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Vaucluse village to discover
near your vacation rental: GORDES

For your holidays in Vaucluse, your holidays in Provence, you seek a vacation rental, a lodging with garden, then visit this house furnished for 5 people in Fontaine de Vaucluse, 6km from L'Isle sur la Sorgue. Nearby GORDES, Luberon, Ventoux, Monts de Vaucluse, Dentelles de Montmirail, Avignon, Gordes, Roussillon,...

The Vaucluse department located in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur area will enchant you by the richness of its landscapes and its historical and cultural inheritance.

The most beautiful Villages of FranceDue to its privileged position, its exceptional charm and its typical architecture, GORDES has been listed as "one of the most beautiful villages of France". Its houses of white and gray stone rise up in a spiral around the rock where thevillage is set. At the very top is the church and the castle which face out onto the hills of the Luberon.Once at the top of Gordes, you can see the fortified castle enclosing the city hall and the Pol Para museum.The odd village of the "borie" is intriguing. Bories are little round huts built in stone and were at one time used by shepherds or hunters.You must not miss the fabulous Abbey of Senanque hidden in the green valley. Cistercian manks still live there producing honey, lavender essence, and liqueurs.

Historic sites to see: The castle | Bories village | Senanque Abbey (1148) | St. Firmin church (1704) | Pol Para Museum | The Moulins de Bouillons Museum (olive presses dating back to the 16th century).

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