This small village has many shops, restaurants, cafes and ice cream vendors that make tourists happy. You can go shopping, have lunch or dinner on the terrace in the shade of the plane trees, or take a walk to the spring.
The ruins of the old castle of the bishops of Cavaillon overlook the village and add to the charm of the place.
The Sorgue provides a welcome coolness, and its waters remain cold even in the height of summer.
The Fontaine de Vaucluse bubbles at the bottom of a closed valley with vertiginous walls, which gave its name to the department: Vaucluse indeed means closed valley. The source that gives birth to the Sorgue has a mysterious origin. The network of flooded cavities has never been fully explored and the origin of the waters that contribute to the fertility and richness of these territories remains a mystery today.
The spring gushes out at the foot of a 240-metre high cliff, in the hollow of an enclosed valley (“Vallis Clausa” in Latin). This valley gave its name to the department of Vaucluse during the French Revolution
The Musée d’Histoire Jean Garcin: 39-45 L’appel de la Liberté (Call of Freedom) tells you the story of the Second World War in France. You can discover the resistance against the Nazis in France, and the daily life during the Occupation.
The François Petrarque Museum-Library is dedicated to the medieval poet François Petrarque and the poet René Char. It regularly hosts exhibitions.
The Vallis Clausa Paper Mill includes the Underground Museum, a craft gallery and the paper mill.
Would you like to discover the museums of Provence? The Museums in the Vaucluse department department contribute to the tourist influence of this destination. We can mention the Petit Palais museum or the Calvet museum in Avignon. In Fontaine-de-Vaucluse you can visit the Resistance Museum, the Museum of the Santons, the François Francesco Petrarch Museum-library or the Underground World and Speleology Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
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