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L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
A lovely town where you find  7 water wheels which in days gone by provided the power fort the silk and wool factories here. The place to go for antiques.
37 km from Orange

 

Fontaine de vaucluse
The mysterious resurgence of the Sorgue river. The whereabouts of this source are still to this day unknown.
Don’t miss the paper mill !

47 km from Orange

 

Gordes
A very picturesque village situated within the walls of the château.
Not far from the village – don’t miss the village of Bories – rural homes built in dry stone and which were lived in until the beginning of the 19th century.

58 km from Orange

 

Abbaye de Sénanque
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1148.

 

Roussillon
Dont miss the ochre cliffs. The Conservatory of ochres and applied pigments.
75 km from Orange

The Silvain brothers – makers of nougat

Confectioners and makers of nougat. Groups welcome – please book in advance.
Route de Venasque. Saint-Didier.
Tel. 04 90 66 09 57

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