The Museums in the Vaucluse department
Villages and landscapes are not the only tourist attractions of the Vaucluse. Dozens of museums welcome you in the Comtat Venaissin, on the slopes of the Ventoux and in the Luberon: you will appreciate for example the Château Turcan (museum of Wine Arts and Crafts) in Ansouis, the Lavender museum in Cabrières-d’Avignon, the oil mill museum in Rustrel…
The Popes of Avignon
In the 14th century, the popes forced to flee Rome found refuge in their Provençal lands. The city of Avignon became for several decades the seat of all Western Christendom. From this period, we have inherited a very rich heritage: ramparts and towers in an excellent state of conservation, the Popes’ Palace which was the residence of the sovereign pontiffs…