and still more discoveries and encounters, with fervour and excitement too. The great Gypsy pilgrimage to Saintes- Maries de la Mer, reached by crossing the flat landscapes of water in the Camargue, punctuated by silhouettes of guardians on horseback; in addition, the bullfights of Nîmes, which take place in the ancient Roman amphitheatre, the centre of bullfighting in France.
Taking advantage during the stay of the absolute calm is resolutely an affair of gardens, pool, Turkish bath and the library of the Domaine… but, nearby, so near, other activities are on offer to the visitor from les Andéols: horseback riding golf course, the joys of tennis, relaxing in the spa, and even, for those attracted to darkness, speleological adventures in the depths of the numerous caves punctuating the flanks of the hills of the Lubéron and the Vaucluse. And, within arm’s reach the rows of vines, the forests, trails and Meadows so propitious for picnicking. A picnic prepared by the Domaine, and which one will savour in the shade of a “borie,” those strange stone sheepfolds on the slopes of Mourre Nègre, the highest point in the Lubéron.
Genuine centre of high civilisation, Provence. Here, the old debate of nature vs. culture has long since evolved into a dialogue. Bearing witness, among others, the immemorial rock necropolises like the one in Carluc, souvenirs of Greece and many other traces of Rome triumphant from Arles to Vaison-la-Romaine, by way of Nîmes, the Pont du Gard and Orange… Today, theatre, music and dance have taken up residence, to the ebb and flow of festivals of song and dance, each with its unique character, fragrance, territory and in which it will be easy, from les Andéols, to participate.