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Avignon, France
Papal city with a huge Gothic palace and a famous broken bridge.
Eat: La Fourchette, Café Saint-Jean
Stay: Hôtel Central
Do: Palais des Papes, Pont d'Avignon, Les Halles, Rocher des Doms
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Wine village below a ruined castle, home of the famous red.
Eat: La Mère Germaine
Do: Wine tasting, Châteauneuf-du-Pape castle ruins, wine museum
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Gordes, France
Hilltop village base for the Luberon and lavender fields.
Eat: L'Outsider, La Trinquette
Stay: Le Jas de Gordes
Do: Village des Bories, Abbaye de Sénanque, Château de Gordes
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Roussillon, France
Village of ochre cliffs in red and orange.
Eat: Le P'tit Gourmand
Do: Sentier des Ocres, village stroll
- Sentier des Ocres de Roussillon
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Ménerbes, France
Quiet Luberon village with a quirky corkscrew museum.
Eat: Le Galoubet
Do: Musée du Tire-Bouchon, village stroll
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Ansouis, France
Small, scenic village crowned by a castle.
Eat: La Closerie
Do: Château d'Ansouis, village stroll
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Lourmarin, France
Renaissance castle village with cafes and galleries.
Eat: Le Moulin de Lourmarin
Do: Lourmarin Castle, village walk
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Les Baux-de-Provence, France
Dramatic rock-top village in the Alpilles.
Eat: La Cabro d'Or
Stay: Le Mas D'aigret
Do: Château des Baux, Carrières de Lumières, olive oil tasting
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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Van Gogh's town, with Roman ruins nearby.
Eat: L'AO Restaurant
Do: Glanum, Saint-Paul de Mausole, old town
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Aix-en-Provence, France
Elegant fountain city that was Cézanne's home.
Eat: Le Formal, Café Caumont
Stay: Hôtel des Augustins
Do: Cours Mirabeau, Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, Cézanne's studio
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Bormes-les-Mimosas, France
Flower-filled medieval village above the sea.
Eat: La Rastegue, Café du Progrès
Stay: Hôtel Les Mimosas
Do: Old town, Fort de Brégançon, Le Lavandou beach
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Hyères, France
Seaside finish with a modernist villa and island ferries.
Eat: L'Abri-Cotier
Do: Villa Noailles, Giens Peninsula, Porquerolles Island