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Cities Vaucluse
Beaumes de Venise And its delicious Muscat vine
If you're coming from the D7 from Caprentras, the village of Beaumes de Venise - in Provencal also called 'Beaumas the Veniso' – appears at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The Provencal village with its stone houses, as it were built into the huge massif that in this way became an onshore natural protection against the Mistral. The massif Dentelles de Montmirail is a beautiful and less than 8 km long mountain range - Montmirail comes from Latin and means more ... Click to preview pictures
Beaumes de Venise
Bédoin At the foot of the Mont Ventoux
In the Vaucluse, at the foot of the Mont Ventoux with an altitude of 300 meters, appears the charming village Bédoin. Spread out over an area of more than 9 acres Bédoin comprises twenty hamlets, each with its own patrimonial richness. Two third of the area is covered with forest and is therefore one of the largest communal forests in France. <!--break--> Like many other villages in the Provence, Bédoin is surrounded by sunny vineyards and can certainly be seen more ... Click to preview pictures
Bédoin
Brantes Facing the giant Mont Ventoux
In the north of the Vaucluse, on the border of the Drôme provençale, you can find the little village of Brantes. Set in the Toulourenc valley, the village is perched on the side of the Pié-Chastel cliff where the Mont Ventoux dominates with its typical white top, all year long. Brantes also has a medieval castle, like the surrounded villages of Reilhanette and Montbrun-les-Bains. Only some parts of its walls remain as well as two cisterns.   Brantes had some more ... Click to preview pictures
Brantes
Gordes the village of stones
This village can boast about being amongst one of the most beautiful villages in France. It has narrow cobbled streets which thread their way through tall houses; built against the rock, clinging onto its flanks and whispering the tales of a thousand legends. Gordes is listed as one of  "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" ("The Most Beautiful Villages in France").  Gordes has been able to build a world reputation for itself, yet be respectful of its past and of more ... Click to preview pictures
Gordes
Mazan Home town of Marquis de Sade
  At the foot of the southern part of the Mont Ventoux lies the village of Mazan. This medieval village in the Vaucluse department, situated between Avignon (25 kilometers) and Carpentras (six kilometers), has a very old centre: some houses are built in the 1st until the 5th century. Regarding the many archeological finds proves that Mazan once was an important town, also in a religious way. 66 Gallo roman sarcophagi have been discovered from the 5th and 6th centuries which are more ... Click to preview pictures
Mazan