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9/07/09

The Provençal market of Vaison-la-Romaine

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Land of flavours and smells, Vaison-la-Romaine offers a coloured symphony. Fruits of a high quality and diversified agriculture, regional produce enrich local gastronomy. All year long, local markets liven up this town and offer a large choice of products, which all reflect an ancestral know-how.

The great provençal market, with colours and smells typicals from the South of France, is a place of interest that cannot be ignored in your trip to Vaison-la-Romaine. Indeed, it has been existing for several cenduries and dates back to 1483. [ Read more ]

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9/07/09

Vaison-la-Romaine, Historic and Artistic Town

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Located in the Haut-Vaucluse region, Vaison-la-Romaine is ideally situated between the Alps and the Mediterranean. The town lies at the foot of Mont Ventoux, the « giant of Provence », nestling in lush, fertile countryside, excellent for a mellow lifestyle.

Artistic and historic town, Vaison-la-Romaine is renowned for its archeological and cultural heritage, extending from the Middle Ages to modern days, but the name of the town « la-Romaine » is certainly much known and owes its reputation to Antiquity. The Gallo-Roman remains, located on several sites, are France’s biggest archeological area opened to public.

Vaison-la-Romaine is recognised as one of France’s most beautiful place of interest, the town has all the genuine charm of « ancient stones » as well as a cultural and artistic dynamism, thanks to which it gained the European Choral Town label. [ Read more ]

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