Things to do:
Here are some of the many things you can do using the house as your base:
..... Go to the local markets and rediscover what food used to taste like: there is one for every day of the week in a different village.
..... Long, lazy lunches (and dinners) outside.
..... Lose the extra calories by cycling round the famous hilltop villages: Gordes, Bonnieux, Menerbes, Lacoste, Roussillon, Lourmarin, Oppede-le-vieux, etc.
..... Antique and bric-a-brac hunting at Isle-sur-Sorgue – France’s antiques capital.
..... Choose from an endless number of walks in the 120,000 ha Luberon Natural Park.
..... Explore Fontaine de Vaucluse - the extraordinary source of the crystal-clear Sorgue river (or ride a canoe down it).
..... Discover where all the ochre-coloured buildings come from - the ochre quarry at picturesque Roussillon.
..... Visit the Marquis de Sade's castle at neighbouring Lacoste
..... Bump into Princess Caroline at chi-chi St Remy.
..... Learn to paint sunflowers.
More things to do:
..... Picnic in the cedar forests outside lovely Bonnieux.
..... Visit the spectacular hill-top fortress at Les Baux de Provence.
..... Walk in the footsteps (and wheel tracks) of the Romans at the impressive remains of Glanum.
..... Drive to the top of Mont Ventoux (cycle if you're mad) and let the Alps and the Med take your breath away.
..... Marseille, 1 hour away, is France's most exciting city, and home to the world's best bouillabaisse.
..... Avignon, half an hour away, is a fascinating medieval city small enough to walk round in a day.
..... Go wine-tasting at the local vineyards or venture just beyond Avignon for some great Rhone wines – Chateauneuf du Pape, Cote Rotie, Cornas.
..... Day trips to Monte Carlo, Cannes, the Camargue, Arles, Aix, Orange, Gorges du Verdon, Rhone wine trail, even Spain if you leave early.
Cultural delights too...:
Did you know that in the summer the Luberon is a cultural hot-bed? There are music, arts and theatre festivals all around. The famous Avignon Festival is in July, as is the Opera Festival in Orange. While in La Roque d’Antheron the piano festival attracts some of the world’s greatest pianists. Aix-en-Provence has operas and concerts throughout the summer, and there is always something going on in a nearby town or village.
Other Activities:
hot air ballooning, microlighting
marks the location of the property in Luberon
