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( 04 90 71 30 42;
www.hotel-cavaillon.com
;
70 cours Léon Gambetta; s/d/tr/q €42-65/
55-65/70-90/80-100; )
Lively and colourful, youthful and fun, this small hotel in
central Cavaillon is well maintained and has fresh fabrics. Free bike storage (€6 for cars),
big buffet breakfast (€9). Choice rooms 108 and 201 have private terraces; there's also a
communal sun deck. One room has air-con.
Hôtel du Parc €
( 04 90 71 57 78;
www.hotelduparcavaillon.com
; 183 place François Tourel; s/d/tr/q
€52-59/72-79/82-89/92-99; )
Request a room facing the adjacent public gardens
at this kitsch, old-fashioned, family-run hotel. Rooms are overly stencilled and garishly
coloured, with circus-peanut-orange bedspreads and electric-blue dressers, but they're
clean and good value. Limited wi-fi. Parking €8, breakfast €8.
HOTEL
Eating
Cavaillon is a surprisingly good place to assemble an indulgent picnic basket.
Prévôt €€€
GASTRONOMIC
( 04 90 71 32 43;
www.restaurant-prevot.com
;
353 av de Verdun; lunch
menus €25-30, dinner menus €38-85; Tue-Sat, closed early-late Aug)
Cavaillon's top
table. Chef Jean-Jacques Prévôt changes his offering seasonally to focus on whatever's in
season - in summer, melon-inspired
menus
; in winter, truffles and game meats; asa-
paragus and artichokes in spring… Also offers classes.
Le Clos Gourmand €
( 04 90 78 05 22; 8 place du Clos; 8.15am-12.30pm & 3-7pm Mon-Sat)
Gourmet
grocery for picnic fixings, with good cheese, charcuterie meats and wine; also serves re-
freshing Provençal drinks.
GROCERY/CAFE
BEST MARKETS
The Luberon's markets are particularly thrilling. They generally run 8am to 1pm.
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Cadenet, Cavaillon, Lauris
