What to do in Graveson?
An exceptional place: Visit the village of Graveson
Between the Montagnette and the Alpilles, Graveson is a village where the Provençal way of life and respect for local traditions are cultivated.
It is home to the Auguste Chabaud Museum, which offers works by the painter (poet and contemporary painter of Matisse and Derain (with impressionist and fauvist tendencies), La Maison des arts, a venue for numerous art exhibitions, and also the Credd'o, an association founded in Graveson in 1999 with the aim of spreading knowledge of the cultural heritage of the Pays d'Oc and more particularly of Provence.
For Lunch and Dinner in Graveson
A few minutes by foot or by car from La maison de Zélie, the village offers a wide range of delicious restaurants. Meet the village restaurateurs and enjoy their dishes, made with fresh, seasonal products.
You will be delighted to find a pleasant and warm welcome there.
The Festivities in Graveson
-La Fête de la Saint-Eloi, the last weekend of July, with the encierro, the bull race in the village streets, the giant aïoli, the parade of decorated carts with branches
-Les Estivales, every Sunday evening in August, concerts, music groups.
- la Fête Votive, the first weekend of September, village festival, with the bull race, the night encierro, trout fishing, and musical entertainment to end the summer.
- la Fête de la Peinture et des Peintres, early September, in the village streets.
La Ronde des mois, early February, sung and mimed in the village streets for carnival festivities.
A few steps from La Maison de Zélie
- The Weekly Market, every Friday morning on the National Cours from 8am to 1pm
- The Farmers' Market in the village of Graveson, every Friday from 4pm to 8pm, from May to the end of October
A village rich in history and culture
-The Auguste Chabaud Museum, a museum dedicated to one of the great masters of 20th century Provençal painting
- The Grand Portail: The strong emblem of the municipality
- La roubine: which is an integral part of the history of the village of Graveson.
- The church: Very present in tradition, the mass of St. Eloi and the Pastrage ceremony are celebrated during the Midnight Mass.
- The Crosses: At the four corners of the village
-The Via Agrippa: Archaeological site of a road built from the 1st century BC, which connected Arles to Lyon. (3km from the village)
