The Castles in southern "Luberon"

Private full day tour from Avignon

 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM

 Tour prices are per vehicle for full day from Avignon.

 From other places, do not hesitate to contact me.

Lourmarin

 The Castle, partly built during the 15th century, partly Renaissance. Visit lasts one hour. Open every day.

Lunch is recommended in Lourmarin. Many restaurants propose good local cuisine.

We’ll Continue to the small villages of Vaugines and Cucuron - both appeared in well-loved
films.

 Vaugines was the setting for Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring, while Cucuron provided the background for Horseman on the Roof, movie adaptation of Jean Giono’s novel.

Ansouis

First fortress, residence since the twelfth century the Duke of Sabran Pontevès, The Castle of has become Ansouis over the century one of the most splendid residences inhabited in Provence: a wonderful collection of furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, tapestries, extensive gardens and terraces surrounding the castle of lush greenery give to the whole site a lot of charm.

Château Turcan

Turcan Castle is a family property which is transmitted from generation to generation since its foundation in 1860 by Louis Turcan, pharmacist and Mayor of Pertuis. Jealously guarding a solid identity, each had in heart to maintain and develop this ancestral heritage. The Museum of Arts and Crafts Wine is located in its enchanting setting, in the heart of its vineyards and its beautiful old buildings among, near the Cave of the prestigious Reception Hall and Cottage established in a house dating from 1750

After visiting the museum, Château Turcan offers a wine tasting of its wines which receive each year many medals.