| Page Views: 4,951 Last Visit to Vaison-la-Romaine: June, 2004 | Vaison La Romaine - More than just Roman Ruins by pigletsmom - last update: Jul 13, 2004 |
One of the prettiest towns in Southern France | Cat relaxing in a Colorful Window |
The town of Vaison La Romaine is known for their extensive Roman ruins and rich ancient history. I actually found that to be the least interesting part of the town. Though the Roman ruins are impressive, what I really enjoyed was the beautiful medieval section and the very friendly locals. The town also has great shopping, quailty items like pottery and linens for good prices. It was one of the highlights of my trip to France. I just adored it and plan to return. |
|  | Beautiful Medieval Architecture There is the upper town, which is Medieval and the lower town which appears to be 18th-19th century. The upper town is very quaint, with narrow cobblestone streets and cute shops.The lower town has more shops, restaurants and busy streets. Both are very nice. The lower section also has the Roman Ruins and the Old Abbey. |
| The lovely abbey and roman ruins |
| | The town is surrounded by lovely scenery The old Abbey located in the lower part of town is very pretty. You get a great view of it from the Post office parking lot, which is where this photo was taken. |
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| Pros: | "Lovely town with few tourists, and the locals are very sweet and friendly" | | Cons: | "Absolutely no cons that I could see" | | In A Nutshell: | "What a find!" |
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aussirose Wed Oct 21, 2009 07:07 UTC
Looks wonderful! Looking forward to discovering places like this when we visit in 2011. Can't wait!! Cheers, Ann. | karenincalifornia Wed Aug 24, 2005 17:40 UTC
We'll be taking my daughter to France in a couple of years - we'll have to consider this perfectly charming town! Wonderful photos! We'll watch out for those Mistrals - after all they made Van Gogh crazy... | Dogfriendly Fri May 20, 2005 00:59 UTC
Love the way you frame your photos. We went there last week on our honeymoon. Highlight of 16 days in Southern France. Stayed in Creset at Mas de Magali, Malaucène, an undiscovered jewel. Tom | Pawtuxet Wed Feb 16, 2005 13:13 UTC
Ahhh, you have hit on my ideal vacation in France. Exactly the kinds of things I'm looking for. Thank you so much. I'm anxious to read all of your pages now. |
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