The Provençal gastronomy festival on the first Sunday of July, attracts a crowd of gourmets who come to savour specialities made by the most prestigious cooks of the region under the plane trees of the village square.

Growers, honey manufacturers, chocolate confectioners and the "fresh cart" of brightly coloured fruit and vegetables all meet at this festival which closes with a meal and an orchestra.

• Horse Festival. Village fête.
Grape-harvest and New Wine Festival. "Calendale" evening (Traditional festive meal).
• Summer Evenings, classical music concerts in the Castle courtyard and Drama Evenings with the Compagnie des Comédiens en Herbe.
• In the château (2nd floor), is the ARTEUM museum of contemporary art which permanently shelters work from the 1900s to nowadays, as well as a reconstruction of the painter Arsène SARI's studio. Two or three temporary exhibitions are held during the year. Tourist Information Office on 1st floor.

Towns and villages in Aix Countryside

Discover towns and villages which belong to the Upper Valley of the Arc, The Etoile range, Cotes range and the Touloubre, the Valley of the Durance... Upper Valley of the Arc Beaurecueil - Châteauneuf le Rouge - Fuveau - Le Tholonet - Meyreuil - Peynier - Puyloubier - Rousset - Saint Antonin sur Bayon - Saint Marc Jaumegarde - Trets - Vauvenargues The Etoile range Bouc Bel Air - Cabries Calas - Gardanne - Gréasque - Mimet - Simiane Collongue From the Cotes range to the Touloubre Coudoux - Eguilles - La Roque d'Anthéron - Lambesc - Rognes - Saint Cannat - Saint Esteve Janson - Velaux - Ventabren Valley of the Durance Jouques - Le Puy Sainte Réparade - Meyrargues - Peyrolles - Pertuis - Saint Paul Lez Durance - Venelles