What to do in Graveson?

An exceptional place: Visit the village of Graveson

Between La Montagnette and Les 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 exhibits the works of the painter (a contemporary poet and 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 specifically Provence.

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Have Lunch and Dinner at Graveson

Just a few minutes walk 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 produce.

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

The Festivities in Graveson

- The Saint-Eloi Festival, the last weekend of July, with the encierro, the bull run in the village streets, the giant aïoli, the parade of decorated carts with branches - The Estivales, every Sunday evening of August, concerts, group music. - The Votive Festival, the first weekend of September, village festival, with the bull run, the night encierro, trout fishing, and the musical animations that come to end the summer. - The Painting and Painters' Festival, early September, in the village streets.

A few steps from La maison de Zélie

TRADITIONS:

- The weekly market, every Friday morning on the Cours National from 8am to 1pm

- The Village Farmers' Market of Graveson, every Friday from 4pm to 8pm, from May to the end of October

A village rich in history and culture

CULTURE

-Auguste Chabaud Museum, museum dedicated to one of the great masters of 20th century Provencal painting.

- Le 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 the tradition, Mass for Saint Eloi and the Pastrage ceremony are celebrated there during the Midnight Mass.

- The Crosses : At the four corners of the village

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