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Proposals of discovery tours of the Arts and Traditions of Provence and delicacies of its soil :

 

Provence markets

Salted delicacies: olive, truffle, garlic

Cote du Rhône wines

Sweets

All year long events

Festivals

Lavender

 


Provence markets

Monday : Bollène, Cadenet, Cavaillon.

Tuesday : Vaison La Romaine, La tour D'Aigues, Piolenc, Gordes, Mondragon.

Wednesday : Malaucène, Sault, Violés et Valréas.

Thursday : Orange

Friday : Carpentras, Châteauneuf du Pape, Lourmarin, Pertuis et Visan.

Saturday : Apt, Mornas, Pernes Les Fontaines, Ste Cécile Les Vignes, Uzès et Richerenches.

Sunday : L'Isle sur La Sorgue, Sorgues, Monteux.

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Salted delicacies :

 

The olive: the olive oil is always associated with the South cooking. A lot of mills are still working in Vaucluse. Taste the tapenades of Provence.

The truffle: you should know that the Vaucluse is the top producing department of France.You can go every morning from mid-November to mid-March to Valreas, Carpentras and Richerenches markets. Restaurants addresses are at your disposal.

The garlic: No Provence cooking without garlic! The capital of garlic is Piolenc, not far from Orange. Festival held on the last week-end of August.


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Côte du Rhône wines

At the door of Provence, Orange is also located at the heart of the Côte du Rhône vineyards. Well-known names of villages: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Rasteau, Séguret. The house of wines of Côte du Rhône allows the discovery tours of wines (see partners sites).


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Sweets

The Humbugs (berlingots) of Carpentras, the nougats of Sault, the candied fruits of Apt: all the year a world of sweeties to be discovered and as many treasures for festive meals.


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All year long events

January: festival of the truffle in Carpentras and Richerenches

February: the danse  hibernals in Avignon

March: carnivals in villages

April: Flea market in Isles sur la Sorgue

May: feast of Drac (dragon) in Mondragon

June: Saint-Jean night in Vallréas and anywhere else, Apt Corso

July: the wine feast in Violès

August: ripening feast in Châteauneuf du Pape, lavender feast in Sault

September: vintage feast in Sainte Cécile les Vignes, SaintéGilles feast in Cavaillon

October : the day of the taste in Riverenches

November: Autumn market in Bollène

December: great Christmas market at the house of the principality in Orange, Santons exhibition in Séguret and a lot of cribs in Provence villages. Feast of the truffle in Ménerbes

And so many other events ….


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Festivals

Chorégies d'Orange Traviata 2003

Enriched with ancient monuments and endowed with an exceptional climate, the Vaucluse department is all summer the ground of festivals.

Orange Choregies (lyric festival, opera)

Choralies of Vaison la Romaine (choruses)

Polymusicals of Bollène

Chorégies d'Orange Traviata 1999

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Lavender

The lavender, other symbol of the Provence. Another way for discovering Provence, the small villages, beautiful lanscapes. The country of Sault: flowering from July to August 15, the Southern Drôme.

 

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Visit also our Provence page

All details are described in the booklets at your disposal at the hotel. Possibility to order to CDT of Vaucluse (see partner sites).


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