Friday, August 26 & Saturday, August 27, 2011:
“Big clearance sale by merchants, with music and under the stars.”
During the weekend, the Vars tourist office and André Cassese (poet, lecturer, and astronomer) offer holidaymakers a free opportunity to discover the sky and its secrets with professional equipment and cutting-edge technology.
The good deals don’t stop there: indeed, the resort offers very affordable stays for this closing weekend. Furthermore, the weather is expected to be summery, with the significant advantage of having warm days and cool nights in the mountains! Another reason to gain altitude: walking, hiking, mountain biking, wellness, and relaxation – all the aspects of your vacation can be found in Vars.
Finally, the Vars Passion association offers a final quality concert featuring great piano classics.
Program:
- Friday, August 26
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – SOLAR OBSERVATION – With André Cassese and professional equipment, to discover the star that lights and sustains our planet.
He has a device that filters the Sun’s thermonuclear reactions via a CORONADO H ALPHA filter, allowing you to observe solar activity: sunspots as well as spectacular prominences, explosions, and solar magnetic storms.
Meet at the Tourist Office Square
3 p.m. – BOULES DOUBLETTE FORMATION CONTEST
Restaurant Le Tribeca, Vars Les Claux
Registrations from 2:30 p.m.
3 p.m. – 5 p.m. – SOLAR OBSERVATION
With André Cassese
Meet at the Tourist Office Square
6:30 p.m. – The Vars Passion association presents Music at Vars
Eric Blanchard – Seminarian and winner of the first international young pianists competition.
He will perform the music of Chopin, Liszt, Cziffra, Satie, for this last concert of the season in Vars.
At Maison Chastan, Vars Ste Marie
7 p.m. – ASTRONOMY CONFERENCE – The Alchemy of Stars
Meet at Eyssina Hall, Vars Tourist Office
9 p.m. – STAR OBSERVATION of the Milky Way and distant galaxies with a giant professional telescope on a computerized mount (300 mm aperture)
Caribou Plateau, Le Fournet, Vars Les Claux
- SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: SOLAR OBSERVATION
With André Cassese in front of the tourist office
3 p.m. – BOULES DOUBLETTE FORMATION CONTEST above the tourist office
“Be the last to tread on Vars trails, with a hundred km to explore by mountain bike, with friends or family, everyone will find their path. You will be accommodated: 2 nights in a hotel in Vars Ste Marie, one of the villages, or at the Station, for two in a double room with half-board (dinner, overnight stay, and breakfast), or 2 nights in a studio or apartment in Vars (from Friday or Saturday at 4 p.m. to Sunday or Monday before 10 a.m.)
Starting from €73/person.
