
Aqualand Waterpark, Sainte Maxime
This is probably the most family orientated waterpark on the Cote d'Azur. With several friendly slides, a fun pool, food and drinks, ice creams, and shopping all at hand.
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Combination of traditional Provencal architecture & contemporary design
This beautiful French B&B combines traditional Provencal architecture, landscape and vegetation.
It is situated at the heart of the Provence - seven minutes from the famed capital of antiques, Isle sur la Sorgue, thirty minutes east of Avignon and at the doorstep of the Luberon.
This extraordinary destination retreat is available for vacation rentals and your host, Georgia, orchestrates the most incredible workshops and events such as writing, painting, cooking and wine tasting.
This B&B is located the charming village of Pernes-les-Fontaines where the choice of activities is endless: viniculture, gastronomy, art, history, the outdoors, to only name a few. A multitude of foot and bike trails also leave from the property.
The pool, surrounded by roses and wild flowers, dominates a field of lavender lined with rosemary.
This is probably the most family orientated waterpark on the Cote d'Azur. With several friendly slides, a fun pool, food and drinks, ice creams, and shopping all at hand.
In the depths of the Drôme countryside in the French Provence, this 5 Star Residential Campsite comes complete with an entirely heated Aquatic Complex, which is open to the public.
This huge waterpark covers an area of 4.7 hectares and includes a surf simulator, waterslides and a river feature called river land.
Waterpark complex that contains a lagoon, 25m pool, whirlpool basin, waterslides for children and adults, cascades of water, rivers, paddling pools and much more.
With numerous slides, including the King Cobra - unique is western Europe - this is the largest waterpark on the Cote d'Azur! Inludes a rest area, show area, clockroom, fast food, grill and pizzeria, ice creams, drinks, and shop.
Aqualand in St Cyr Sur Mer offer you 11 wicked slides in a great park environment with drinks, food, and shops for you to enjoy.
Located right in the centre of Avignon on a well known shopping street is La Cour d'Honneur.
This Michelin starred restaurant is situated on the outskirts of Tourtour and specialise in truffle dishes.
Small restaurant where you will never eat the same thing twice. Their menu is solely based on what good fresh ingredients the local market has to offer in the mornings.
Le Temps de Vivre is situated in the little hamlet of Les Farjons just down the road from Uchaux.
This elegant restaurant is a must-visit for any lovers of modern cuisine and cooking methods. They embrace local produce and evolve their dishes according to the seasons.
This is a popular place with both locals and travellers. It has a small cosy interior so if you want to dine there, best to get there earlier rather than later.
The Scat Club plays live music every night, and not just jazz the club plays pop, rock, funk and R'n'B.
This bar is located in the centre of Saint Remy de Provence. It has a good selection of wines by the glass, as well as bottles and champagne. They even serve charcuterie and cheese plates.
This small bar has a nice seating area outside next to one of Aix's many fountains and it catches the sun late into the evening.
With a varied musical line-up, Bokao's combines good fun and great music.
Small wine bar situated in one of the cobbled streets of Avignon that hosts regular market stalls.
The Mistral is Aix-en-Provence's answer to those looking for a trendy night out listening to the latest DJ's.
You will be able to walk along the fossil bed of an ancient underground river, and discover the richness and diversity of this cave and eco-museum.
Originally built in 1222 this church was renovated and extended in the Italian Baroque style in the 17th century and was consecrated in 1672 by the Bishop of Cavaillon.
The building itself has been protected as a historic monument since 1979 and is worth the journey just for that, let alone the art works inside.
Once connected to the cathedral by a semicircular vaulted corridor, the baptistery is a beautiful building situated in the narrow streets of Venasque.
This museum exhibits photos, records and videos of life during the occupation of France, the resistance movement in the Vaucluse and pieces by poets, writers and artists.
This old Romanesque style church dates back to the 10th century and was modified in the 12th century. Its austere exterior matches very plain interior decor, very typical to the Romanesque style of the old ages.
A charming little town, full of fountains and some quite grand manor houses that reflects its history as a former capital of the Comtat Venaissin (the region surrounding Avignon).
Velleron is a small town with around 3,000 inhabitants and can be found around 25km to the east of Avignon, not far from Isle sur la Sorgue.
L'Isle sur la Sorgue is a small Provencal town that sits on the edge of the Luberon and to the east of Avignon. It is most famous for its antiques markets and arcades which draw thousands of visitors every year.
Venasque is one of the oldest villages in Provence, and has been rated as one of the 'most beautiful villages in France'.
The main attraction of Fontaine de Vaucluse is the river on which it sits. The source of the Sorgue is found here, a network of underground rivers and streams fed with water from the surrounding mountains.
A busy market town of 30,000 inhabitants, Carpentras sits on the fertile plain of Comtat Venassin that is protected from the elements - in particular from the Mistral wind.
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