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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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Ochre villages, a Cistercian abbey and former quarries turned geological curiosity: the Luberon concentrates a great diversity of tourist sites in a small territory.
This selection mixes built heritage and natural curiosities for a broad overview of the Vaucluse massif, between essentials that are very busy in summer and quieter escapes.
The Luberon catalogue is still under construction: this list will grow with future additions.
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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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Castles · Vaucluse
Château de Lourmarin
The castle was listed as a historic monument in 1973.
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