche-Ovize<\/a> and the crown of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincentolinet.com\/\">Vincent Olinet<\/a>. \u00a9 P. Laigneau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. In the Salle des Dames, artists revisit famous portraits of Renaissance beauties, such as Cranach&#039;s Grace, tattooed by Belgian artist Jean-Luc Moerman \u00a9 Collection Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG.jpg 458w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG-134x300.jpg 134w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG-5x12.jpg 5w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG-268x600.jpg 268w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/JLucMoerman.281-\u00a9CollectionChateaudrivau-1K-JPEG-11x24.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. In the Salle des Dames, artists revisit famous portraits of Renaissance beauties, such as Cranach's Grace, tattooed by Belgian artist Jean-Luc Moerman \u00a9 Collection Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orlan-et-la-venus-de-botticelli\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ORLAN_et_la_Venus_de_Botticelli\"><\/span>ORLAN and Botticelli's Venus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. ORLAN humorously portrays herself as Botticelli&#039;s Venus. \u00a9 Atelier Find Art\/Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG.jpg 830w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG-486x600.jpg 486w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ORLAN.-Bondi-\u00a9AtelierFindArt_ChateauDuRivau_2024_19-1K-JPEG-19x24.jpg 19w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. ORLAN humorously portrays herself as Botticelli's Venus. \u00a9 Atelier Find Art\/Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We also discover the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Naissance_de_V%C3%A9nus_(Botticelli)\">Botticelli's Venus <\/a>in a new light. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orlan\">ORLAN <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bianca_Bondi\">Bianca Bondi<\/a> offer their interpretation of this iconic painting. ORLAN using morphing: with this photographic software, the artist selected points on the image painted by Botticelli and matched them to her own image through the lightbox. Bianca Bondi proposes a new reading of the stoup that gives birth to Venus using a crystallisation process.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-joconde-reinterpretee-par-ange-leccia-et-par-pierre-ardouvin\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Joconde_reinterpretee_par_Ange_Leccia_et_par_Pierre_Ardouvin\"><\/span> The Mona Lisa reinterpreted by Ange Leccia and Pierre Ardouvin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The folly of the Louvre. The Mona Lisa reinterpreted by Ange Leccia and Pierre Ardouvin. \u00a9 Collection Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG.jpg 796w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG-466x600.jpg 466w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ange-Leccia.La-deraison-du-louvre.\u00a9Collection-ChateauduRivau.-1K-JPEG-19x24.jpg 19w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The folly of the Louvre. The Mona Lisa reinterpreted by Ange Leccia and Pierre Ardouvin. \u00a9 Collection Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ange_Leccia\">Ange Leccia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierre-ardouvin.com\/\">Pierre Ardouvin<\/a> reconsider the iconic Mona Lisa, both through innovations in photography and the computer \" <em>A screensaver is both a reference to what computers automatically generate when you stop using them and a reference to the images they retrieve from their memory <\/em>\", says Pierre Ardouvin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-dame-a-la-licorne\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Dame_a_la_licorne\"><\/span>The Lady with the Unicorn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-1024x771.webp\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. Julien des Monstiers, The Lady of the Unicorn, 2024-2025Collection Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-1024x771.webp 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-768x578.webp 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-600x452.webp 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1-32x24.webp 32w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Juliendesmonstiers-La-Dame-a-la-Licorne-1434x1080-1.webp 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. Julien des Monstiers, Lady of the Unicorn, 2024-2025<br><em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau collection.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As for Julien des Monstiers, he freely evokes <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Dame_%C3%A0_la_licorne_(Rapha%C3%ABl)\">The Lady with the Unicorn<\/a> by Raphael. The artist likes to experiment with the painting  medium in his pictures, which include the surrounding rural landscape, the flowers of the Mille-fleurs Tapestries, and the unicorn, not white but berry-coloured, frozen in an interminable fall, as if rejecting the myth and freeing the Lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-salle-du-festin\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Salle_du_Festin\"><\/span>The Salle du Festin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The theme of the meal is explored in this room dedicated to conviviality. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG-600x230.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Le-Rivau.S.pigalle.ARR6849-Salle-du-festin.\u00a9ChateauduRivau-1K-JPEG-36x14.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The theme of the meal is explored in this room dedicated to the<br>conviviality. On the left of the image, <em>Dutch Last Supper<\/em> of <em><strong>Sabine Pigalle<\/strong>.<\/em><br>Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau collection. \u00a9 Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Further on, the Feasting Room explores the theme of meals. Here, \" <em>The dutsh last supper<\/em> \"of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sabine_Pigalle\">Sabine Pigalle<\/a> dances anachronistic faces in a Flemish composition, a parody of the Last Supper painted by <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A9onard_de_Vinci\">Leonardo da Vinci<\/a>. But the ladies of the Dutch Golden Age replaced the apostles. We are reminded of those meals where the guests shouldn't be getting along and yet are enjoying themselves. And just opposite, \"Balthazar's Feast\" where <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rembrandt\">Rembrandt<\/a>tells of the pride of kings. A nod to the eternity of meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-salle-des-portraits\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Salle_des_Portraits\"><\/span>Hall of Portraits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The former guards&#039; room, the Beauvau Room or Portrait Room, where the faces of the past watch over those of today. P. Laigneau.