Orange's Opera festival "Les Choregies d'Orange", is an absolute must. Spectacular stage design, world class orchestra and opera singers. An experience to treasure. Website: http://www.choregies.fr Some personal pictures of operas we had the chance to attend,...
The museum is in the archeological grounds of the Puymin site, I very much recommend a visit before the grounds itself, as the numerous artefacts and reconstitutions will help you visualise the way of life of antique Vasio Vocontiorum. The typical farm-turned town's...
We are lucky to have a rich cultural scene in Vaison, highlighted in the summer by outdoor shows in the Roman theatre, as well as in more intimate scenes like the one set in the Roman ruins, and in the cathedral. Below some shows we have had the chance to enjoy over...
Another large archeological ground also sits in Vaison's town center and is accessible with the same entrance ticket as the Puymin site (see other post here). The Villasse houses an antique shopping high street: It is seen here during the Journee Romaines, a...
The Roman sites of Vaison are quite extensive in comparaison to the size of town, and make a significant portion of it's center: Puymin and Villasse are the main sites Puymin It is just across the street from the tourist office and shows numerous villas centered...
Vaison-la-Romaine is a fitting location for the Augustus Caesar Praetoria association, which reenacts historical scenes based on Roman Emperor Hadrien and his pretorian guard. The attention to details and use of historical materials and techniques are quite amazing...
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...
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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