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Piolenc: Population : 4.369 h. A 6km au Nord d'Orange par la N7

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You will arrive at Piolenc by the main road 7 which crosses the village and on which(whom) succeed one another businesses. The village surrounded with a road is allowed easily discover. Park your car to make a small walk through the alleys which lead until to the church.

Perched over a cape, the church Holy Pierre, with the tower bell tower is surmounted with the municipal clock. To reach it a long stone stair leads until the door of the church, an ideal place to immortalize the village which offers itself to the guests.

Piolenc is a very big producer of garlic and every year in the same period, the village celebrates the garlic. During a week everybody plays game, the shop windows of businesses are decorated, the stalls of sale of garlic settle down... Everything is made for the effigy of this bulb, of which the strong moment of the holiday will be the preparation of a huge aïoli, opened to all... Guaranteed Atmosphere!

In 1 km in the South of the village hides a strange castle belonging to a famous family: Gruss, the Gruss circus. All year long animations are proposed under shape of trainings and class(course) of acrobatics, training or still artistic equitation. Of in the middle of April in in the middle of September, the family Gruss proposes through her park, visits and animations all day long from Tuesday till Sunday. Of the visit of the museum, installed(settled) in the details(rooms) of the castle, on the meeting of the horses of the circus which contributed to their fame, by way of the spectacle of circus in the ancient(former) you did not stop being amazed, and the day will seem to you short!

Historic vestiges to be visited, to be seen:

Romanic church John Dory.

Leisure activities:

Hikes. VTT. Equitation.

Summery animations. Craft.

Reception facilities:

3 Hotels. Rural shelters. Hosts' Chambers. Restaurants.

Nearby villages:

Mornas (4km), Sérignan du Comtat (6,5km), Uchaux (6,5km).