Heritage Days 2024 at Paris Orly airport, discover the program!

Published by Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis · Published on August 14, 2024 at 12:47 p.m.
Ready for take-off? Paris Orly airport unveils its program for the 2024 Heritage Days in Paris and the Île-de-France region. Here's what's in store for the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024.

In September, it's the turn of Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days), the flagship event inviting us to explore our treasures through a wide range of activities. Over the course of a weekend, the general public is invited to enjoy a wide range of visits, including exceptional openings at fascinating sites. These are often coupled with special events, and the range of activities on offer in Paris and the Ile-de-France region is so vast that the Journées du Patrimoine is a great opportunity to discover all our passions. So, are you looking for an idea for this 41st edition?

Here's your chance to rediscover one of Paris's airports:Paris-Orly airport, straddling theEssonne and Val-de-Marne departments. On the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024, it invites us to experience a special program for the occasion. France's second-largest airport after Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly is located in the area once associated with Port-Aviation, the world's first organized airfield, inaugurated in 1909.

In 1918, the year Port-Aviation closed, theOrly airport project began to emerge, with the Orly - Villeneuve air camp set up on land requisitioned by the Ministry of War. Two wars later, the site was expanded and adapted to suit changing needs and times, before becoming what it is today.

The 2024 Heritage Days program at Paris Orly airport

  • Embark at Paris-Orly for a journey through time
    September 21 and 22

    Visits

    1- Guided tour: "another airport is taking shape"

    RV in the footbridge opposite Orly 4 at 9:15 am or 2:45 pm
    Come and discover the actions implemented by the airport in terms of decarbonation, rainwater management, geothermal heating, but also learn about the water purification system thanks to our filtering marshes, the actions taken in terms of desartificialisation of the site and the preservation of the biodiversity of our green meadows!

    2- Dramatized historical tour...not to be missed!

    RV in Orly 4 at 11:00 am or 1:15 pm
    The actors twirl around and take visitors on a journey through time, from the creation of the terminal to the present day, playfully synthesizing historical, architectural, cinematographic and anecdotal knowledge linked to the terminal.

    Conference: Orly, l'aéroport des 60's by Paul Damm

    RV à la Maison de l'Environnement de Paris-Orly à 16h15
    1961. The new glass-and-steel terminal, which spans the Nationale 7 motorway and presents motorists coming from Paris with a 200-metre blue-and-yellow glass façade, strikes people with its resolutely modern architecture. The airport immediately became France's most visited landmark. Orly's terraces, sung by Bécaud, were part of the decor of 60s France, which aspired to modernity....
    This conference will take you back to that glorious era, and show how this emblematic building of the "Trente Glorieuses" is a major part of the Paris region's heritage.

    Exhibition by Mission Patrimoine

    At the Maison de l'Environnement at Paris-Orly from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
    Discover the history of the ADP Group!
    Come and take a step back in time through the objects that have marked the company's great history: people in uniform dating from 1946 to the present day, mythical vehicles, unusual and surprising objects that have marked time, photos and videos.

    Registration required for all these events
    Registration and information on 01 49 75 90 70 - mdeorly@adp.fr
    Program on entrevoisins.groupeadp.fr

    Parking
    *For events at ORLY4: Park at P4A or P4B.
    Pick up your ticket at the parking lot entrance and keep it with you.
    At the end of the visit, you will be given a free ticket. It will allow you to leave the parking lot.
    For events at the Maison de l'Environnement de Paris-Orly: Free parking.



  • Dramatized historical tour
    September 21 and 22

    RDV in Orly 4 at 11:00 am or 1:15 pm
    Comedians twirl around and take visitors on a journey through time, from the creation of the terminal to the present day, playfully synthesizing historical, architectural, cinematographic and anecdotal knowledge linked to the terminal.



  • Guided tour: "Another airport is taking shape
    September 21 and 22

    RV in the footbridge opposite Orly 4 at 9:15 am or 2:45 pm.

    Come and discover the actions implemented by the airport in terms of decarbonation, rainwater management and geothermal heating, and also find out about the water purification system thanks to our filtering marshes, the actions taken in terms of site desartificialisation and the preservation of biodiversity in our green meadows!

    Free parking:

    - Park at P4A or P4B.

    - Pick up your ticket at the parking lot entrance and keep it with you.

    - At the end of your visit, you'll be given a free ticket. This will allow you to leave the parking lot.



Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From September 21, 2024 to September 22, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    Aéroport de Paris-Orly
    94390 Aeroport d'Orly

    Route planner

    Prices
    Free

    Official website
    www.parisaeroport.fr

    Booking
    01 49 75 90 70
    mdeorly@adp.fr

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