First stop was L'isle sur La Sorgue where the girls had been to the Sunday markets. The town is crossed by arms of the River Sorgue and other creeks. It was quite busy even on a Monday. Leaving there the TD made a turn in to taste some great Gigondas and Chateaunerf wines as a special treat to the tour party.
Next was the very old hilltop town of Gordes with its warrens of stone lanes revealing incredible vistas over the surrounding area. Here we stopped for lunch "L'Artegal" restaurant for some very nice food and wine.
On to the nearby hill town of Roussillon which has cliffs of ochre that were mined and sent around France. Not surprisingly the houses were an ochre colour that light up with the sun.
Just enough time to visit Domaine de Tara where the lovely lady took us through her consistently good wines. Home for Kez to prepare us a pasta meal and enjoy the setting sun after a warm, sunny day.
L'isle
Gordes
Roussillon
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