Gordes - Jewel of the Luberon
( Gordes is often described as the Jewel of the Luberon and claims to be the most beautiful village in France (well, they would, wouldn't they!). But you have to admit, there's some truth behind the hyperbole, and thousands of tourists every year flock to this picturesque perched village above the plain, and some stay - Sotheby's International Realty have an office there...
Tony and Helen explore Gordes after their walk from the nearby lavender fields at the Abbaye Notre Dame de Sénanque, on a beautiful sunny summer's afternoon. And take time out to enjoy the view from the Cercle Républicain Cafe ...
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Top 10 Best Things To Do in L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France
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Fondation Villa Datris
La Collegiale Notre Dame des Anges
Passerelles des Cimes
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Market
Partage Des Eaux
Waterwheel Circuit
Musee La Filaventure
Canoe Evasion
Domaine Tourbillon
Musee du Jouet et de la Poupee Ancienne
Gordes - a beautiful hilltop village, France, Provence [HD] (videoturysta.eu)
[EN] Gordes is very beautiful town in the middle of the Luberon valley. This medieval village is perched on a hill overlooking the great panorama of Provence. If you visit Luberon or nearby towns you also must see this. The cobblestone streets and restored buildings with ochre decorations contribute to the charm of this unique place.
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[FR] Gordes est une très belle ville au milieu de la vallée du Luberon. Ce village médiéval est perché sur une colline dominant le grand panorama de la Provence. Si vous visitez Luberon ou les villes voisines, vous devez également voir cela. Les rues pavées et les bâtiments restaurés aux décorations ocre contribuent au charme de ce lieu unique.
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[PL] Gordes, miejscowość położona na szczycie góry w masywie Luberon, pomiędzy Fontaine-de-Vaucluse i Roussillon, jest szczególnie często odwiedzana przez turystów. Jest to jedno z najpiękniejszych miasteczek we Francji. Charakterystyczne zdjęcia miejscowości są znaną na całym świecie wizytówką Gordes.
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Day In Bonnieux Provence | Only Provence
Day In Bonnieux Provence
Bonnieux Provence is a great vacation spot. Bonnieux’s location is ideal it is close to several other notable Provencal villages - Lourmarin, Ménerbes, Lacoste, Roussillon, and Gordes. Dating back to Roman times. The view from Bonnieux is spectacular, with orchards and vineyards and a picturesque perched village of Lacoste across the Vaucluse plateau.
Bonnieux is a very impressive Luberon villages in its size and features. This village has plenty of restaurants, cafes and a great market, bakery museum. The market day is Friday with local crafts and produce.
Bonnieux, has a unique bread museum, the Musée de la Boulangerie, in a village house. You will learn all about how bread is made in the artisanal manner, it is something that you do not want to miss.
The church is located at the top of the village the 12th century, Roman/Gothic 'Vieille Eglise' and near the bottom is the much newer (1870) New Church ('Eglise Neuve') - no great beauty but home to some intensely painted scenes of the Passion of Christ. The church is an atmospheric setting for classical music concerts.
There are some beautiful villas in Bonnieux dating back to the 16th century. All this makes Bonnieux a great place to plan your next vacation.
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Villages of the Luberon, France 2013
Our daytrips to the villages of Apt, Fort Buoux, Bonnieux, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Gordes, Roussillon, Pont du Gard, Uzes, Menerbes, Oppede le Vieux in the Luberon.
Provence Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Provence.
