In Isle sur la Sorgue (on foot)
• Baroque collegiate church with its 16th century chancel.
• The Hôtel Campredon (17th c.) houses painting exhibitions.
• The Hospital with its beautiful old dispensary (ask at the concierge).
• Many water wheels.
• Superb landscape at the ”Parting of the Waters” (10 min walk).
• Art and Painting Galleries.
Activities
• Provençal market every Thursday and Sunday until 1pm.
• 250 antique dealers, open Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
• Big antique fairs at Easter, August 15 and November 1st.
• End of May, Hunting and Fishing Days.
• July, Festival of the Sorgue.
• Last Sunday in July, Water Extravaganza
• Summer, water jousting
• Early August, Potters' Market.
• End of June and end of August, Horse Races
• Early August, floating market.
Nearby Sports
• school of fly fishing(***)
• fishing circuits
• Fly-fishing
• canoeing-kayaking
• rafting down the Sorgue
• golf (Saumane, 5 min)
• horseback riding and pony club
• pétanque
• tennis
• swimming
• mountain bike rentals
• hiking (the Cedar Forest)
• rock climbing (Gordes & Robion 10 min)
• microlight flying in Carpentras (15 min)
• Paragliding in Rustrel (40 min)
• Forest adventure trails (Lagnes, 5 min)
• Miniature golf and mini Adventure courses
• Flying a plane (Pernes les Fontaines, 10 min)
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Surrounding areas
Many vineyards open their doors to you and offer wine-tastings. Information at the restaurant of the Oustau.
• Fontaine de Vaucluse (5 min), Le Thor (5 min), Gordes (10 min), Coustellet (10 min), Cavaillon (15 min), Roussillon (20 min), Rustrel (45 min), Avignon (20 min), Orange and the Roman Amphiheatre (1 h), Vaison la Romaine (50 min), Carpentras (15 min), Les Dentelles de Montmirail (rocky mountain crests), the Mont-Ventoux (1 h), Sault, Saint Saturnin les Apt (45 min), Lourmarin (1h), the Camargue Saintes Maries de la Mer (an exotic destination, 1h30) and more.... Baux de Provence, Aix en Provence, Saint Rémy de Provence... |
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