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4. ROMAN THEATRE, ORANGE
The finest Roman theatre in Europe has its original stage wall, guaranteeing perfect
acoustics (for further details see
Parc de la Colline St-Eutrope, Orange
)
.
Rue
Madeline Roch • Open daily. Apr-Sep: 9am-6pm (to 7pm Jun-Aug); Oct-Mar:
9:30am-4:30pm (to 5:30pm Mar, Oct) • Adm
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5. PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DU LUBERON
The Luberon has a wild, mountain beauty and it is the park's job to maintain the bal-
ance between tourists and the environment. Covering 1,500 sq km (600 sq miles),
it takes in the rugged Petit Luberon of crags, gorges and perched villages to the
west and the more rounded Grand Luberon to the east. It also stretches north to the
Monts de Vaucluse. The park's headquarters in Apt have information on walks, the
ecology and the area's traditions (for further details see
Parc Naturel Régional du
Mon-Fri (also Sat am, Easter -Sep)
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6. GORGES DE LA NESQUE
Second only to the Verdon gorges (for further details see
Grand Canyon du Verdon
)
in dramatic potential, the Nesque gorges run for 20 km (12 miles) between the vil-
lages of Villes-sur-Auzon and Monieux. The rocky drop descends more than 300 m
(1,000 ft), its sides alternately bare or covered in scrub vegetation. Cut into the cliff,
the winding road is definitely not for vertigo sufferers. The Castelleras viewpoint
looks onto the 850-m (2,800-ft) Rocher de Cire (Wax Rock - so-called because it is
home to millions of bees). This is also the start of a testing walk to the bottom of the
gorges, where Chapel St-Michel is dug into the rock.
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