Here is the programme of activities in St Martin Vésubie for the weekend of the Marche de la Mémoire 2022, from Friday 2 September to Sunday 4 September.
If you wish to come to the events over the weekend, please email mail@ame43.org.
We will then contact you to discuss the details.
Friday 2 September
| 20:00 | Shabbat evening dinner, in Salle Jean Gabin (1 on on map below). Bookings are no longer available. (Note the new time of 20:00) |
Saturday 3 September
| 08:30 | Morning service, in Salle Jean Gabin (1 on on map below). |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Walking tour of Saint Martin Vésubie. Meet by the Tourist Office (2 on map below) |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Talks in the Mediathèque (library) of Saint Martin Vésubie. Three generations share their SMV story. (3 on map below) |
| 20:45+ | Social evening in the Salle Jean Gabin (1 on on map below). (Not including dinner.) |
Sunday 4 September
Make sure you are prepared for an almost-600m climb up to 2474m and possible bad weather.
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Meet at the Madone de Fenestre. At the Hotel des Pelerins, on the right of the square, coffee is generously offered by the association Les Pèlerins de Notre-Dame-de-Fenestre and croissants by the municipality of Saint Martin Vésubie. |
| 08:45 | Short ceremony, followed by departure for the climb. |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | For those unable to participate in the climb: alternative programme at the Hotel des Pelerins. |
| 12:00 | Meet the walkers from the Italian side at the pass. Followed by talks, singing and blowing of the shofar. |
| 16:30 | Ceremony in Saint Martin Vésubie by the memorials to the Righteous Among the Nations and to the Deported (4 on map below). Reading of the names of those deported. |
| 17:30 | Refreshments in the Town Hall offered by the municipality (5 on map below). |
