Holiday homes in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne stands on a hill between the Rhône valley and inner Vaucluse. The village turns its back on Avignon and looks east: towards Mont Ventoux, the plain of the Comtat Venaissin and the Pays des Sorgues. On a clear day you can also see the Monts de Vaucluse and the Luberon. In the old centre you walk past the remains of ramparts from the 12th and 14th centuries, with a few gates still standing. The church is partly Romanesque, and its belfry dates from the 18th century. The village also has a place in literary history. On 21 May 1854, at the château de Fontségugne in the commune, Frédéric Mistral and six other poets founded the Félibrige, the movement that revived the Provençal language and culture. The château is private, but the tradition lives on in Provençal evenings and festivals. Around the village, vineyards shelter behind hedges of cypress trees. Avignon and L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue are both close by.