Situated just a step from Cantaloupe, the village of Cuts is installed(settled) peacefully at feet of the Mountain of Luberon. You will discover a small village full of charm. The recent part of Cuts regroups the small businesses, the post office, the school, and the living districts surrounded with flowery paths. The old village of medieval origin put at feet of the Mountain of Luberon knew how to keep(guard) many stamp and justifies a pleasant stroll (the site is classified).

Cuts were formerly an important centre dedicated to the exploitation of stony careers. Abandoned to the end of the XIX ° century, these former(old) careers welcome today a natural theater where take place in August the spectacles of dance, theater and the concerts. This site was magnificently highlighted, cypress, oaks and wild flowers base themselves harmoniously in the stone and the cliff used(worn out) by time, you will notice in the passage of the complete pieces of sculptured cliffs, you will pass next to a beautiful house of the XVII ° (private).

You will follow a path paved with stone which rises through the career and overhangs her(it), in the passage you admire magnificent panorama on the village and the plain. Arrived everything in the top of this magnificent road (to count between 5 and 8 mn on foot) you will arrive at the church and the small terrace which faces him(her) very beautifully framed(supervised) with greenery and with flowers and offering a very beautiful sight on the castle and the set(group) of the site of careers.

You will be able to then go to the mill John Dory (XIX ° century) to see the big wheel with dawn used formerly to grind the flour. The mill not pout more but its wheel always animates(stimulates) the waters of Carpentras's canal.

The magnificent landscapes which frame(supervise) the village are protected: Cuts are a part of the Regional Natural reserve of Luberon you will feel(smell) the subtle flavors of the Mediterranean essences and the aromatic plants of the scrubland...

To visit:

Church reconstructed in 1742 and 1758, recently renewed. The Tower of defence of the village. Road supendu. Castle built in the XVII ° in a park of 7 ha,

Leisure activities:

Hikes, cyclo and VTT. Tennis. Equitation. Pétanque.

Events

Summery demonstrations, cultural activities. Flunk on May 12 in the mill St Pierre.Celebrate the weekend of August 15.