The Atlanta Traveler

Watch an 11th century-style tournament, complete with jousting at Medieval Times, a dinner and entertainment attraction in Lawrenceville, which is just outside of Atlanta. The four-course dinner features entertainment including, hand-to-hand combat, sword-fighting and horsemanship. For romantics like me, there’s also a bit of chivalry and romance.

So what are you eating while all of that fighting, jousting and romance is in progress? The banquet includes mashed potatoes, spare ribs, roasted chicken, tomato bisque soup, garlic bread, drinks, and pastry.

Yes. A vegetarian meal is available. All of you vegetarians out there will have a stuffed mushroom (stuffed with whole grain rice) a large skewer of roasted veggies, tomato bisque soup, garlic bread, pita chips and pastry.

Historically, members of royalty invited family and friends to a feast to watch their best knights compete on horseback. Medieval Times has been around for 25 years in North America. The founders first launched this unique dinner and entertainment venue in Majorca, a Spanish island, in 1973.

Nearly all of the horses used in Medieval Times are raised from birth on a ranch in Texas. There they learn how to jump, and lunge on cue, performing amazing feats for audiences.

The Castle is located at:

5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043

For reservations call 1-888-Wejoust

Tickets $47.95 for adults and $35.95 for children 12 and under.

Note: Medieval Times has a summer special going on. For every show through July 6, 2008, one child can eat free with a paying adult.

Photo Credit: Medieval Times, used with permission

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