Welcome to Vaucluse and Provence 360° virtual tour the best way before your holidays in South of France -first take a 360° visit :natural and historical sites, hôtels,Guest rooms, cities and villages
This town at feet of the Mountain Ventoux, benefits from a privileged situation. Some 2 800 ha of the territory are dedicated to the agricultural exploitation and wine of which famous Coasts of the Mountain Ventoux his(its,her) fruits, his(its,her) wines and the truffles make all the reputation of it. Has wealth of archaeological searches(excavations) gives evidence of the importance of the city from the Antiquity.
This town at feet of the Mountain Ventoux, benefits from a privileged situation. Some 2 800 ha of the territory are dedicated to the agricultural exploitation and wine of which famous Coasts of the Mountain Ventoux his(its,her) fruits, his(its,her) wines and the truffles make all the reputation of it. Has wealth of archaeological searches(excavations) gives evidence of the importance of the city from the Antiquity.
The doors of the ramparts dating XII ° and XIV ° give evidence of medieval period as well as Pareloup's church (XII ° and XV °) reshaped several times, which shelters works of the sculptor Jacques Bernus, native of Mazan. In the North is of Mazan, you will discover the Path of Sarcophaguses: the cemetery is surrounded with a succession of stony sarcophaguses of the VI-th and VII-th centuries, found in fields in the XVIII-th century. One knows that? Formerly they marked out by one hundred the antique way Carpentras-Mormoiron.
Some illustrious Lords left with Mazan of beautiful houses as Sade's castle, which shelters today a hotel **** very elegant. A little farther, you will find the castle of Causans builds on the wall near Mormoiron's door.
It is in the chapel of penitent white (XVII °) that the historic and traditional museum was fitted out. It(he) presents the different aspects of the traditional rural life of formerly. You will discover to it one collection of tools, the traditional clothes as well as the reconstruction d? Farmers' kitchen of the end of the XIX °...
Around the village you will be able to admire the campaign and the landscapes through the numerous rural roads (about 150 km) which cross Mazan. On Monday morning, visit the market in the spices which settles down in front of the former(ancient) city hall, the place of November 11.
An event not to be missed: Since 1725, one time by generation, during the holiday of Carri, the population of Mazan let off stream by aping administration and considerable. A parade gathers(reunites) traditionally the consuls gone(taken) up on she-mules, the tank of the Lord pulled(fired) with twenty seven horses, follow-up by several other tanks of which that that of the snails and the judges of the good bottles.... It promises a merry and picturesque general store!
Historic vestiges to be visited, to be seen:
Pareloup's chapel (XII-th and XV-th centuries), Gone from sarcophaguses ( Alyscamps), Sade ( Hötel's ) castle, paths, historic and traditional museum, church
Leisure activities:
Tennis, mini golf, peach(fishing), equitation, hikes, cyclotouristique, VTT.
