The surrounding region of Avignon is quite remarkable for its wonderful variety of natural beauty.
Surrounding Avignon
Some of the most beautiful sites in Provence are easily accessible in a very short time: Fontaine de Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux, the ochre rocks of Roussillon, mount Luberon with its high-perched villages, the Camargue with its vast plain of abounding wildlife, the Pont du Gard, the Baux de Provence and the Alpilles…
In addition to these natural beauty sites, the region of Avignon also offers the opportunity to go back in time and visit numerous monuments : the Gallo-Roman remains in Orange, Vaison, Arles, Nîmes and the Pont du Gard, the Roman and Gothic churches and abbeys, the chateaux of Ansouis, Lourmarin, Barbentane.
Without forgetting the numerous museums of art and popular tradition, paintings and other collections, the L’Harmas museum, home of Jean Henri Fabre, the bakery museum in Bonnieux, the lavender museum in Coustellet or the wine growers museum in Châteauneuf du pape...
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Atelier et Musée de l'Horlogerie The Clockwork Museum: “the secrets of the watches”, or 400 years of the history of reading portable timepieces.
Over 2,000 objects on display.
Open 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Closed annually from Ma...
From 04/12/2012 to 30/04/2013From 16/05/2013 to 30/09/2013
From 16/10/2013 to 23/12/2013
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3.00 Euros
