Monuments in Provence

#The Chartreuse of Villeneuve

The biggest and richest Carthusian monastery in France

#The Alphonse Daudet's windmill in Fontvieille

A museum devoted to the writer and a discovery trail devoted to the windmills of Fontvieille

#The Cellars of the Palais Saint Firmin

An underground world hidden beneath the rock in Gordes

#The Château of Lourmarin

The first Renaissance Château in Provence

#The Cavaillon synagogue

A masterpiece of 18th century Comtadin art

#The Château Adhémar in Montélimar

The castle of the Adhémar family - 12th, 14th and 16th centuries

#Abbey of Montmajour

Masterpiece of Romanesque architecture

#The Bories village

An architectural masterpiece, near Gordes

#Villa Eileen Gray

A modernist villa on the Riviera at Cap Moderne.

#Fort Royal in Cannes

A fort still haunted by the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask.

#The Ancient Roman city of Glanum in Saint-Remy de Provence

Roman ruins in St-Rémy de Provence

#The Sainte-Marthe Royal Collegiate Church in Tarascon

#The Rue des Teinturiers in Avignon

The most picturesque street in Avignon

#The Arena of Nîmes

One of the world's best-preserved amphitheatres

#The Trophy of Augustus

To the glory of the Roman empire

#Château de Portes

The Vessel of the Cévennes

#The Château of Grignan

A remarkable Renaissance palace with extraordinary views

#The Pont du Gard Aqueduct

2000 years of history

#The Magne Tower

The Great Tower and monument to Roman power

#Chartreuse de Bonpas

A cultural and oenological tour of a historic site

#The Lavoir du Mail Washhouse in Grignan

A washhouse that's both original and spectacular

#The Fortress of Mornas

Medieval entertainment for the children's delight

#The Saint-Michel de Frigolet Abbey

An Abbey of canons Premonstratensian Abbey in the heart of the Montagnette

#The bridge of Avignon

A famous bridge in the world

#Saint-Sauveur Collegiate Church in Grignan

A powerful and spectacular edifice

#History of the Cistercian Abbeys of Provence

The Cistercian adventure in Provence, Sénanque, Silvacane andThoronet, the three sisters of Provence.

#The Fort Saint André in Villeneuve-les-Avignon

The fortress dominates the Rhone Valley

#The Notre Dame de Lérins Abbey

A Cistercian monastery off the coast of Cannes

#The troglodyte Abbey of Saint-Roman

An unusual walk in the Rhone Valley

#Senanque Abbey

A Cistercian Abbey near Gordes

#Postman Cheval's Ideal Palace in Hauterives

a worldwide reference in Outsider Art, in Hauterives.

#Museum and gardens of Salagon

A peaceful place in in Mane in the Alpes de Haute-Provence, near Forcalquier.

#The Greek Villa Kérylos

Enter into the atmosphere of a luxurious Greek villa.

#Saint Pierre Basilica in Avignon

One of the most beautiful churches in Avignon

#The Chateau of Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt

The imposing remains of a medieval castle in the Luberon

#The covered market of Les Halles

A gigantic Provençal market in the centre of Avignon

#The Chartreuse de Valbonne

An exceptional religious heritage site in the Gard

#The Popes' Palace of Avignon

The biggest gothic palace in the western world

#The Château de la Barben

A medieval fortress and gardens designed by Le Nôtre

#The ancient Roman ruins of Vaison la Romaine

The sites of Puymin and La Villasse

#The University of Wine in Suze la Rousse

#The distillery of Eyguebelle

The fabulous history of the syrups and liqueurs

#Julien Bridge

A roman bridge between Bonnieux and Apt

#The Thoronet Abbey

One of the three Cistercian abbeys of Provence, in the Var.

#The Petit Palais of Avignon

the palace of the archbishops of Avignon.

#Silvacane Abbey in la Roque d'Anthéron

One of the three sisters of Provence, witness of the Cistercian radiation in Provence

#The Château of Suze la Rousse

A village rich in vineyards and history

#The Savonniers Soapmakers' Quarter of Salon de Provence

At the height of its prosperity, sumptuous buildings springed up

#The Château de Roi René in Tarascon

#The city walls of Avignon

Avignon, a fortified city enclosed by 4.3 kilometres of walls.

#Saint Paul de Mausole Monastery

Masterpiece of Romanesque art, Van Gogh stayed there before his death

#The Castle of Les Baux

A journey in time and into the tumultuous past of the Lords of Les Baux

#Maison Carrée

The most well preserved Roman temple in the world

#The Chateau d'Avignon

A chateau open to the public in the heart of Camargue.

#The Ancient Roman Theatre of Orange

The most well preserved Roman theatre in all of Europe

#Ephrussi de Rothschild Villa & Gardens

An architectural folly on the Riviera

#The Saint-André Gardens and Abbey in Villeneuve

A remarkable spot for reverie and romanticism

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