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boar, vultures, snakes, beavers Village des Bories
and Europe’s largest lizards. " ⌂ Route de Gorde # 9am–
The park headquarters are in 5:30pm daily (open later in
Apt. Once a haunt of highway­ summer) ¢ 1 Jan, 25 & 31 Dec STAY
men, the Luberon hills now ∑ levillagedesbories.com
hide luxury holiday homes. Pastis Hotel
The major village is Bonnieux, St-Tropez
with its 12th­century church 15
and 13th­century walls. Also A palm-fringed outdoor
popular are Roussillon, with St-Rémy-de-Provence pool is a higlight of this
red ochre buildings, Lacoste, ! F6 ⌂ Bouches-du-Rhône intimate spot with sea
and garden views.
with the ruins of the Marquis @ Avignon n Pl Jean Jaurès;
de Sade’s castle, and Ansouis, www.saintremy-de- ! G6 ⌂ 6 av
with its 14th­century church provence.com du Général Leclerc,
and 17th­century castle. St-Tropez ∑ pastis-st-
tropez.com
Ménerbes became world­ For centuries St­Rémy, with
famous through writer Peter its boulevards, fountains and ¡¡¡
Mayle’s tales of life here. narrow streets, had two claims
to fame. One was that Vincent Hotel du Soleil & SPA
van Gogh spent a year here, in A peaceful haven with
14 1889–90, at the St­Paul­de­ a pool, high-end spa,
Mausole hospital. Wheat Field
Gordes with Cypress and Ravine are and top-quality linens
and toiletries.
among the 150 works he pro­
! F6 ⌂ Vaucluse n Pl duced here. The town was ! F6 ⌂ 35 av Pasteur
du Château; www.gordes- St-Rémy-de-Provence
village.com also, in 1503, the birthplace of ∑ hotelsoleil.com
Nostradamus, known for his
This hilltop village, with its prophecies. In 1921 it found ¡¡¡
arcaded medieval lanes, is new fame when Roman ruins
dominated by the 16th­ were unearthed at the Site Labastide de
century Château de Gordes Archéologique de Glanum. Voulonne
Just south lies the Village Little remains of the ancient This Provençale farm
des Bories, a primi tive habitat city, but the site im presses. house has family-
of tiny beehive­shaped huts. Around the ruins of a Roman friendly suites and
The construction techniques arch is a mausoleum, with gardens with a pool.
are thought to date back to scenes like the death of Adonis. ! F6 ⌂ 2133 rte des
Neo lithic times, although the Baumettes, Cabrieres
village was still occupied in Site Archéologique d’Avignon, Gordes
the 19th­century. de Glanum ∑ bastidevoulonne.com
The Abbaye de Sénanque, " -= # Hours vary, ¡¡¡
to the north, is a fine Roman­ check website ¢ 1 Jan,
esque Cistercian monastery. 1 May, 1 & 11 Nov, 25 Dec
∑ site-glanum.fr
Château de Gordes
" ⌂ Pl du Château § 04 90
72 98 64 # Apr–Sep: Tue–
Sun ¢ 1 Jan, 25 Dec

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