Marseille is the oldest city in France, the country’s largest commercial harbour and the capital of Provence, an enchanting region full of contrast.The most impressive religious building in Marseille is a fortified monastery church that dates back to the fifth century, the mighty Abbaye Saint Victor. Deep down in the rock is an Early Christian crypt and a number of stone sarcophaguses that contain the remains of various holy martyrs that date back to the Roman persecution of the Christians. Aix-En-Provence, along with its numerous lanes, is one of the most beautiful cities in France. More than forty spectacular fountains help to cool down this ancient town in the hot months of summer when both foreign and French tourists visit the city. ‘Sur Le Pont D’Avignon’ are the words of the world famous French song that is familiar to both young and old alike. It is a song of dance on the bridge of the Pont Saint Bénézet but it is more likely that the people here once danced under the bridge as that is the location of its bars! For almost two thousand years an imposing Roman amphitheatre has dominated the city of Nîmes. It is the capital of the Departement Gard that is situated on the periphery of Provence. One of the most well preserved mediaeval fortifications in Europe surrounds the small town of Aigues-Mortes along the western periphery of the Camargue in the south of France. The town was established in 1240. From the city wall that is eleven metres high and six metres thick, there is a wonderful view across the rooftops of the impregnable city. With historic towns in which both the Romans and the Papacy felt at home, and with blossoming fields of lavender and ancient mountain villages, Provence is a land of sweet aromas and radiant light.
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Visit Roussillon, France
Roussillon is situated in the Regional Park of the Luberon, region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Roussillon is one of the historical counties of the former Principality of Catalonia, corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). It may also refer to Northern Catalonia or French Catalonia, the first used by Catalan-speakers and the second used by French-speakers. A 1998 survey found that 34% of respondents stated they speak Catalan, and a further 21% understand it.
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Also a French province before the Revolution (and Spanish before the Thirty Years' War), Roussillon derived its name from Ruscino (Rosceliona, Castel Rossello), a small fortified place near modern-day Perpignan where Gaulish chieftains met to consider Hannibal's request for a conference. The region formed part of the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis from 121 BC to AD 462, when it was ceded with the rest of Septimania to the Visigoth Theodoric II. His successor, Amalaric, on his defeat by Clovis in 531 retired to Hispania, leaving a governor in Septimania.
In 719, the Saracens crossed the Pyrenees and maintained political hegemony of Septimania until their final defeat by Pepin the Short in 759, who went on to occupy Roussillon after conquering Narbonne. Roussillon was occupied by Carlolengians in 760. On the invasion of Hispania in 778, Charlemagne found the Marca Hispanica wasted by war and the inhabitants settled in the mountains. He granted some lands in the plains to Visigothic refugees from Moorish Hispania and founded several monasteries. In 792, the Saracens again invaded France, but they were repulsed by William, Count of Toulouse - regent of the child Louis the Pious, King of Aquitaine - whose hegemony extended into Catalonia.
The different portions of his kingdom in time grew into allodial fiefs, and in 893, Sunyer II became the first hereditary Count of Roussillon. But his rule only extended over the eastern part of what became the later province. The western part, the Cerdanya (French, Cerdagne), was ruled in 900 by Miró as first count, and one of his grandsons, Bernat, became the first hereditary count of the middle portion, or Besalú. The Counts of Roussillon were allied to their cousins the Counts of Empúries in a centuries-long conflict with the surrounding great nobles. Count Girard I participated in the First Crusade in the following of Raymond IV of Toulouse, and was one of the first to set foot in Jerusalem when it was stormed by the Crusaders in 1099. At the beginning of the 12th century, the prestige of the Counts of Barcelona began to rise to such a height that the Counts of Roussillon had no choice but to swear fealty to them.
