The experience of the Camargue race

Name: L'expérience de la course camarguaise
Start: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Arènes Paul-Laurent

Come (re)discover the Camargue race through an immersive experience with our passionate guide. It will unveil all the codes to better understand this tradition turned towards the taur…

Dimanche 17 septembre 2023, 17h00Passé

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Come (re)discover the Camargue race through an immersive experience with our passionate guide. She will reveal all the codes to better understand this tradition turned towards the bull, king of Camargue. From the arena track to the meeting with the shavers, through the visit of the locker rooms, the Camargue race will have no secrets for you!

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine du sport

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Conditions de participation

Tarif habituel & Sur inscription

Type de public

Tout public

À propos du lieu

Arènes Paul-Laurent

Rue du champ de foire, 30300 Beaucaire

Gard
Occitanie

In 1855, a private individual had a first building built for bull races. Construction of the stone amphitheatre began in 1885 and was completed in 1932\. At the end of the 19th century, the free race underwent a profound transformation, mainly due to the crossing of Camargue bulls with Spanish bulls. The fighting spirit of animals led to the professionalization of razeteurs, and gradually various regulations were introduced. At that time, Provençal races were organized in the arenas, whose creator was Etienne Boudin, nicknamed Pouly I, originally from Beaucaire. These races consisted of alternating jumps and cape passes, the laying of banderilles and sometimes a mock killing... Today, free races take place in these arenas that bear the name of a famous manadier (Camargue bull breeder) born in Beaucaire in 1905.