Facing the Lubéron, Saumane is a typical peaceful Provencal village situated between Isle sur la Sorgue and Fontaine de Vaucluse, dominating the valley of the Sorgue and offering magnificent views over the plains.
Travel through typical villages perched on colourful hills topped with keeps, fortresses and Provencal churches.
Visit the Isle sur la Sorgue run through by channels, a small Venice in the South and the place for artists and poets attracted by the richness of its cultural heritage. A stronghold of junk and antique sellers, the Isle sur la Sorgue draws in art lovers, collectors and tourists from all over the world searching for incomparable decorative or second hand objects of art.
A colourful region full of discovery. Make sure you don’t miss:
> Saumane and its narrow streets, fountains, stone houses, keep, ramparts
> The Sénanque Abbey, Isle sur la Sorgue, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Gordes, Roussillon, Avignon, the Lubéron, ochre quarries, Cavaillon, Provencal markets, prestigious wine cellars such as: Beaumes de Venise, Gigondas, Chatêauneuf du Pape and Mount Ventoux which dominates the whole region… and the famous «santons de provence» (ornamental figures)