Be sure to see:
Lauris
The village, old homes and fountains from the 16th and 17thcenturies. The Château is home to several craftspersons, and on the castle terraces, you’ll find the Conservatory of dye-plants
Lourmarin
This village ranks among the “Most Beautiful Villages in France”, and is home to several art galleries and craft shops.
The castle is furnished. Part of the castle dates from the 15th century, the rest dates from the Renaissance. The castle is open to visits. The cemetery is the burial place for authors Albert Camus and Henri Bosco. See the “ferme de Gerbaud” to discover the world of aromatic herbs, medicinal plants and dye-plants.
Vaugines
The village, partly built into the rock. The Romanesque church. St. Pierre, the chapel where scenes from the film “Manon des Sources” were filmed.
Cucuron
The village, homes from the Renaissance, the lake, fed by a spring, surrounded by centuries-old plane trees, Our Lady of Beaulieu church, with the appearance of a fortress, the Deydier museum with fascinating prehistoric and Gallo-Roman collections.
Ansouis
The village is ranked among “the Most Beautiful Villages in France”. The 11th century castle is furnished, and has been continually lived in by the Sabran-Pontevès family for over 1000 years. French gardens. (Open to the public)
La Tour-d’Aigues
The vestiges of the castle, now home to the Museum of the Aigues Area, and the Faience museum.
Pertuis
The gardens at Domaine Val Joanis (a wine estate) with vegetable garden, ornamental flower garden, orchards, rose garden.
Don’t miss:
- The Roman garden in Caumont sur Durance.
- The Harmas gardens, belonging to the famous entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre in Sérignan du Comtat
- The gardens at Château de Val Seille in Courthézon
- The medieval garden at the Château de Fargues in Le Pontet
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