Roussillon

European Adventure 2013

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September 11th 2013
It was considerably cooler today but still sunny. At Dawn's suggestion, we had decided to get up early and travel to the village of Gordes, about 75 km from Nyons in a more southerly part of Provence. It took longer than we had anticipated due to roadwork in several places and traffic en route in a town called Carpentras. It was a beautiful drive into the Vaucluse Hills (we would call them mou ... read more

Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Gordes

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