{"id":115,"date":"2020-08-17T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/les-ffe\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:58:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:58:35","slug":"les-ffe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aubigny-sologne.com\/en\/jexplore\/les-temps-forts\/les-ffe\/","title":{"rendered":"The French-Scottish Feasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to try a complete change right in the heart of France, then get your kilts ready and join us on the French-Scottish estate of Aubigny-sur-N\u00e8re. Every year for more than 30 years now, this 6000 inhabitants town which is situated between Berry and Sologne revives its past Scottish traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scotts in Berry ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A red phone booth like the traditional British ones, people wearing kilts, a whisky bar, a pipe band\u2026Welcome to the City of the Stuarts<\/strong>, the most Scottish French town !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aubigny-sur-N\u00e8re : the City of the Stuarts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Who would think that this charming little town of 6000 inhabitants, situated at the crossing of the old province of Berry<\/strong> and the actual nature reserve of Sologne<\/strong> was a Scottish territory during more than 2 centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aubigny stands for the Auld Alliance<\/strong> memory : priviledged links established between the 2 kingdoms along centuries and starting in 1295<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s go back into the past and imagine that we are in the XVth century<\/strong>. In the name of this alliance, the Scotts come to rescue the French Kingdom against the English invadors during the 100 years’ war.<\/strong> Charles VII<\/strong>, the French king has called them for help against their common ennemy : the English, and rewards them by offering the lordship of Aubigny to Jean Stuart of Darnley<\/strong> a Scottish army constable and cousin of the Scottish king. <\/p>\n\n\n\n