{"id":2004745,"date":"2011-04-18T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2011\/04\/18\/chateau-de-vaux-le-vicomte-inaugurates-its-magical-candlelight-evenings\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:45:31","slug":"chateau-de-vaux-le-vicomte-inaugurates-its-magical-candlelight-evenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2011\/04\/18\/chateau-de-vaux-le-vicomte-inaugurates-its-magical-candlelight-evenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau de Vaux-le-Vicomte inaugurates its magical &#8220;Candlelight Evenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ch\u00e2teau de Vaux-le-Vicomte inaugurates its magical &#8220;Candlelit Evenings&#8221; from Saturday, May 7 to October 8, 2011. A nocturnal tour of the ch\u00e2teau and garden will be conducted by the light of two thousand candles, offering a new and romantic way to discover Vaux-le-Vicomte. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture4-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Capture\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture4-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture4.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A ch\u00e2teau transformed into a Palace of Lights<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom 8pm, no fewer than two thousand candles are lit inside the ch\u00e2teau and in the magnificent garden designed by Le N\u00f4tre: a spectacle combining charm and poetry. This festival of light is combined with classical music, like a journey through time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture21.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture21-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Capture2\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture21-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Capture21.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A fireworks display brings the evening to a close over the Grand Canal.<\/strong><br \/>\nLying back in deckchairs, visitors relive a memorable page in history, that of Nicolas Fouquet&#8217;s celebration at Vaux-le-Vicomte on August 17, 1661. Les Charmilles restaurant, located in the heart of the gardens, offers a breathtaking view of the illuminated ch\u00e2teau. Chef Laurent Asset offers a refined \u00e0 la plancha menu for al fresco dining in this incredibly magical, subdued setting, an atmosphere of absolute romance and<br \/>\nunforgettable.  <\/p>\n<p>An ephemeral champagne bar by Henriot allows you to extend this moment of refinement, comfortably seated in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>Dates: every Saturday from May 7 to October 8 &#8211; Fireworks 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 10:30 pm<br \/>\nFull price: 17\u20ac &#8211; Reduced price &amp; children: 15\u20ac &#8211; free for children under 6.<br \/>\nDinner at Les Charmilles: from 28\u20ac, glass of champagne: 10\u20ac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ch\u00e2teau de Vaux-le-Vicomte inaugurates its magical &#8220;Candlelit Evenings&#8221; from Saturday, May 7 to October 8, 2011. 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