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Welcome to the South of France destination. Please click on the various icons in the map to view more information on our hotels and the many attractions in this region. This is France’s leading carnival, and even back in 1294, the year in which it was first mentioned, it already was a major event. In the 16th century, carnival merrymaking was structured around masked balls, each one reserved to a specific social class. The French Revolution put an end to those festivities, which started up again in 1873 in a more modern format: a parade of floats and farcical “big heads” escorting His Majesty Carnival I. more informationSecond fortnight in February |
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