The Camargue Museum in Arles
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Camargue Museum and discovery trail
Situated in the heart of the Camargue, the Museum of the Camargue has been installed in the old sheepfold at the Mas of the Pont de Rousty. It recounts the evolution of Man's activities in the Rhône delta.
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The permanent exhibition is greatly devoted to life in a mas in the 19th century : farming, rearing, hunting, gathering, fishing… and developments that occurred in the 20th century, and continued into the 21st century : wine-growing, rice-growing, production of sea salt, the Course Camarguaise bull games...
A room is devoted to wine-growing in the Camargue to remind us of the awful history of phylloxera
and the endurance of a Camargue heritage anchored in the present.
A true introduction to the Camargue, a visit to the Museum can continue on the discovery trail at the Mas du Pont de Rousty, which crosses the farm and lets you discover the different lands and their uses. The trail is 3.5 kilometres and on it several stopping places have been set out. Right at the beginning of the trail visitors can consult "the mas's calendar" and thus follow the rhythms of life that follow one another with the seasons: the harvest, the arrival and departure of the herds and flocks, the cutting and regrowth of the reeds, the nesting and the birds' first flight…
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Opening hours
October 1 to December 31 : from 10am to 12h30, from 1pm to 5pm
February and March : from 10am to 12h30, from 1pm to 5pm
April 1 to September 30 : from 9am to 12h30, from 1pm to 6pm
Closed Tuesdays all the year, May 1, December 25 and the month of January
Admission price:
4.5 € full price – 3 € reduced price
free for children under 18 |
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Camargue Museum
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Natural Regional Park of the Camargue
Mas du Pont de Rousty – RD 570 - 13200 Arles
Phone : +33 (0)4 90 97 10 82
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