Château des Baux-de-Provence
The Château des Baux-de-Provence extends over 5 hectares, and the whole site is a listed Historical Monument.
Les Baux-de-Provence is decked out in lights as the festive season approaches!
The streets sparkle, the village comes alive and the magic of Christmas makes its entrance! Young and old alike are invited to celebrate Provençal customs and traditions and take part in creative workshops.
Once again this year, the festivities will be filled with wonder!
From the best-known standards to more sophisticated tunes, the singers of Willow Street draw their inspiration from a variety of musical genres from different eras.
They’ve specially concocted an a capella Christmas programme to celebrate the nativity and joy. And they’re looking forward to sharing it with you.
21 December at 4.00 pm
Free concert
Saint-Vincent Church
Children will rediscover the Christmas sheepfold, as every year, located in a nativity scene setting at the church place.
The flock parades through the village at 11.00 am and grazing on the esplanade of the Château des Baux at 3.00 pm.
From 21 December until 5 January from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm (except 25 Dec. and 1 Jan.)
In Provence, as in Les Baux, no Christmas is complete without nativity scenes and their santons!
Every year as Christmas approaches, they are the subject of patient and meticulous work to offer visitors decorations and scenes illustrating the life of the village of yesteryear.
Take the opportunity to visit the Musée des Santons a few steps away and discover the history of these little characters with a thousand faces.
From 10 December to 5 January
Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs and Cour de Manville
Discover the little world of Provence. The santon museum brings together a large number of items from various collections.
Neapolitan figurines from the 17th and 18th centuries and 19th-century church santons from the Carmelite convent in Avignon are on display.
Open every day all year round
Francis plays traditional songs on his Barrel organ.
He will entertain kids and adults with his music and magic tricks.
From 21, 22, 23, 26, 31 December and 1, 2, 4, 5 January from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm
The Master Shepherd will lead his flock through the village accompanied by drummers.
An ‘aubade’ (short concert) is given by tambourine players, while local women and girls dance the farandole in traditional costume. They sing the ancestral songs of the félibrige to the rhythm of the galoubet and tambourine, while the Arlésiennes and Mireilles dance the farandole.
The 24 December from 2.00 am to 4.00 pm
For more than 4 centuries, the midnight mass is celebrated in the beautiful Saint-Vincent Church according to an immuable rite.
Provençal songs are sung on the galoubet and tambourine during the calendar vigil.
During the mass, the villagers bring the living nativity scene to life in the purest Provençal tradition.
The 24 December at 11.30 pm
Artist Anne Bonnefon creates elegant cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are an alternative and addictive photographic process that plays with sunlight, colour and nature.
Anne offers an introduction to greetings card-making.
Children aged 7 and over – Duration 1 hour – Price 15€ materials provided included
Bookings: Tourist Office on +33 (0)4 90 54 34 39 or tourisme@lesbauxdeprovence.com
The 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December and the 2, 3, 4 January
Gallery La Cure
Artist Wendy Higbee Carando invites you to discover the art of Japanese washi paper by helping you to make Christmas decorations.
Wendy uses the folding technique to create Japanese dolls and enchanted origami.
From 7 years – max 8 people – Free
Workshops at 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Bookings at the Tourist Office on +33 (0)4 90 54 34 39 or tourisme@lesbauxdeprovence.com
Gallery Manville
From 23 December to 4 January (except 25 December)
Santons are traditional Provençal Christmas crib figurines.
Discover the craft of santon making by making your own santons, before taking them home with you!
The workshops are a unique opportunity to understand the process of creating these figurines by handling moulds and tools, and to find out a little more about this Provençal tradition.
Duration: 45 minutes, maximum 6 people per workshop
Children aged 8 and over
Price: 10€
Bookings: Tourist Office on +33 (0)4 90 54 34 39 or tourisme@lesbauxdeprovence.com
From 28 to 31 December
Gallery Post Tenebras Lux
Stéphanie Verchère will introduce you to the modelling technique and help you to create a clay Christmas tree, perfect for decorating your table for the festive season!
At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with your own creation, which you can paint at home.
Duration: 1h30 – max 6 people per workshop
Children aged 8 and over – Price: €20
Bookings: Tourist Office on 04 90 54 34 39 or tourisme@lesbauxdeprovence.com
From 27 to 31 December
Gallery Post Tenebras Lux
The Château des Baux-de-Provence extends over 5 hectares, and the whole site is a listed Historical Monument.
Discover one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France and its places steeped in history.
Maison du Roy, Rue Porte Mage,
13520 Les Baux-de-Provence
Tél. +33 (0)4 90 54 34 39
tourisme@lesbauxdeprovence.com
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Weekends & public holidays: 10.00 am to 5.30 pm
Closure: 25 December and 1 January
