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Holidays rental in the Luberon hills in Provence -
France
Access and Tourism in
Provence
Les Magnanarelles
Jacqueline and Noël Bureau
84160 Lourmarin
Tel/fax: +33(0)1 43 33 62 62 or +33(0)6
60 38 62 62
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Map of Provence |
Geographicals
coordinates to Lourmarin :
Latitude : 43.763001° -
Longitude : 5.363194° |
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About the area
The medieval village of Lourmarin
is located in the Luberon regional park. It is known
as a centre of gastronomy and elegant dining. Among the village's
attractions are a beautiful 16th century castle, many art galleries,
craft shops, cafés, bars, grocery stores, and a colourful
market held in the village every Friday morning. Lourmarin is also known for the writers who once lived there, Albert Camus and Henri Bosco being the most famous.
The area offers plenty of pleasant walks and hikes and
dramatic landscapes in the Luberon hills : La Forêt des Cèdres, the canyon of the Régalon
river. Lourmarin is within easy reach of many interesting locations,
including l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a town specializing in antiques, Gordes and the cistercian
Abbey of Sénanque, the town of Roussillon,
which is surrounded by ochre cliffs, the hill village of
Bonnieux, and Lacoste, known as the château of the
Marquis de Sade.
About the region
Numerous day trips are available which will allow the visitor to discover Provence. Les
Baux de Provence is a beautiful Provençal village
built on a large rocky outcrop offering a stupendous view over
a large plain and the Alpilles mountain range.
Also worth visiting are Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, a painters' village renowned for its antique stores, and the old quarter of Aix-en-Provence, where one can visit the cathedral of Saint-Saveur and the
studio of the painter Paul Cézanne. Nîmes is also nearby, and one should visit its Roman
arena and many ancient ruins.
To the north is the city of Avignon, once home to the medieval papacy, which still has the spectacular Papal
Palace, and the famous
bridge of St-Bénézet immortalized in the song
Sur le pont d'Avignon. The wine roads are a must-see
in a region made famous by Châteauneuf-du-Pape and numerous other Côtes-du-Rhône villages. Lourmarin is an hour from the Mediterranean sea, and among the attractions there are the fishing village of Cassis, (with boats to the creeks) and the city of Marseille (with boats to the islands of Lerins and Château
d'If). Nearby is the Camargue National Park, a great location
for bird-watchers and nature lovers. The Riviera and the
cities of Nice and Cannes are only two hours away. |
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