- The imposing chateau dominating the village dates from the 10th century and was remodeled during the Renaissance. You can visit it and the museum that it houses, the Pol Mara museum, contemporary Flemish painter and inhabitant of Gordes.
- A promenade in Gordes offers, at a turning of one of the winding road, magnificent views of the surrounding countryside of the Luberon. Don't miss the very pretty Saint-Firmin church, of Romanesque origin, greatly transformed in the 18th century.
- The stony Bories Village, where all the buildings are constructed entirely of dry stone walls, is just a few kilometers away from Gordes, in Provence .
- The pure and harmonious lines of the Abbey of Sénanque make it a gem of Romanesque art ; it has become a symbol of Provence. Set in the bottom of a small valley, it is still occupied by Cistercian monks.
- The Moulin des Bouillons is a former olive oil mill, very well preserved.
- The Saint Jacques Chaplaincy.
- The White Penitents Chapel.
- The cellars of the Saint Firmin Palace.
- Lovers of walking can go off to discover the troglodyte water mills in the Gorges of Véroncle. |
