Location: Cereste in France
Nearest Motorway:
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Nearest Airport:
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Nearest Ferry:
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Nearest Train:
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Excursions:
An unusual sight are the ochre quarries of Roussillon just beyond Apt, expoited since Roman times.
A must for budding astronomers is a visit to the Observatoire de Haute Provence near Forcalquier.
Aix en Provence, a lively university town famous for its fountains, summer music festival, animated atmosphere and Vasarely Museum.
A short drive away, but still within easy reach, are some famous Provençal towns with amotive names : Avignon (with "Le Palais des Papes"), Isle sur la sorgue, Pernes les Fontaines and La Fontaine de Vaucluse.
To the south of the Luberon range is the valley of the Durance, one of France's foremost fruit producing regions.
Each day, you can choose to go to a Provençal market : Saturday on Apt or Manosque, Sunday : Reillanne or L'Isle sur la Sorgue, Monday : Forcalquier or Cavaillon, Tuesday : Banon or Gordes, Wenesday : Sault (near Mont Ventoux)...