In Valréas, Provence's santons have heard the Good News and gather around the stable where Mary and Joseph watch over the newborn child.
Around thirty large clothed santons, between fifty and eighty centimetres tall, make up the display. Some are about a hundred years old. It covers 57 m² in a chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth church, in the old town centre.
The scene is very deep, creating a striking perspective. At the back stands Valréas, with Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth church and the Tour Ripert.
A €1 contribution lights up the display. It can be seen in December and January.
Getting to Valréas: GPS coordinates N 44°23’01’’ – E 4°59’21’’