VAUGINES: OUR VILLAGE IN THE HEART OF THE LUBERON
VAUGINES: OUR VILLAGE IN THE HEART OF THE LUBERON
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"Provence is a land blessed by the gods, where beauty hides in every stone and every spring"
"Provence is a land blessed by the gods, where beauty hides in every stone and every spring"
Our rural gîte in Provence offers accommodation near Lourmarin and Cucuron, nestled in the picturesque hamlet of Vaugines within the Luberon Regional Natural Park in the south of France.
Surrounded by vineyards and traditional farmland, Vaugines retains its authentic agricultural charm, with the majestic wooded Luberon mountain rising just behind the village.
The Provence Guide says of Vaugines, our home for more than a decade now, that it "possesses a simple charm and an authenticity that hits the spot. The village is an emblem of the Provence of the last century; wild yet charming, it has been shaped by the history of man as it has by the magic of nature. It’s like a microcosm of Provencal life built on ancient heritage, with a hand-drawn map of the town that invites you to explore every last one of the sights marked on it".
We also have a library (in an old church) and... an old church. Vaugines is a quiet village with cobbled streets and old houses - like Chez David, there's rarely a straight line in sight!
You can walk to Cucuron in some 35 minutes along quiet tracks—in this village you'll find a cinema (!), a supermarket, two bakeries and a butcher's (this is France), a pharmacy (this is France) and eight or so bars and restaurants—including the Michelin-starred Petite Maison and (this is...).
Lourmarin, this "ode to the gentle beauty of Provence in the heart of the Luberon" is better known. The burial place of Camus is a bit more upmarket with its bars and restaurants, boutiques and cobbled street.
Vaugines is still largely an agricultural village, surrounded by fields of vines and backed by the wooded mountain known as the Luberon (great for walking, cycling and horse-riding).
There's one road that runs through Vaugines—from Cucuron with its wonderful "étang" to Lourmarin with its Albert Camus historical associations.
To go back to the vines for one moment: how great is it to be able to go to the village shop in Vaugines and buy a bottle of wine from the vineyard you've just been strolling through? Not bad, eh (and ditto olive oil)?
Vaugines boasts an épicerie-cum-bakery, a bar that serves food (say hi to Thomas and Marjorie, and you might get a discount) and a top-notch restaurant. And, from this summer the bar is putting on breakfasts just like this one...
The village of Vaugines is host to an art and sculpture school, and one of the local bars just outside the village has an exhibition space, and puts on cultural and musical events.
If fine-dining is your thing, then there are two Michelin-starred restaurants just next to Vaugines—one in Cucuron (walkable!) and one in Ansouis (by car)... or dine out on the terrace at Fontenille, one of our local châteaux.
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