What to do in Graveson?

An exceptional place: Visit the village of Graveson

Between the Montagnette and the Alpilles, Graveson is a village where people cultivate a Provençal art of living and respect for local traditions.

It is home to the Auguste Chabaud Museum, featuring works by the painter (poet and painter contemporary to Matisse and Derain (with impressionist and fauvist tendencies)), The House of Arts, host to numerous art exhibitions, and also the Credd'o, an association founded in Graveson in 1999 with the goal of spreading knowledge of the cultural heritage of the Occitan lands 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 local restaurateurs and enjoy their dishes, prepared with fresh and seasonal produce.

You will be delighted to find a pleasant and warm welcome.

Festivities in Graveson

- The Ronde des mois, early February, sung and mimed in the streets of the village for the carnival festivities.

-The Saint-Eloi Festival, the last weekend of July, with the encierro, bull running in the streets of the village, the giant aioli, and the parade of carts decorated with branches.

-The Estivales, every Sunday evening in August, concerts, and live music bands.

- The Votive Festival, the first weekend of September, the village festival, with bull runs, the night encierro, trout fishing, and musical entertainment to end the summer.

- The Painting and Painters Festival, early September, in the streets of the village.

A few steps from La Maison de Zélie

- The Weekly Market, every Friday morning on the Cours National from 8 AM to 1 PM

- The Farmers' Market of the village of Graveson, every Friday from 4 PM to 8 PM, 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 Provençal painting and 20th-century Fauvism. Numerous exhibitions throughout the year.

- The Grand Portal: The strong emblem of the town, a remnant of the wall of the castle which has since disappeared.

- The Roubine: a canal that is an integral part of the history of the village of Graveson.

- The Church: A 12th-century building, very present in local tradition, where the Saint-Eloi mass and the Pastrage ceremony during the Midnight Mass are celebrated.

- The Crosses: At the four corners of the village, the crosses marked the rhythm of the villagers' lives at the beginning of the 20th century.

-The Via Agrippa: archaeological remnant of a Roman road built from the 1st century BC, which connected Arles to Lyon. (3km from the village)