In search of cultural discovery ? Nature excursion ?  The list of things to do in the area is extensive. We have documents, addresses and maps at your service to help you with your choices. In the mean time, here’s some suggestions:

 

 

 

 

 

Nîmes  and its famous buildings:    - Arenas (Ier siècle after J.-C.) -  Maison Carrée   ( roman temple, an 5 after J.-C.) -  Pont du Gard

Wine Route    - Nimes’wine: Costière de Nîmes   - Camargue’s wine: Vins des Sables

Local markets and food   - Générac, Friday morning   -  Arles, Saturday morning   -  Uzès, Saturday   -  Lunel, Sunday morning

Camargue wildlife   Camargue, as an european migration centre ,  has a rich and varied fauna and flauna. There are number of ways to explore it: walks, off-road cycling and horse riding. Why not bird-watching with a local guide?

Activities   - Sea : Le Grau du Roi (35km) La Grande Motte (38km) Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer (40km)   - Golf Club de Nîmes Campagne, route de Saint Gilles, 30900 Nimes golfnimescampagne.fr.st   - Horse riding: A CHEVAL AVEC THEO C'EST RIGOLO, Rates : walk of 1 hour with horse : 13 €

The Costières area

  Générac is located in an area called the Costières, this area offers many high points in the Camargue and gives some wonderful views to the west over the meadowlands  and south to the lagoons (Charnier and Scamandre). The soil in the Costières area is covered in rolled stones and is the perfect terrain for vines and orchards.

Festive seasons

  When is party time, villages of the area set up their « provençal » market with their delicious« produits du terroir » on the middle of the streets.

  But because  it’s also the land of Camarguaise bulls and horses, the Camarguaise  tradition animates the  villages’streets, and in the summer time it’s very common to see bulls and horses running in the streets of the villages: so beware of the bulls! (taureaux)!!!

Camarguaise tradition and…vocabulary!

  Camargue symbole is the camarguaise cross, it represents faith, charity and hope.

  Gardian  is the« cow-boy » of the Camargue, on top of his horse he’s looking after the wild bulls.

  Abrivado (down to the arena): Few bulls, surrounded by gardians on horses are taken from the field to the arena through the village streets. Then people try to make them escape by creating  breaches in the gardian chain.

  Course Camarguaise: In the arena, men in white ( les raseteurs)  defy the bull by trying to retreive from them, the rosette, tassels and string attached to their forehead and around their horn.

  Bandido (back to the field) : After the Course camarguaise, the bulls go back to the field  surrounded by gardians on horses.

  Encierro: In the village square or streets, bulls are released and people run around them!

  Manade : Bulls or horses cattle.

  Ferrade:  Marking with a red-hot iron the foal and veal