Isle-sur-la-Sorgue


Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is an extremely charming medieval town, set at the foot of the mountain range, Plateau de Vaucluse, in the plains of Comtat Venaissin. L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a beautiful “channel town”, laid at the banks of five ramifications of the Sorgue-river, whose springing source is 7 km north of the town in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse. A holiday in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue offers great possibilities for trips or numerous outdoor activities in the beautiful and very mountainous surroundings.

Veranstaltungen in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

  • Several eating places
  • Market on Thursday (Jeudi) and Sunday (Dimanche) mornings
  • Public swimming pool.
  • Tennis
  • Skating rink in the Jardin Public.
  • Outdoor activities in the Vaucluse area, see following websites: http://www.provenceguide.com/gbcdt/index.asp; http://www.hautvaucluse.com/pdf/guidea.pdf (Guide to activities and sights in the Haut Vaucluse area).
  • Walking and hiking tours in the area
  • Angling
  • Climbing
  • Rowing, kayaking
  • Paragliding
  • Cycling: Challenges for everyone – both experienced and families with children. There are several scenic tours to other villages in the area, many easy mountain routes as well as the difficult Mont Ventoux route.
  • Golf –There are lots of courses in the area, 4 in the department of Vaucluse and a lot in the neighbouring department Bouches du Rhône. Most of the courses can be found on the French golf union’s website. Unfortunately the website is in French. Seek under Guide de golfs and then under the region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: http://www.ffgolf.org/#

Sehenswürdigkeiten in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

  • Maison René Char: The Provencal author René Char, who was born in L’Isle sur la Sorgue in 1907, had, at the time, chosen this house for exposing his works. One floor is completely dedicated to the author. Here one can see his study. The house is also home to different exhibitions of modern art.
  • La place de la juiverie (The Jews’ square): L’Isle sur la Sorgue was earlier a Jewish stronghold. Unfortunately there are not very many remains from that period.
  • L’Hôtel Donadei de Campredon from the 18th century with a pretty fountain.
  • Le grenier publicc: Granary from 1779 with a big vaulted hall and bomb aimer.
  • Notre Dame des Anges: Beautiful baroque interior. The church is one of the most ornamented in the department.
  • La chapelle des Pénitents Bleus.
  • L’Hôtel Dieu with its garden and fountain.
  • L’Hôtel de Ville: The town hall.
  • Le canal de l’Arquet.
  • La chapelle des Pénitents Blancs.
  • Musée de l’École d’Autrefois: School museum.
  • Musée du jouet et de la poupée ancienne : Museum for toys and old dolls.
  • La Tour Boutin: Old fortified tower.
  • 6 big water mills which do not function.
  • Old washing halls.
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is most of all known for its many brocante and antique shops.

Twice a year, at Easter and over the 15th of August holiday, more than 500 antique and second hand dealers expose their finds at the important fairs - les salons d’antiquaires et les foires internationales à la brocante.
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is an extremely atmosphere filled town with its many channels, giving the town a very special character.

There are also a number of interesting buildings, amongst others the fortified tower La Tour Boutin, also called La Tour d’Argent, whose origin is unknown, the church Notre Dame des Anges with its beautiful baroque interior and an old granary, today used as office de turisme, and an 18th century hospital which houses a very fine collection of faiences from Moustiers. The town also has a couple of old and very big water mills.
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