Christmas nativity scene in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, Luberon

This monumental nativity scene fills a 120 m³ space in a side aisle of Saint-Étienne parish church, in the heart of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt. It is exceptional both in scale and for its more than fifty large wax and papier-mâché santons. Documents from 1813 record the transfer of the wax santon moulds from Avignon's Carmelite convent to the church. The oldest figures are therefore more than 200 years old.

Photographs of Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt's Christmas nativity scene: slideshow

Getting to Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt: GPS coordinates N 43°56’38’’ – E 5°23’01’’