We'd like to go to one of these but I can't seem to get dates and ticket info online. Can anyone help?
Thanks.
Posted by
OP
Coral Gables, FL, USA
143 posts
Yes. I read somewhere that they were called games, that's why I posted it as bull games. My inderstanding is that the bulls do not get hurt and that these take place in the arenas. Is that right? How do I get tickets? And see dates?
Thanks.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Rick calls them that.www.arenes-arles.comJune to August the bulls die of old age. But in Sept the Spanish bullfighters come to Arles and then there is "death in the afternoon" Spanish-style and toro meat served for dinner in Arles restaurants.
Posted by
OP
Coral Gables, FL, USA
143 posts
Kent,
Sorry, but when I enter the www.arene-arles.com I get something completely unnrelated to my question. Am I doing something incorrectly?
Cecily
Posted by
OP
Coral Gables, FL, USA
143 posts
Kent,
The difference an "s" makes! Many thanks.
Cecily
Posted by
oregon
131 posts
I can help! Last summer while in Arles I went to the bull "games" in the ancient arena there. It was interesting to have spent the previous day on a tour in the Carmargue run by a bull- raising family. I should note that I am an ardent vegetarian and animal rights person. Reservations would not be necessary- there were crowds since this was mid- July but lots of room and we showed up shortly after the event began. However, I do remember that they only occur perhaps once (maybe twice?) a week- the RS book has the info- and it was in the evening- presumably because of the heat, which was still pretty intense. Arles would be a great bull base (it was actually convenient for lots of places; we were there a week)! Anyway, young guys all in white came into the arena, very macho. A bull was released, who looked sort of hot and cranky. It took a lot of running around on the part of the guys to get a reaction. The bull made a sort of lunge in the direction of one of them and they all ran away, leaping dramatically over the barricade and splatting against the walls...this was repeated over and over and OVER. It might be a lot more dangerous to the humans than it looked. Certainly other than the heat, the bull did not suffer. It was very expensive and we left after about 20 minutes. Maybe there are other variations; it lasts a couple hours.