While Vaison-la-Romaine is best known for it's extensive Romain sites, it also boasts some lovely medieval architecture. If like me, you are an old stone amateur, you should find happiness without having to go very far! Some views of the romanesque cathedral and...
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In troubled medieval times, villages tended to be perched on high grounds in order to be easier to defend. Vaison is no exception, it's Ville Haute still keeps it's very narrow cooled streets that keep wonderfully fresh in the summer. "Des pierres et des Hommes,...
Vasio Vocontiorum, an important Roman town, used to cover the modern day Vaison grounds. Any time a shovel is being used to dig a house or a road, some archeological finding pops up, to the delight of archeologists, and not so much of builders! The archeological...
Soma ideas and tips to avoid bringing back made-in-China souvenirs from Vaison If you drive to Nyons, capital of olive oils, you might want to stop at "La Scourtinerie". They have revived an ancient production of sisal filters that where originally used for filtering...
The Pope's Palace in Avignon, is a stunning space for art exhibitions, here are two of my favourites: Les Papesses, 2013, The Popesses of art: Louise Bourgeois, Camille Claudel, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Kiki Smith, Jana Sterbak Exhibition book...
A summer festival running from June to September, with pop up exhibition throughout the town, a bliss! Shows often also pop up at l'Abbaye de Montmajour, between Arles and Fontevieille. Here in 2013, an exhibition curated by Christian Lacroix, Arles' loved child
If you feel like venturing even further, Arles is a little town worth exploring, with charming streets, churches, cloisters, hotels particuliers and a photography festival, Les Rencontres d'Arles, that pops' in all of the above mentioned places, not to miss! Arles'...
We in Vaison are very proud of our Roman ruins and much loved Roman theatre, but we must admit that Orange's is definitely worth the trip. It is unique because of it's immense scenic back wall, still intact, that gives it's distinctive acoustic to this magic place. It...
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