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Vaison la Romaine town

6 Cours Taulignan, Vaison-la-Romaine, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Description

Vaison-la-Romaine is a town in the Vaucluse department of South Eastern France famous for its roman ruins and medieval town. The town is divided between the Colline du Château (upper city) and the Colline de la Villasse (lower city) which are separated by the Ouvèze river that is spanned by a Roman bridge. Most of the monuments were built in the 1st century AD and are split between the La Villasse and Puymin areas. These include rich townhouses, the bridge, an antique theatre, and thermal baths. The cathedral and the Castle of the counts of Toulouse are among the other highlights.

Access & Transport

All sights in town are within walking distance of each other. Vaison-la-Romaine is about 30km to the northeast of Carpentras, 30km north of Orange, 140km north of Marseille and 210km south of Lyon. There are no public transport options.

Instructions & Recommendations

The “Pass” ticket provides access to the museum and all the town's archaeological sites for 24h. This activity can easily be combined with the Mt Ventoux, Malaucène (one of the access points) is only 10km away.

Meta review

Online reviewers overwhelmingly enjoyed their visit, meandering through the narrow streets of the charming village and exploring the impressive roman ruins. They suggest going to the museum first in order to better appreciate the vestiges and note that it is quite a trek up the hill from the river.

Environmental & Social

Environmentally neutral. Preserves the architectural and historical heritage of the region and brings some economic influx to the town

Conclusion

Vaison-la-Romain is quite under-rated in our opinion: the combination of a quaint medieval town, a castle, a cathedral and a roman bridge is quite hard to beat. Each monument on its own might not feel overly impressive but, as a whole, we think it is special and strongly recommend a visit there as part of a slow travel regional tour.

Key positive

Extensive Roman ruins

Affordable entrance fee with only one ticket required

Key negative

A little out of the way from other regional sights

Suitability

Visitors with reduced mobility can access all sites but won't be able to fully explore all of them

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
The antique sites are closed to visits in January. They also close between 12h00 and 14h00 in winter

av. transport time:1h

est. visit time:4h

Regulated hours

Start of Season 1:Apr, 01

Season 1

MONDAY09:30 - 18:00

TUESDAY09:30 - 18:00

WEDNESDAY09:30 - 18:00

THURSDAY09:30 - 18:00

FRIDAY09:30 - 18:00

SATURDAY09:30 - 18:00

SUNDAY09:30 - 18:00

Start of Season 2:Oct, 01

Season 2

MONDAY10:00 - 17:30

TUESDAY10:00 - 17:30

WEDNESDAY10:00 - 17:30

THURSDAY10:00 - 17:30

FRIDAY10:00 - 17:30

SATURDAY10:00 - 17:30

SUNDAY10:00 - 17:30

Pricing
“Pass” ticket provides access to all the Town’s historic building + museum for 24h
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
€9
Adult
18 - 64
€9
Child
10 - 17
€4
Infant
0 - 9
€0

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