Adour Afición Festival
Taurine festival of the Adour Afición bullfighting school in Saint-Sever
About Adour Afición
The Adour Afición Festival is a taurine event organized in Saint-Sever in homage to the bullfighting school founded by maestro Richard Milian in Cauna in the Landes region. This festival brings together former students of the school who have become matadors for an exceptional taurine show in the Henri Capdeville bullring. Founded in 2005, the Adour Afición school trains young bullfighters in the values of work, rigor, discipline, honesty, and humility, and the festival raises funds to support this unique training in the Southwest.
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Adour Afición Festival: the bullfighting school in the spotlight in Saint-Sever
The Adour Afición Festival is a unique taurine event held in Saint-Sever, in the Landes region. This festival pays tribute to the Adour Afición bullfighting school, founded by maestro Richard Milian in Cauna, and helps to financially support the training of young bullfighters.
The Adour Afición bullfighting school
The Adour Afición bullfighting school was founded in 2005 on the personal initiative of Richard Milian, without public aid or subsidies. Located in Cauna, in the Landes region, the school emphasizes a family-like environment and a small number of students so that each student can thrive with maximum consideration, honesty, and respect. The fundamental values taught are work, perfection, rigor, discipline, honesty, and humility, even before bullfighting techniques.
Students who became matadors
Since its creation, the Adour Afición school has trained several bullfighters who have taken their alternative (the ceremony of accession to the rank of matador): Antonio Joao Ferreira (alternative in 2008 in Mont-de-Marsan), Thomas Dufau (2011), Mathieu Guillon (2012), Dorian Canton, and Yon Lamothe. Young Ekaitz Moreno Leal represents the new generation of the school.
A festival for the benefit of the school
The Adour Afición Festival is organized for the benefit of the bullfighting school, allowing for the raising of funds to ensure the sustainability of this unique training in the Southwest. Former students who have become matadors return to Saint-Sever to face novillos from renowned breeding farms, offering a high-quality taurine show to aficionados.
An event supported by the taurine community
The festival benefits from the support of the Peña Jeune Afición of Saint-Sever and the entire taurine community of the Southwest. The day is structured around a free morning tienta (bullfighting trial), a friendly meal at the Cloître des Jacobins, and the afternoon taurine festival in the Henri Capdeville bullring.
Practical information — Adour Afición
Locations
The festival takes place in two emblematic locations in Saint-Sever:
- Cloître des Jacobins: morning tienta (selection of fighting bulls) and the Afición meal at noon. The Cloister offers an intimate and historic setting for these moments of taurine conviviality.
- Arènes Henri Capdeville: afternoon taurine festival. The bullring hosts the main show with matadors and novilleros.
Access
By car
Saint-Sever is accessible via the D933 from Mont-de-Marsan (15 min) and Dax (40 min). From Bordeaux, take the A65 towards Pau, exit at Aire-sur-l'Adour then take the D933. Free parking is available in the town center, near the bullring and the Cloître des Jacobins.
By train
The nearest station is Mont-de-Marsan, served by TER trains from Bordeaux and Dax. Local transport connects Saint-Sever from the station.
Typical day's program
- Morning (10 AM - 12 PM): free tienta at the Cloître des Jacobins — selection event open to the public, allowing observation of fighting bulls in an intimate setting
- Noon (12:30 PM): Afición meal at the Cloître des Jacobins — friendly meal bringing together aficionados and the public, reservation required
- Afternoon (4:30 PM): taurine festival in the Arènes Henri Capdeville — main show with former students of the bullfighting school
Prices
- Tienta: free, open access subject to availability
- Afición meal: mandatory reservation, price communicated each year (around €20-€25)
- Taurine festival: variable price depending on seating (barrière, gradins, shade/sun). Tickets available in advance or on-site on the day of the festival.
Safety
Taurine events are supervised by an appropriate safety and rescue system. Strict adherence to safety instructions is imperative, especially during the tienta.
Contact
Adour Afición
Facebook: Adour Aficion
Website: ericdepecker.wixsite.com/adour-aficion
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Arènes Henri Capdeville
Arènes Henri Capdeville, 40500 Saint-Sever