Historic sites
Palais des Papes, Avignon
Avignon, Vaucluse
The largest Gothic palace in the world, built in the 14th century when the popes lived in Avignon instead of Rome.
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Natural features
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Lagnes, Vaucluse
The mysterious source of the River Sorgue, a deep pool at the foot of a 230-metre cliff, one of the largest springs in the world.
Historic sites
Pont Saint-Bénézet (Pont d'Avignon)
Avignon, Vaucluse
The bridge of the famous children's song 'Sur le pont d'Avignon'.
Natural features
Roussillon and the Ochre Trail
Apt, Vaucluse
A hilltop village in the Luberon, painted in every shade of red, orange and yellow from the ochre quarried here for centuries.