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the canals are creaking
waterwheels
- the one by the tiny park at ave des Quatre Otages is
particularly photogenic.
Museums include quaint
Musée du Jouet & de la Poupée Ancienne
(Ancient Toy &
Doll Museum; 04 90 20 97 31; 26 rue Carnot; adult/child €3.50/1.50; 11am-6pm
Tue-Sun year-round, Sat & Sun Oct-Apr)
and
Campredon Centre d'Art
( 04 90 38 17
41; 20 rue du Docteur Tallet; adult/family/child €6/8/free; 10am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm
Tue-Sat)
, which mounts temporary exhibitions - mostly contemporary - inside an 18th-
century villa.
Partage des Eaux
A country lane runs riverside from old town, 2km east toward serene
partage des eaux
(parting of the waters), where the Sorgue splits into the channels that surround town -
ideal for lollygagging on grassy banks, skipping stones, watching birds… Waterside cafes
sell ice cream.
PARK
Canoë Kayak
( 04 90 38 33 22;
www.canoe-sur-la-sorgue.com
; ave Charles de Gaulle; adult/under
12yr €19/13)
Transports you upstream 8km to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, then you float back
downstream in about two hours.
BOATING
Sleeping
La Prévôté €€€
B&B
( 04 90 38 57 29;
www.la-prevote.fr
; 4bis rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau; d incl
breakfast €145-210; closed late Feb-mid-Mar & mid-Nov-early Dec; )
Straddling a
creek running
through
the house, this former 17th-century convent has been converted in-
to a
très
sexy
chambres d'hôte
, its dreamy rooms decked in luxe style - locally loomed
high-thread-count linens, silk draperies and antiques reupholstered in contemporary fab-
rics. It also has an excellent gastronomic
restaurant
( 04 90 38 57 29;
www.la-pre-
where Chef Jean-Marie Alloin concocts dishes like foie-gras ravioli, and pear sorbet with
thyme-and-rosemary chocolates -
délicieux!
Hotel Nevons €€
HOTEL