 Journées Gourmandes at Vaison la Romaine
Four days devoted to glorious food... over 100 exhibitors display the
gastronomic delights of Provence. A feast for the taste buds and
for the eyes! Marquees in the town centre..
October 29th to November 1st |
 Salon
du Palais Gourmand (Gourmet
Exhibition) November 11th-16th at Cagnes sur Mer & Nov 27th-30th at St Raphaël.
Inspiration
for preparing menus for the festive season and some ideas to try out
straight away
: Gastronomy
festival inMandelieu Nov 20th-23th.
Ste MaximeNov 20th-22th.
Monaco Nov 27th-30th.
Sugar & chocolate Trade Fair in Antibes
Nov 28th-29th. |
  For
whose still in good shape after all these foods :
St Rémy13.5
km or 7,5 km from the Traversée des Alpilles 1st Nov.
Pour les plus entrainés : Marathon Nice-Cannes Nov 8th 42.195 km along the sea
 Roll
up for health food! Cadenet Cabbage Soup Mountain
Bike Rally : waymarked
route with refreshments. The rally is of course followed by the excellent,
celebrated Cabbage Soup!.
November 15th |
 Jean Cocteau Exhibition in Marseille : The "Jean Cocteau and the Mediterranean" exhibition presents nearly 150 drawings, paintings, tapestries, ceramics and pieces of jewellery made by Cocteau, as well as drawings, paintings and photographs of the artist (Palais des Arts)
October 1st to January 24th
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Archaeological exhibition: "Caesar, the Rhône for memory" in Arles
 The exhibition looks back at 20 years of excavations in the river at Arles and off the coast at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Of more than 500 objects on show, undoubtedly the most impressive is this famous bust of Julius Caesar. Departmental museum of Ancient Arles (Musée Départemental de l'Arles Antique).
October 24th to Sept. 19th 2010
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Picasso exhibition at Saint Paul de Vence
 As a part of “La route Picasso en Provence“, discover 40 work of art from the collection André Verdet
Museum of Saint-Paul
Untill December 31th |
36th
World Festival of Underwater Images in Antibes 
 One of the most beautiful showcases of the world of silence, with astonishing
discoveries at the bottom of deep abysses, unprecedented journeys
to the very ends of the wildest dreams, the high-tech camera work
deserves a special mention.
October 29th to November 1st |
 Fête
du Livre at Toulon
L'Nearly
300 writers of the current literary panorama will be present, the
set of themes part will be this year devoted to "l'art de vivre".
(Place d'Armes)
November 20th-22th |
 Festival
of Books for Children and Young People at Aubagne.
Multimedia
space, treasure hunt, workshops for children and young people, literary
chocolate and performance based on texts from children's literature...
giving a (good) taste for reading.
November 12th-15th
|
 11 November should be fun in Saintes
Marie de la Mer with Camarguais festivities
and big abrivado s festival : bulls are released, controlled
by horsemen and brought into the bull ring. Their progress is greeted
by cries of joy and cries of fear - emotions are guaranteed to run
high...
November 10th-11th |
Avignon  St. Andre's Fair
Traditional fair along
the ramparts, and then the Christmas market takes over on Dec 1th
until the 31th, in the Place de l'Horloge where more than 40 artisans
propose santons, Provençal fabrics, pottery, art handicrafts, Christmas
decorations and also fine wines, foie gras, chocolates, etc...
From
November 30th to December 1st
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Pays
d'Aix en Provence
Festival Tous Courts
 High
place of discovery and defense of the young creation, the festival
is the place to be. Its reputation of revealing the young talent
has now become obvious : Delphine Gleize, Eric Zonca, François Ozon,
Mathieu Kassovitz, Cédric Klapisch, Vincent Ravalec, etc... are
the directors who came at the Festival.
November 30th to December 5th |
 Fête of the shepherds in Istres
During 2 days Istres joins again with the traditions of Provence by organizing
various events associated with its ancestral habits, procession of transhumance and the artisanal fair.
December 5th-6th
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Wine
and Gastronomy Fair
 Allauch 9 Nov,
for
connaisseurs of wine and good food.
Istres 6-8 Nov
Toulon 14-15 Nov : fête du vin et de la châtaigne 
Sausset 21- 22 Nov
Visan 21 Nov
Marseille 20-22 Nov
(Chanot)
Valréas 20th & Avignon 19th
Festival of Côtes du Rhône primeurs guild procession, son
et lumière, shows, festivities in the streets, fireworks and as many
tastings and samples as you could wish for...
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  Come and visit Provence Prestige exhibition in Arles
and
discover the art of living in Provence. A refined and original
environment which every year charms over 30 000 visitors.  150
exhibitors offer their most prestigious products: gastronomy, ornaments,
and leisure. The opportunity to discover the art of Provence "know
how" and as early as November start doing your Christmas shopping.
November 26th-30th |
Grands
Dîners Vignerons at Châteauneuf
du Pape
: Every week a wine grower from the  Chateauneuf
du Pape or Côtes du Rhône appellation will invite you
to their table in the wine cellar of the La Sommellerie restaurant
and will share their passion for wine with you. They will present
their vineyards to you and above all will enable you to taste their
best wines, selected to complement the chef's specially prepared
meal. (reservations only)
October 31th, Nov 6th & 21th |
 The
484th St Siffrein Fair in Carpentras :This
traditional agricultural and trade show has been taking place for
over 400 years.
On November 27th the town will bustle with over 1,000 stallholders :
flea market, horse fair, crafts, local products, activities and the
chance to do a bit of Christmas shopping.
November 27th
to 30th |
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Thursday starting 26th
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Salon des Antiquaires : 
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