Location: Vaucluse < Cote d'Azur - Provence < France
Nearest Airport:
Marseille at 90
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Nearest Ferry:
Marseille at 90
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Nearest Train:
Avignon. Car train stops here too. at 40
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Nearest Motorway:
Cavaillon or Avignon at 30
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 90.0
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Car: necessary
St Saturnin les Apt is a beautiful old village dating back to the 13th Century. Situated on the Vaucluse mountainside in the Parc Natural Regional du Luberon. The village has a year round population which means that it can support two bakeries, butcher, grocery store, pharmacy & post office. The village is full of narrow side streets which reveal beautiful old houses with decorated doors & porches. There are three cafés, two hotels & several restaurants. Tuesday morning is market day but there are markets in nearby villages every day.
Apt on Saturday is very large and the farmers market in Coustellet on Sunday is excellent. The famous antique market in l'Isle sur la Sorgue is on Sunday but the antique shops are open all week.
A day trip to Avignon is highly recommended as is a day in Aix en Provence. You will find plenty of wonderful walks in the surrounding 'garrigue'. Pathways are well marked & you can wander to Rustrel to see the Colorado Provencal, an ancient ochre quarry.