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Abrivado Festival 2023
Saintes Maries de la Mer - France - 11/11/2023
1,000 horses, 200 gardians and thousands of enthusiasts were on hand on the beach at Saintes Maries de la Mer on November 10 and 11, 2023 for one of the biggest Abrivado festivals in the south of France.
A unique encounter between the Camargue, horses, bulls and all lovers of the bullfighting tradition.
Every year on 11/11 at 11am, 11 abrivados set off on a 6 km race to the arena.
The abrivado, an emblematic practice of Camargue tradition, means "arrival" in Provençal.
Manadiers and gardians bring the cocardier bulls from the meadows to the arena, blocking them in the middle of their horses to form a triangle.
The abrivado is deeply rooted in Camargue culture and history. But while this tradition dates back several hundred years, the abrivado as an organized, ritualized bullfighting event appears to be a more recent development. The abrivado tradition as we know it today seems to have taken root in the 19th century.

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Abrivados 2023
Abrivado Festival 2023<br /> Saintes Maries de la Mer - France - 11/11/2023<br /> 1,000 horses, 200 gardians and thousands of enthusiasts were on hand on the beach at Saintes Maries de la Mer on November 10 and 11, 2023 for one of the biggest Abrivado festivals in the south of France. <br /> A unique encounter between the Camargue, horses, bulls and all lovers of the bullfighting tradition.<br /> Every year on 11/11 at 11am, 11 abrivados set off on a 6 km race to the arena.<br /> The abrivado, an emblematic practice of Camargue tradition, means "arrival" in Provençal. <br /> Manadiers and gardians bring the cocardier bulls from the meadows to the arena, blocking them in the middle of their horses to form a triangle.<br /> The abrivado is deeply rooted in Camargue culture and history. But while this tradition dates back several hundred years, the abrivado as an organized, ritualized bullfighting event appears to be a more recent development. The abrivado tradition as we know it today seems to have taken root in the 19th century.