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Villages · Drôme
Mirmande
As you approach the town, your gaze stops on the imposing ramparts built in the fifth century.
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Between golden-stone villages, lavender fields and discreet waterfalls, the Drôme Provençale already announces the atmosphere of neighbouring Vaucluse, with much quieter tourism.
This selection brings together characterful villages and natural curiosities of southern Drôme, around Nyons, Grignan and the Baronnies.
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Villages · Drôme
La Garde-Adhémar
Perched on a hill overlooking the Donzère-Mondragon canal and the Pierrelatte plain, this former medieval stronghold lies on the left bank of the Rhône.
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Villages · Drôme
Le Poët-Laval
On a steep site in the Jabron valley, this medieval village with a triangular plan sits in a superb panorama of wooded foothills.
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Villages · Drôme
Montbrun-les-Bains
Packed against each other, the old stone houses have gained in height the space they did not have on the ground.
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Towns & cities · Drôme
Nyons
A small Provençal town renowned for its exceptionally mild microclimate and olive groves, crossed by the majestic single-arch Roman bridge.
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Castles · Drôme
Château de Grignan
The château de Grignan, whose origin goes back to the twelfth century, was built on a rocky peak overlooking Grignan; it was turned into a fortress in the thirteenth century by the Adhémar family: in the seventeenth century François Adhémar de Monteil made it a luxurious residence. Reduced to…
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Castles · Drôme
Château de Suze-la-Rousse
Built on a rocky promontory, the medieval fortress is a spectacular military work protected by its towers and rampart.
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Waterfalls · Drôme
Cascade d'Aubres
A moss-covered tufa waterfall about fifteen metres high, nestled in a setting of olive trees a few kilometres from Nyons, in the Drôme provençale.
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Natural wonders · Drôme
Crevasses de Chantemerle
Curious, I would have no other word to define this natural phenomenon that is the formation of this crevasse.
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