The mayor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer decided to cancel everything because he couldn't afford the costs of all the security guards needed. Other mayors say they need financial help from the state to cover the costs of barriers and extra shifts for security guards.
But despite these closures, France's Ministry of Culture insists the number of cancellations is limited.
World’s oldest basketball court: Designed by one of Gustave Eiffel’s architecture students, the court hosted Europe’s first basketball game in 1893.
It is now considered the world’s oldest. At the YMCA on Rue de Trévise in Paris’s 9th arrondissement.
Archeology up close: Excavated since 1964, the Pincevent site has become particularly known for its early modern human remains, such as stone artefacts, found there.
It's near the town of Montereau-Fault-Yonne.
Photo: Journées du Patrimoine
Water temple: Built between the 16th and 17th centuries, and extended during the 18th, these Roman-style underground aqueducts provide a fascinating look at how human's have tried to make sure they have enough water.
This one's on Rue de la Fontaine in Mennecy.
Hosting more than 300 rare cars with makes dating as far back as 1919, including the Paris-Dakar Race winner ZX Rallye Raid. At PSA Peugeot Citroën, Bâtiment Conservatoire, on Boulevard André-Citroën in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
Menier Chocolate Factory
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After founding a hardware company in Paris in 1816, Antoine Menier began to sell some pharmaceutical products as well, despite the fact that he was not a trained pharmacist.
He used cocoa powder as a medicinal powder and to coat bitter-tasting pills. The company expanded to a factory in the village of Noisiel, just outside of Paris, and after a modernization a few years later, became the first mechanized mass production factory for cocoa powder in France.
And you can visit this weekend from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, or from 9am to 6pm on Sunday.
Château de Raray
Find out by walking around the Hôtel de Matignon located on Rue de Varenne in Paris’s 7th arrondissment.
Photo: Journées du Patrimoine
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