L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L’Isle-sur-Sorgue is crossed by the five arms of the Sorgue river, which has its source in the Fountain of Vaucluse. The town is thus called Comtat Venice. Water mills accross the river and the green color gave the village its charm. This water used to be the main ressouce of the place, giving energy to the paper and spinning mills. For 40 years, the secondhand and antique dealers have been settling there-there’re 200 of them. You’ll enjoy shopping and wandering along the old houses.
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There’s no particular monument to visit but a lot of visual details : the little bridges accross the river, the shopfronts and the water mills. You can find some of these near Emile Char and Gambetta square, Caisse garden and quai des Lices but it’s better to find them at random. Located on La Place de la Liberté, Notre-Dame-des-Anges’s collegiate church and its jesuite-styled façade contains gorgeous interior ornaments- bas-relief, organ, statues, trompe l’1/2il- which are typical of provençal baroque. The building was erected between 1647 and 1670 according to François de la Valfrenière’s plans , an architect who was used to building in roman style.
L’Isle-sur-Sorgue is poet René Char’s hometown ; he celebrated the sensuality as well as the quietness of its way of life. The village is a noticeable place for fishing where you can find truits and eels.
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