\" class=\"wp-image-9580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-600x388.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Salle-Beauvau_JK29878_PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. The former guards' room of the ch\u00e2teau, the Beauvau Room or Portrait Room, where the faces of the past watch over those of today. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>P. Laigneau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We enter the portrait room: the faces of the former lords of Le Rivau converse with those of the current family photographed by Val\u00e9rie Belin, Delphine Balley's family scenes blend reality and fiction, Orlan's facetious transformations... We witness a dialogue between the centuries. <br>In this gallery of female figures, personifying in turn courage, the fabulous, beauty and mystery, slips an extraordinary object: the oversized crown by artist Vincent Olinet, adorned with stones with enchanting names. Lapis lazuli, tiger's eye and turquoise set this royal headdress, evoking treasures linked to the imagination of the marvellous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9582 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-KoonsA.BlaryJK21991\u00a9PatriciaLaigneau-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0243b31cb2ca44afa81e80f748762ec7\">Above the chest, the American artist <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeff_Koons\">Jeff Koons<\/a> has transformed a table tennis racket into Rodolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the hero of an Anglo-Saxon Christmas tale. The artist expresses the analogy between children's play and the animal figure. Jeffs Koons shows his obsession with the fetish animals of childhood and the role of the animal in the child's affect.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quinze-jardins-remarquables\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quinze_jardins_remarquables\"><\/span>Fifteen outstanding gardens<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. Jean-Pierre Raynaud&#039;s monumental Red Pot by the side of the fairy path. \u00a9 Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1-600x379.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pot-Rouge-J-P-Raynaud.5535Chemin-des-fees\u00a9Chateau-Rivau-1K-JPEG-1-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. Jean-Pierre Raynaud's monumental Red Pot by the side of the fairy path. \u00a9 Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Labelled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.culture.gouv.fr\/aides-demarches\/protections-labels-et-appellations\/label-jardin-remarquable\">Remarkable garden<\/a>This garden features fifteen tableaux vivants punctuated by monumental sculptures that plunge visitors into a dreamlike world inspired by fairytales, while preserving the horticultural heritage of the Loire Valley. These include Gargantua's kitchen garden, where ancient vegetables with forgotten names grow. The Unicorn Garden, with its mysterious white plants. Or the Petit Poucet garden, with its tall ornamental grasses.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. The fairytale world of Le Rivau needed a tree house. Designed by Julien des Monstiers, this strange hut has two faces. On one side are rockery walls. On the other, a container door. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_30042023-_Y7A9339-1K-JPEG-34x24.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">France. The fairytale world of Le Rivau needed a tree house. Designed by Julien des Monstiers, this strange hut has two faces. Rockery walls and a container-style door on one side. <em>\u00a9<\/em> Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Further on, among the trees in the orchard, a hut of <a href=\"https:\/\/galeriegaillard.com\/artists\/8522-julien-des-monstiers\/overview\/\">Julien des Monstiers<\/a>, with one side  which features a door in the shape of a goods container, a symbol of globalised trade,  from the craftsmanship of yesteryear. Julien des Monstiers blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. As you approach Julien des Monstiers&#039; cabin, you can see through the peepholes in the door the colourful and lyrical frescoes painted by the artist, revealing the surrounding countryside. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau\/P. Laigneau.\" class=\"wp-image-9555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/interieur-cabane-Julien-des-Monstiers_02042024-_Y7A8861.\u00a9ChateaudurivauPLaigneau-jpg-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. As you approach Julien des Monstiers' cabin, you can see through the peepholes in the doorway the colourful, lyrical frescoes painted by the artist, revealing the surrounding countryside. \u00a9 Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau\/P. Laigneau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Each year, new pieces are added to the rooms on the two levels of the Ch\u00e2teau that house the exhibition. In this way, each season sees a renewal of plantations and works installed in the park or exhibited in the Ch\u00e2teau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-joutes-equestres-au-rivau\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joutes_equestres_au_Rivau\"><\/span>Equestrian jousting at Le Rivau<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.  Jousts are organised by the Compagnie Chevalerie Initiatique in the castle moat. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.\" class=\"wp-image-9564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1-36x24.webp 36w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/joutes4-1620x1080-1.webp 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>France. Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.  The jousts are organised by the <strong>Chevalerie Initiatique Company<\/strong> in the castle moat. