CULTURE IN DRÔME PROVENÇALE

Would you like to take part in festivals in Drôme Provençale ? The Hauts de Chirol estate could be a wonderful place to recharge your batteries after a busy cultural day. Here are just some of the events and festivities to be discovered within an hour from the gîte. From music and literature festivals to local traditions, each cultural event brings its own unique colour to this vibrant region.

Festivals in Drôme provençale: music in the spotlight

Drôme is famous for its music festivals, which attract artists and audiences from all over the world. Take advantage of these opportunities to discover the region’s musical and artistic diversity.

  • Crest Jazz Vocal : This annual event for jazz lovers takes place in the charming town of Crest, less than an hour’s drive from Les Hauts de Chirol. Enjoy internationally renowned performances in an intimate atmosphere every summer, for one week between late July and early August.
  • Festival Mozart : Every year, starting in June and lasting for a month, the ‘Saoû sing Mozart’ association offers over twenty concerts throughout the Drôme.
    The high point of the event is the weekend in Saoû at the beginning of July, which offers festive days for young and old alike: meetings with the artists in residence, concerts – not always classical – featuring works by Mozart, but also Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert and Schumann.
    Our comfortable gîte awaits you to enjoy the event with friends: you’re just 30 minutes from Saoû.
  • Les Musicales de Poët-Laval : This chamber music festival offers 2 concerts a year at the end of July or beginning of August. Take advantage of the day to discover the village of Poët-Laval, listed as one of the ‘most beautiful villages in France’. The picturesque village of Le Poêt-Laval is 40 minutes from the gîte and Les Tonils.
  • Nyons Festiv’été: Less than an hour from Les Hauts de Chirol, the town of Nyons offers more than twenty free concerts on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings in July and August, at 9.30pm in the town centre.

Literary festivals in Drôme

  • Bourdeaux Storytelling Festival : This cultural event, also known as the ‘Nouvelles du conte’, promotes storytelling and reading aloud for everyone. The shows, aimed at families, adults, teenagers and children, are usually performed in the open air. The programme also includes introductions, training courses and open stages, as well as encounters between articles and audiences.
  • Festival de la Correspondance : If you’re a fan of the art of letter-writing, why not head to Grignan, about an hour away, past Crupies, Vesc and Montjoux. In early July, this cultural event celebrates the art of the letter through the ages and in a variety of forms, both traditional and contemporary. It features performances, readings, writing and calligraphy workshops, and invites writers, artists, actors, academics and researchers.

Local traditions and cultural events

  • The Bourdeaux medieval festival: since the 1960s, Bourdeaux has hosted street entertainment, a banquet, fairs and refreshment stands every 15 August. Then, as night falls, it’s time for a historical parade, a sound and light show and a dance with an orchestra. The medieval legend of the village is brought to life with a torch-lit parade and the setting ablaze of the ruins and the old quarter.
  • Provencal markets : in Bourdeaux on Thursdays and Dieulefit on Fridays, discover local products such as picodon cheeses and traditional charcuterie, as well as pottery and local crafts.

Find the calendar of events in the Bourdeaux-Dieulefit area on the tourist office website. You can also consult the calendar of exhibitions and courses in Yoga, Taichi, Qi jong, Reiki, watercolour, singing, calligraphy, dance, etc. offered in the Dieulefit area.

 

Plan your stay at Hauts de Chirol to coincide with one of the festivals in the Drôme provençale and enjoy a memorable experience. Contact us for more information and to organise your cultural stay in our beautiful region.