Robion is a little medieval village beautifully situated at the foot of the Lubéron mountains in the department of Vaucluse. Robion lies in the Parc Naturel Régional du Lubéron, an enormous protected national park which covers more than 100.000 hectares. It is an unspoilt area, perfect for walking and hiking tours. A holiday in Robion both offers very good opportunities for relaxing in the very scenic natural surroundings and for an exciting active holiday with sport and interesting trips. The area around Robion offers a range of sports activities like cycling, climbing, paragliding, horseback riding and golfing.
- Open-air theatre.
- There are very few shops in the old part of town. Most of the shops are situated at the highway by the traffic lights, a few minutes walk from the town centre.
- Two eating places in the town
- Tennis
- Pétanque
- 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.
- Climbing
- Paragliding
- Angling
- 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: www.ffgolf.org
- 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.
- Eglise Notre Dame de la Nativité: Roman church from the 12th century. The church was destroyed at the end of the Middle Ages and has been restored several times.
- Fountains
- Remains of the ancient fortification walls.
- Open air theatre
Robion is a typical Provencal mountain village with lots of charm.
The town has narrow alleys, steep paved stairways, old stone houses, small shady squares, a very beautiful old fountain, which is surrounded by huge plane trees and a big Roman church with a beautiful bell tower. In the upper part of the town one can find the remains of the ancient town walls.
Robion is also renowned for its very fine open air theatre with exceptional acoustics.
Every year in July and August there is le festival de
théâtre et de musique.