Orange

Orange owes its rich ancient heritage to its foundation by veterans of the Second Roman Legion, who made it a prosperous colony with some of the finest monuments of Roman Gaul, including the triumphal arch and the ancient theatre, one of the best preserved in the world and still used for the operatic performances of the Chorégies.

Beyond these exceptional remains, the town has a pleasant historic centre around its 19th-century town hall and plane-shaded avenues where the Provençal market is held. A former independent principality that gave its name to the House of Orange-Nassau, still reigning in the Netherlands, the town has kept historic links with the Dutch crown. The gateway to the north of the Vaucluse, Orange is a key stop between the Côtes du Rhône vineyards and the perched villages of the Comtat Venaissin.

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