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every year, during a weekend in August, equestrian jousts and a medieval festival are held in the castle's moat and outbuildings. Here, the past doesn't sleep under a blanket of dust; it gallops, sings, blazes and invites everyone to sample the life and dreams of the Middle Ages thanks to the medieval festivals. Between centuries-old walls and gardens of legends, these festivities transport young and old alike in a whirlwind of equestrian jousting, craft markets and colourful shows. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?reload=9&amp;v=myupsgZArxU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9565\" style=\"width:740px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-36x20.png 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Equestrian jousting at Ch\u00e2teau du Rivau. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=myupsgZArxU\">Watch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Shining armour, outstretched spears, horses ready. The tournament begins. The two lords, of Rivau and Langeais, test their mettle in the golden dust of the moat. The riders galvanise the crowd. The clash of lances resounds, dry and vibrant, in a measured smash. It's a day of entertainment, but also a day of sharing: the public is just a stone's throw away, encouraged to choose a side, to thrill to the sound of multicoloured banners floating in the summer morning.<br>When the sun rises, the Sc\u00e9nof\u00e9erie de Semblan\u00e7ay, dressed in Medieval and Renaissance garb, glides through the avenues of the gardens, silky costumes, delicate gestures. The passers-by of legends play out their lively fable, like an ode to the imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-douceurs-d-antan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Douceurs_dantan\"><\/span>Sweets of yesteryear<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the gardens, campsites are springing up all over the place. A medieval market is set up in the courtyard of the outbuildings, the orchard and the wine press: 30 exhibitors, experts in the materials, colours and flavours of yesteryear.<br>A small kingdom has sprung up under a light canvas tent, perfuming the air with sweet and spicy scents. Here, the market's pastry chef is busy, the guardian of forgotten recipes, of honeys, dried fruits and spices from the Orient - cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg - that transform rare sugar into a feast. Her cakes, pastries and tarts are nothing like modern sweets: they are treasures of authenticity, tasty bridges between yesterday and today.<br>On the table, apple and walnut pies sit alongside honey crisps and dates stuffed with almonds. Lightly browned gingerbread glistens in the sunshine, while rose-scented cakes evoke the distant gardens of Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors approach, drawn by the scent that tickles the nostrils and the warm welcome of the confectioner. She readily recounts the history of her recipes, handed down from mother to daughter, evoking the feasts of the lords as well as the simple meals of the villagers, where each sweet was a rare gift. In this medieval market, the confectioner is more than just a shop assistant: she is a transmitter of memory, a craftswoman who, through her hands and her dishes, tells the story of time, gives substance to the tastes of the past and melds the present with the echo of tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eclats-de-lumiere-au-marche-medieval-du-rivau\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eclats_de_lumiere_au_marche_medieval_du_Rivau\"><\/span>Light at the Rivau medieval market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creation of stained glass Tiffany Rivau\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iyj6NMvfTlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Under a canopy finely decorated with banners, the morning light is already playing with the colours. Here, seated behind a table covered with small tools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61566142176141\">C\u00e9line <\/a>works in silence. Her slender hands, stained with glass dust, manipulate tiny coloured fragments with almost religious precision.<br>She is a glass artist, heir to a skill that the masters of the Middle Ages reserved for church windows and the windows of princely residences. But here, at the market, she's turning this art form on its head to create decorative objects in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levitrailfrancais.com\/vitrail-tiffany\">Tiffany stained glass<\/a> : Translucent medallions with stylised dancing flowers, tinted lamps diffusing a warm light, mirrors bordered by small chivalrous scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each piece is born of patience: choosing the glass, tracing, cutting. His movements are precise, almost choreographed. When a ray of sunlight grazes one of her stained-glass windows, the colours burst out onto the table, onto her hands and onto the amazed faces of onlookers. Passers-by stop, intrigued by this combination of tradition and novelty. Some leave with a small coloured pendant, others order a stained-glass window for their home, aware that this art requires a rare mastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-patricia-laigneau-l-ame-du-rivau\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patricia_Laigneau_lame_du_Rivau\"><\/span>Patricia Laigneau, the soul of Le Rivau<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:53% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9571 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-443x600.jpg 443w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau-18x24.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P-Laigneau.jpg 944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Patricia Laigneau has turned this ch\u00e2teau in Touraine into a unique setting where heritage and contemporary creation come together. For over twenty years, she has been presenting part of her collection, which brings together nearly eighty international and emerging artists. The approach of this passionate collector is characterised by a particular focus on the place of women in art and the issues of our time. Sculptures, installations and paintings weave their way through the fairytale gardens and gothic halls, creating a lively journey full of surprises. Patricia is a passionate advocate of contemporary art, and defends the independent spirit of this collection, which is often marked by a touch of humour and a sense of the marvellous.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, Le Rivau is full of surprises, with more than eighty astonishing works exploring historical themes through a scenography inspired by cabinets of curiosities and castle life. 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