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Les Rencontres d'Arles: the summer event of photography

Presentation of the festival The Rencontres internationales de la photographie d'Arles, more simply called Rencontres d'Arles, is a summer photography festival held annually. This internationally renowned event aims to be a place of discovery through exhibitions, screening evenings, symposiums, ...

16
June
2008

"The European Festival of Nude Photography in Arles"

"The Revealed Body" The European Nude Photography Festival, held annually in Arles, brings together photographers and image professionals around the theme of the body. The festival was founded by Arlesian photographer Bruno Rédarès, who serves as its President. This event seeks to "define the b ...

07
May
2009

The Routo : a GR to walk in the footsteps of the shepherds

interest since it is the route taken by shepherds during transhumance since the 13th century, but also tourist interest. For hikers who leave from Arles in the Bouches-du-Rhône, this route allows them to reach Cuneo and the Italian Piedmont through 3 French departments: the Bouches-du-Rhône, th ...

08
June
2022

The ViaRhôna: a bicycle route from the Alps to the Mediterranean

arts from the shores of Lake Geneva at Saint-Gingolph in the Alps and takes you to the beaches of the Mediterranean. In fact, you can end your trip near Arles in Port Saint Louis du Rhône or in Sète in the Hérault. This bike route is a portion of the European route EuroVelo 17 which starts in ...

21
Feb
2022

Aqua Mater: an exhibition by Sebastião Salgado at La Défense

A vital but fragile resource With the Aqua Mater (Mother Water) exhibition, already presented in Arles in 2018, Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado wants to raise awareness of the fragility of water. This common good to humanity is a vital resource, but threatened: 'We are destroying a lar ...

19
Apr
2022

Lacoste : a charming village in the Luberon

y times over the centuries, is placed under the protection of one of the most ancient saints of Provence: Saint Trophime, who was the first bishop of Arles. As for the gigantic underground stone quarries, they bear witness to the time when the village owed its economic activity to the exceptional ...

06
July
2022

The Baux-de-Provence: a magical destination for Christmas.

ome down, the shepherds from the mountain, to announce that Christmas is nearing." In addition to the serenade and the shepherd's parade, the women from Arles dance the farandole. This tradition dear to the hearts of the people of Baux makes their village one of the most beautiful destinations to c ...

24
Nov
2023

Painting: Impressionism Celebrates its 150th Anniversary

xhibition entitled "Impressionism and the Sea." As for the famous painting "Starry Night Over the Rhone," it will join the Vincent van Gogh Foundation in Arles and be exhibited just a few hundred meters from where it was painted! To learn more about this 150th anniversary and the works loaned to m ...

01
Feb
2024