Culture & events

Cultural and sports activities

• Festival de musique baroque d’Ambronay – The Ambronay Baroque Music Festival, internationally famous, it’s unmissable for all lovers of baroque music. 
• Théâtre de Bourg – The Bourg en Bresse theatre 
• Printemps de Pérouges – The Pérouges music festival
• Fêtes des fours – A communal oven festival
• Courses cyclistes Le Tour de l’Ain – Cycling races, the Tour de l’Ain
• Jumping international de Bourg – Showjumping competition in Bourg en Bresse
• Festival Cuivres en Dombes – The Dombes Brass music festival

Gastronomy – œnology

Michelin Star Restaurants

• Georges Blanc, in Vonnas, 3 stars
• Restaurant de l’Abbaye, in Ambronay, 1 star
• Brasserie Le Français à Bourg en Bresse

Vineyards

• Bugey et du Cerdon Vineyards 

PDO / AOC / PGI

• PDO : Bresse poultry, Bresse turkey, Comté cheese, Gex blue cheese, Bresse butter, Bresse cream. 
• AOC Bugey wines, for instance the now famous Manique, Seyssel wines.
• PGI : Ain farm poultry, Coteau de l’Ain wines and local specialties : quenelles de brochet sauce Nantua (pyke quenelles with shrimp sauce), frogs, “petite friture” (fried small fish), fish from the Dombes, “ramequin” cheese specialty…)

Breweries

• Ain Beers : Enjoy one of the Brasserie de la Rivière d’Ain beers. They have won many international prices, and you can also buy them five minutes away from the estate.