This year's edition of the festival Vaison Danses was absolutely incredible: a star studded program with major choreographers. Being a major partner of the festival through Mei Line, we where granted privileged access to repetitions, pre-shows and most of all, the...
Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison-la-Romaine’s no kill fishing
Our local river, the Ouveze, is accessible near Vaison-la-Romaine's town center. It is Provence's response to "A river runs through", and boasts many fishes, no kill fishing only though! [video width="720" height="1280"...
Cycling through the dentelles de Montmirail
A story in pictures... Starting from behind the castle of Vaison-la-Romaine
Vaison’s archeological museum
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...
Summer festivals in Vaison-la-Romaine
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...
Augustus Caesar Praetoria @ Vaison-la-Romaine
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...
Chapelle St Quenin, Vaison-la-Romaine
You can't miss this beautiful construction, as it's imposing romanesque architecture grace the town's entrance. The Chapel was built in the XIIIe century, the nave and facade were restored in the XVIIe century, but the remarquable apse dates back to the XIIIe c. and...
Vaison-la-Romaine’s Haute Ville
We usually visit the medieval town with friends, letting them do the photos... This time, with a delightful evening light, I set up on a photo hunt through the stony streets of the medieval Ville Haute.. Coming from the "new" town, one crosses the Roman bridge (the...
Vaison-la-Romaine’s Market
Tuesday is the day. Market is a very big deal here, and the big Tuesday market (there is a smaller one on Saturday and an even smaller one on Thursday evenings) is renowned since Roman times. There are of course fruits a vegetables, but also plants, house hold items,...