Avignon
Porte St-Roch is one of the gateways to Avignon's walled city, located on the southwestern corner of the walls; it's particularly well preserved.
Must-see attractions in Provence
Gorges du Verdon
A fairytale castle in the village of Allemagne-en-Provence, an easy drive from Lac de Quinson. It's about 24km west of Moustiers St-Marie.
Avignon
Porte St-Lazare is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the northeastern edge of the walls.
The Luberon
The 11th-century Ancienne Cathédrale Ste-Anne houses the relics of St Anne, and 11th- and 12th-century illuminated manuscripts.
Avignon
Porte Magnanen is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the southeastern edge of the walls.
Avignon
Porte Limbert is one of the entryways to Avignon's Unesco-registered walled city, located on the southeastern edge of the walls.
Vaucluse
The village church contains the pride of the Pays de Venasque: an unusual late-Gothic Crucifixion painting (1498).
Aix-en-Provence
This especially charming square in the Quartier Mazarin has a baroque fountain (1667) with water-spouting dolphins.
Pays d’Aix
Famed for its rosé, Château de la Gaude is graced by a delightful formal garden and listed 18th-century château.
Var
Within sight of the Îles d’Hyères, this 52-acre vineyard abuts the early-18th-century Château de Brégançon.
Vaucluse
Tucked behind the Romanesque church, this baptistry was built in the 6th century on the site of a Roman temple.
Avignon
The relics of the patron saint of Avignon, St Agricol, are kept in this 14th-century church.
Aix-en-Provence
This elegantly vaulted baroque chapel was originally part of a 17th-century monastery.
Musée d’Histoire Jean Garcin: 1939–1945
Vaucluse
A small museum exploring the harsh realities of life in occupied France during WWII.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Nazareth
Vaucluse
Orange's oldest church was consecrated in the 12th century.
Marseille
The small, bustling, beach-volleyball-busy Plage des Catalans is the closest stretch of sand to the Vieux Port.