In 1111, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, inherited the fief of Besalú, to which was added in 1117 Cerdanya. The possession of Roussillon by its last count, Girard II, was challenged by his illegitimate brothers. To ensure that his brothers would not inherit his territories, in his will Girard II left all his lands to Alfonso II of Aragon, who took possession in 1172. Under the Aragonese monarchs, economic and demographic growth of the region continued, and Collioure (Catalan: Cotlliure), the port of Perpignan, became an important locus of Mediterranean trade.[citation needed]
As the French and Spanish crowns grew in power, the region of Roussillon, forming part of the border between them, was frequently a site of military conflict. By the Treaty of Corbeil (1258), Louis IX of France formally surrendered sovereignty over Roussillon and his claim to the title of Count of Barcelona to the Crown of Aragon, recognizing a centuries-old reality.[citation needed]
James I of Aragon had wrested the Balearic Isles from the Moors and joined these islands with Roussillon to create the Kingdom of Majorca, with its capital at Perpignan. In 1276, James I granted this kingdom to his son, who became James II. The subsequent disputes of this monarch with his brother Peter III were exploited by Philip III of France in his quarrel with Peter III for the crown of the Two Sicilies. Philip III espoused James II's cause and led an army into Aragon but, retreating, died at Perpignan in 1285. Lacking the resources to continue the struggle, James then became reconciled to his brother Peter, and in 1311 the former was succeeded by his son Sanç I, or Sancho I, who founded the cathedral of Perpignan shortly before his death in 1324. His successor, James III of Majorca, refused to do homage to Philip VI of France for the seigneury of Montpellier, and applied to Peter IV of Aragon for aid. Peter not only refused, but declared war and seized Majorca and Roussillon in 1344.
Vacances dans le Sud-Est de la France
Septembre 2014 : villes, villages et sites visités.
Abbaye de Montmajour
Abbaye de Senanque
Abbaye de Silvacane
Abbaye St-Hilaire
Abbaye Saint-Roman
Aigueze
Alba-la-Romaine
Arles
Avignon
Balazuc
Barjac
Bonnieux
Chamaret
Chapelle saint-Sulpice
Chapelle Saint-Laurent
Charssiers
Chartreuse de Bonpas
Chartreuse de Valbonne
Chateau d'Allegre
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Colorado Provençal
Cornillon
Crestet
Crillon-le-Brave
Dentelles de Montmirail
Gordes
Gorges Ardèche
Gorges de la Beaume
Gorges de la Ligne
Gorges de la Nesque
Goudargues
Grignan
La garde Adhemar
La Roque-sur-Cèze
Labeaume
Largentière
Le Barroux
Le-Poët-Laval
Les Baux de provence
Lourmarin
Lussan
Menerbes
Mont Ventoux
Montclus
Mornas
Moulin de Daudet
Nimes
Nyons
Pont du Gard
Rochecolombe
Rochegude
Rochemaure
Rocher de Sampzon
Roussillon
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Sceautres
Seguret
Saint-Montant
Saint-Pantaleon
Suze-la-Rousse
Taillades
Tarascon
Taulignan
Uzes
Vaison-la-Romaine
Vallon-pont-d'Arc
Venasque
Village des Bories
Vogué
Top Adventure Travel Destinations
Top Adventure Travel Destinations - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.
A very traditional adventure travel destination would be New Zealand. Quiet frankly they probably have the most adventurous travel in one or in two small little islands in small area that there is. There, obviously, you can do caving, you can do bungee jumping, jump out of an airplanes, stunt airplanes, all kinds of things. In addition to the really great hiking, kayaking, white water rafting, I mean it really has it all. And so if that is really what you are after I would say go to New Zealand.
I would also suggest Borneo is an adventure travel destination. Its a little different, in a little off the beaten path, but that makes it worth it. They have a really great climb there. its the tallest peak in Southeast Asia and its called Mount Kinabalu. You can do the climb in two days and its relatively easy. I will say its steep, it has its challenges though. But its a great view once you get to the top for sunrise.
Another thing that is quiet popular there in Borneo is white water rafting. They have quiet a lot of it. So some really great outdoor things plus Borneo has beaches all over little peppered islands, you know, near the coast. So lots of different water sports you can also do in Borneo.
France Travel Guide - Visit Collioure Village (South France)
Take a tour of Collioure Village in France -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
In the southern territory of France, is Collioure, a commune in one of the departments of the French nation.
Lying in the vicinity of the Mediterranean, this seaside village is also a fishing port.
This spectacular historical town is flanked with lovely architecture and colorful buildings.
This beautiful town is also known by the name of ''The Pearl of the Côte Vermeille''
One can see a strong Spanish influence in the town since it has been ruled by Spain and also because of the proximity it has to the country.
Its architecture, culinary art and the festivals, all have a Catalan imprint on them.