The people of Mouriès are very attached to the traditions of their region
and love an opportunity to give voice to this attachment. They
have a penchant for festivals and organise various events throughout the
year. In addition to the “Formidable Aïoli Populaire” open-air aïoli meal
(aïoli is garlic mayonnaise), the calendar also includes festivals in
celebration of olives, oil and bulls.
Mouriès is very well organised and is
fortunate enough to have a bullring which can accommodate up to 3,000
people. Folk dancing and processions in traditional costumes precede
the finals of the bull-fighting trophy and provide a show faithful to
the traditions of the Camargue.

A
number of walks have been laid out to give you the opportunity to explore
Mouriès and its environs:
- Route de l'olivier : this "olive trail" takes you through olive
groves, olive-growing areas, oil mills, production sites, sweet shops
and museums.
- Route des vins : follow the wine trail to visit the estates and
- Route des maisons nobles de la vallée des Baux. The Vallée des
Baux Historic Houses Trail enables you to discover buildings constructed
in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

After trembling with excitement with
the bulls in the bullring, dancing, singing and tasting olives, tapenade
(olive dip) and fougasse (olive bread), you will be glad to relax peacefully
in the shade of the plane trees which line the Cours Paul Révoil, the
main street of Mouriès. Whatever the time of day, the terrace cafés,
where the dappled sunlight filters through the trees are a great place
for a pastis, a glass of crisp, chilled rosé (and, of course, olives)…
with the humming of the cicadas. This is the epitome of Provence!
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