Christmas 2019: Cabannes' nativity scene was open from Saturday 21 December 2019 to 5 January 2020, 14:00–17:00, and afterwards by arrangement on 07 68 98 34 02 or 04 90 95 25 93.
Opening hours for the nativity scene in Cabannes church can be checked with the town council: mairie-cabannes.fr.
Cabannes is a small town, or large village, of 4,000 people on the left bank of the Durance, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, between Avignon and Cavaillon. In the parish church of Sainte-Madeleine, the local association has installed a superbly arranged 30 m² nativity scene.
At the touch of a button, the santons come to life and a day unfolds in the Provençal village. A river flows down from the mountain, beneath the Pont Julien, turning a waterwheel. The shepherd leads his sheep, the knife-grinder sharpens his tools, night falls and lights appear in the windows.
Photographs of Cabannes' Christmas nativity scene: slideshow
Getting to Cabannes: GPS coordinates N 43°51’41’’ – E 4°56’07’’