Cloth merchant shop

Street of the Republic

84210 Pernes Fountains

Phone : 04 90 61 61 93

Fax: 04 90 61 33 23

In the ancient(former) boutique of XIX-th century, exhibition of suits comtadins and popular traditions bound(connected) to tissues.

House Fléchier - Museum of Traditions Comtadines - History and traditions Art and popular tradition

Place Fléchier

84210 Pernes Fountains

Phone : 04 90 61 31 04

Fax: 04 90 61 33 23

Reconstruction of the studio of the last one santonnier Pernois, traditions in Comtat Venaissin and those of Christmas in Provence.

City hall of Valayans

84210 Pernes Fountains - les Valayans -6 km

Phone : 04 90 61 31 04

Fax: 04 90 61 33 23

The museum of the Old School is a real invitation in the homesickness. A class of pupils is recomposed with the writing desks of formerly, the blackboard, and the inkwells. If add to it the most unusual objects that we think of having forgotten.

Les Savournins

84220 Gordes

Tél : 04 90 72 03 48

Fax : 04 90 72 04 39

The origin of Bories, to Gordes would go back up(raise) to Ligures which populated the region several centuries before our era. Bories, which one calls also familiarly in the country - Gallic huts, is built stone dry, that is without mortar, according to the principle of the false vault in corbelled construction. The construction of this traditional environment using the stone found on the spot continued until the last century, The village of bories, restored between 1969 in 1976 appears to us such as it rose when his(her) last inhabitants abandoned him(it) about 150 years ago. For the groups of the 3-rd age, a free bun is put at the disposal during school holidays by the City hall (except Saturday afternoon, on Sunday and the holidays), booking in the City hall.

Rate: Basic rate: 5,5 euros

The Farm in Lavenders

Road of Mont-Ventoux

84390 Sault

Phone : 04 90 64 13 08

Fax: 04 90 64 08 37

Collection of 102 variety show of the kind(genre) Lavandula, approved national level by the French Conservatoire of the Specialized Vegetable Collections. In the program: visit of the exploitation, presentation of the collection of Lavender and thematic workshops around the gardening, the smells, around the gastronomy and around the craft.

Museum of man and the environment of the Abyss

Road of the Abyss

84800 Fountain of Vaucluse

Phone : 04 90 20 34 13

Fax: 04 90 20 34 13

In a life-size reconstituted decoration, presentation of searches and investigations of the Fountain of Vaucluse and the other speleological sites (abyss, waterfall, subterranean river, frescoes and prehistoric tracks,

Stalactites). Exhibition of 400 crystallizations of caves collected by Norbert Casteret in 50 years of investigations. Fascinating conducted tour in French, about 40 minutes, route(course) accessible(approachable) to all, small and big. Visit of groups on meeting.

Rate: Basic rate: 5 euros

Opened all days except Tuesday, 10 hours(hr) / 14 hours (closed in January 1-st, in May 1-st, in December 25)

D 104

84220 Roussillon

Phone : 04 90 05 66 69

Fax: 04 90 05 66 69

In an ancient(former) factory of ochre create by those that dashed in lxaventure from 1871, one can discover ponds, ovens, mills to red and yellow ochre so quxun garden tinctorial. LXASSOCIATION OKHRA welcomes the public and the professionals for conducted tours, trainings, educational workshops for school, and every public, conferences, advices on the practice of colours. Temporary exhibitions are proposed to it.

Maximum number of persons: 100 in 2 groups.

Demonstration and initiation into the various techniques of use.

For adults or children.

Number of pax maxi 10.

84400 Gargas

Phone : 04 90 74 12 70

Fax: 04 90 04 61 66

Visit sites ocriers

Public: General public

Subject: natural Culture and patrimony

Place: ( Gargas)

The last careers of ochre still in exploitation are accessible(approachable) to the public. Gargas's village also proposes an exhibition, baptized Earth of ochre, fragments of memory(report), allowing of to know more about it before going to the discovery of careers and factory of the Company(society) of the Ochre of France. Visits take place every Friday in the morning on booking. Free for them - of 16 years, 6 € a person. Compulsory booking with Gargas's city hall.

Road of Orange

84830 Sérignan of Comtat

Phone : 04 90 70 15 61

Fax: 04 90 70 11 25

The famous entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre ( 1823-1915 ) settles down in 1879 in his Sérignan's house where he can at leisure study flora, insects of the region and continue his searches. Of an uncultivated ground (origin of the word harmas), it(he) made a magnificent domain leaving the garden (9 000 m ²) with thistles and with hyménoptères, his(its,her) study and its collections naturalists, his(its,her) herbarium and its 599 watercolours of mushrooms. Curious about everything, Jean-Henri Fabre is interested in the natural history, in the chemistry, the physics and the astronomy. In the death, the harmas is acquired by the State ( 1922 ) and becomes a museum connected with the National Museum of Natural History. The domain is in the course of restoration " in amison of memory(report) " dedicated to the famous naturalist and to the natural history. This conservation area in conformance with ancient memorials since 1998 is closed for repairs until 2006.

Gordes's road

Coustellet's hamlet

84220 Cabrières of Avignon

Phone : 04 90 76 91 23

Fax: 04 90 76 85 52

The family Lincelé, producing distillers of fine lavender in Provence, welcomes you in its mas typically Provençal surrounded with fields of lavenders. Audio driven(guided) visit (French, English, German) of our collection dxalambics copper says to you everything on lxhistoire and the distillation of the lavender of XVI-th century in aujourdxhui. Boutique specialized in essential oil of fine lavender and natural cosmetics. Animation of distillation in July and August.

Rate: Basic rate: 4 euros

In September in June: opened from 11 hr till 18 hr

In July - August: 11 hours

Opened all days in July and August.

Periods of possible lock for assembly of exhibitions

Route d'Avignon

84230 Châteauneuf du Pape

Tél : 04 90 83 70 07

Fax : 04 90 83 74 34

Découverte des us et coutumes de nos anciens. Initiation à la tradition vigneronne. Collection de 300 vieux outils de vignerons dont un pressoir du XVIe siècle. Expo. De pièces, foudres du Moyen Age, pressoirs, fouloirs, outils, matériel, charrues, araires, amphores... Informations sur les crus de la Vallée du Rhône, cépage, culture information à la dégustation des cuvées. Visite – dégustations gratuites 7j/7 – cave vente.

Road of the lake of Paty

84330 Barroux

Phone .: 04 90 65 25 46

The Captain Smoked haddock did not support(bear) them but in this experimental farm, you will be amazed, during a conducted tour (1 hour) to learn so many fascinating things on this camélidé, These visits understand(include): information about the animal, the approach of the crowd, the visit of the studio of weaving mill and tapestries, video film or projection of slides,

Rate: 4 € a person, child of - of 14 years: 3 €