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What to do and see in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Discover the best top things to do in Vaucluse, France including Mediatheque Jean Tortel, Palais des Papes, Roman Theatre of Orange, Visites, Collegiale Notre Dame des Anges, Cristallerie de la fontaine, Vaison la Romaine, Waterwheel Circuit, Via Ferrata de Cavaillon, Tour Ferrande.
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1. Mediatheque Jean Tortel
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
2. Palais des Papes
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4.5 based on 10,840 reviews
The residence of the soveriegn pontiffs in the 14th century is the largest Gothic Palace in the world. 25 areas to visit : ceremonila halls, chapels, cloister, the Pope's provate apartments with their priceless frescos, as well as a scenographic area, the Musée de l'Oeuvre, wich presents the development and history of the building since it was build. Ranked as UNESCO world heritage.
Reviewed By YairBarZohar - Qiryat Ata, Israel
After going through some of Avignon's other sites, you finally reached the highlight - the Pope's Palace. The palace, built between 1335 and 1352, is the largest Gothic palace in the world. This palace served as the residence of the popes in the 14th century and was also the place where six closed meetings were held, under which six popes were elected. This important site entered the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1995. As part of your visit to the Pope's Palace, you can tour more than 25 rooms open to the public. One of the highlights of the visit is the opportunity to see the Pope's living rooms from the time he lived here. Also, be impressed by the spectacular fresco paintings, which adorn a large part of the halls and chapels. You can hire an audio guide at the entrance. If you wish, you can choose to visit the Pope's Palace as part of a guided walking tour of Avignon, which includes a queue entrance to the Pope's Palace. Admission is reasonable. Children 8 and under come in for free. The card can be used with the San Benza Bridge. Opening hours: from April to the end of June and September to the beginning of November from 9:00 to 19:00, November to the end of February from 9:30 to 17:45, March from 9:00 to 18:30, July to 9 : 00-20: 00, August 9: 00-20: 30. How long should you visit? Between two and three hours. The Pope's Palace is adjacent to Avignon Cathedral to the south.
3. Roman Theatre of Orange
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4.5 based on 2,340 reviews
Built under Emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD, the Roman Theatre of Orange experienced a real rebirth in 2003, transporting visitors back to Imperial Rome. The new tour and the free audioguide in seven languages tell visitors about the shows and social life in the Provencal city during Roman times. In the new projection room, the film, with computer-generated images and reconstructions of shows, retraces the history of the Roman Theatre of Orange.
Reviewed By 71pawelk
Absolutely magnificent! One of the must see places while visiting the region. An excellent examplre of roman architecture and style.
4. Visites
5. Collegiale Notre Dame des Anges
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4.5 based on 235 reviews
Reviewed By JoelY55490 - Gemuenden, Germany
Be polite and dont make your visit Sunday mornings during the market held around the church, and during their well attended service. You will see when it's OK. They open all the doors. This is a lovely church, and during the past years they have done a lot of restoration work on the building, so it looks very nice, particularly from the plaza side. Take your time and look thru the inside of the church. It has a lot to offer.
6. Cristallerie de la fontaine
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4.5 based on 84 reviews
7. Vaison la Romaine
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4.5 based on 1,002 reviews
Reviewed By ericv926 - Balen, Belgium
In Vaison La Romaine one can easely spend a day or more and it is great to see how the evolved from a Roman city via the mediaval ages towards the nice city it is today. It has a very well preserved Roman amfitheatre and surrounding area with an associated nice museum. It is remarkable to see that the Roman city was to be found in the valley as conditions were rather stable at the time of the Roman empire. One can see that the mediaval remains (which are really beautiful as well) are located on the rocks where it was easier to defend itself agains surrounding ennemies. The modern Vaison then again expanded over the old Roman village in the valley.
8. Waterwheel Circuit
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4.5 based on 449 reviews
Reviewed By Overstone_Pete
A really pleasant walk all around the old town. Whilst the information boards are all in French they each have a QR code so that you can easily access a great English translation.
9. Via Ferrata de Cavaillon
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4.5 based on 67 reviews
The Via Ferrata of Cavaillon is accessible by foot from the city center. The route is composed of two complementary tours making available to a wide public the cliffs of Saint Jacques with all the diversities of its natural landscape. Participants will have a wonderful insight of the Luberon, the Mont Ventoux, the Monts de Vaucluse and the Durance Valley.
