Vaugines village
Located on the southern side of Luberon Natural regional park, Vaugines is a charming and typical Provence village.It is surrounded with vineyards, olive and cherry trees. And his main architectural feature is a XIIth century roman style church.Vaugines has been and still is the decor location for many movies, for example the two most famous : « Jean de Florette » et « Manon des sources» directed by Claude Berri and adapted from Marcel Pagnol.'s novels. It is a very peaceful village with a remarkable quality of life
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Visit Provence
Kosmos BandB, Vaugines is situated in the heart of Provence,
halfway between Avignon and Marseille.
It has an ideal location to allow you to discover easily the region
and to enjoy its unlimited features
Just a few suggestions among hundreds:
15 mn drive :
La Roque d’Anthéron welcomes every year, in July
and August an international piano festival.The quality of the concerts on its beautiful stage in the magic decor of the château Floreaux
attracts every year thousands of music lovers
see
the festival website 
5 mn drive :
Lourmarin,
Very nice village with a beautiful Renaissance chateau in which concerts and exhibitions take place during
the summer.
20 mn drive :
Roussillon or the" Colorado provençal " .
famous village for the colours of the earth .
And of course
don't miss:
Aix en Provence, 25 km from Vaugines. This city has
been the ancient capital of Provence.
This city is very lively, where you can enjoy walking and shopping through
the old streets, and sitting at the cafes and restaurants on little
squares. From mid July to mid August, Aix en Provence holds an Opera festival, one
of the most famous of all.
Avignon, at 40 km
Avignon has been the capital of the Christian world, 9 popes since the
XIVth have lived there.They have build the Popes Palace. An architecture only of its kind which combines several
palaces, surrounded with impressive walls. It is listed by
Unesco as a world
cultural heritage.
The most important theater festival
takes place every year in July . The artists and the audience give to
the city a very special festive and cultural atmosphere.
Arles and the Camargue
Arles
is famous for the Roman arenas and theater.
The
city and its surroundings are models of lanscapes of Provence
and have inpired Van Gogh who have lived in Arles
from 1888 to 1890.
Camargue is a National Park,
located in the Rhone delta. It is a paradise for
nature lovers.
Covering 13500 ha, it protects and hosts numerous species: pink flamingos,
herons and migratory birds.There are many ways (boat, horse, etc..) to discover this beautiful
region and to watch the wildlife and also the horses and bulls that are breeded there.
Marseille and the Calanques at 60km
26 centuries of history and 2nd largest city in France. Marseille combines tradition and modernity. With its 57 kms coastline, Marseille has magnificent views over the islands dotted around the Bay of Marseille.
The 20-kilometre long Calanques massif is a nature-lover's paradise.
The wild beauty of these countless creeks and inlets draws hikers from all over the world
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