Christmas nativity scene in Venasque church (Vaucluse)

The Christmas nativity scene in Venasque occupies an apse of Notre-Dame church, a lovely little 13th-century building on the site of a much older, 5th-century church.

A dozen or so large clothed santons stand in a Provençal setting beautifully decorated with plants.

Outside the church, winter sunshine lights a superb panorama over the Comtat Venaissin plain and Mont Ventoux.

Photographs of Venasque's Christmas nativity scene: slideshow

Getting to Venasque: GPS coordinates N 43°59’46’’ – E 5°08’48’’