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Villages · Vaucluse
Gordes
This village perched on a promontory seems to stand guard over the Apt valley and the Cavaillon plain.
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A general overview of the Luberon essentials, between ochre villages, castles and natural curiosities, for a first discovery of the Vaucluse massif.
This general selection deliberately mixes categories: refine it according to your wishes (nature, heritage, panoramas) with the other selections dedicated to the Luberon.
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Villages · Vaucluse
Roussillon
This village is world-famous for the 18 shades of red ochre of its Fairies' valley and the tormented relief of its old quarries, cliffs that erosion and the mistral continue to gully.
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Villages · Vaucluse
Lourmarin
It was in the sixteenth century that the inhabitants of the Protestant village were massacred by Maynier d'Oppède.
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Villages · Vaucluse
Ménerbes
It was in the Middle Ages that Ménerbes acquired part of its heritage, such as Saint-Hilaire abbey, a former priory where Saint Louis stopped on his return from the Crusades.
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Natural wonders · Vaucluse
Colorado Provençal
Former open-air ochre quarries, worked until 1992, forming a landscape of blazing colours reminiscent of American canyons.
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Natural wonders · Vaucluse
Fontaine de Vaucluse
The emerald-green spring is ranked among the most important emergences in the world.
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Castles · Vaucluse
Château de Gordes
The castle, rebuilt in 1525, already existed in 1031.
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Villages · Vaucluse
Ansouis
In the Middle Ages, Ansouis occupied an ideal position to control the road between Aix-en-Provence and Apt.
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Villages · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Simiane-la-Rotonde
Simiane owes its fame to the Rotonde, the circular keep of the castle that crowns the hill on which the village spreads, a witness to a rich history.
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Castles · Vaucluse
Château de Lacoste
Located between Apt and Cavaillon, the ruins of Lacoste castle cannot be visited but deserve to be admired for a while...
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