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A farming-residential town 15 km northeast of Orange, where the farming product is wine. Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes has wide, leisurly streets liberally lined with ancient Plain trees. The streets are also lined with houses, most of them picturesque, with their Provencal colors and contrasting shutters.
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Nearby: |
Avignon 45 km |
Beaumes-de-Venise 20 km |
Bollène 13 km |
Cairanne 4.5 km |
Carpentras 28 km |
Dentelles-de-Montmirail 16 km |
Gigondas 14 km |
Orange 14 km |
Richerenches 16 km |
Suze-la-Rousse 10 km |
Vacqueyras 16 km |
Vaison-la-Romaine 18 km |
Valréas 19 km |
Hotels near Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes: |
4.5 km Cairanne |
13 km Bollene |
14 km Orange |
16 km Vacqueyras |
18 km Vaison-la-Romaine |
28 km Carpentras |
It's a pleasant place, but it's a living-and-working town, not a tourist attraction. There are a couple of major wineries in the town, including the "Cave Cecilia", and the Office de Tourisme is modern and active.
There are a couple of good cafés, a scattering of shops, a post office and a gendarmerie. The town's church is a grand affair, brighter than most, with its white stone and its white marble columns.
There are a few nice old fountains about the town. We especially liked a mossy old thing that was somewhat hidden from view: we spied it over the top of a wall near the center.
Transportation Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes
Bus
Department 84, Vaucluse Buses
See Beyond's Bus Schedules Page 2: Vaucluse Department for downloading Vaucluse bus-lines map [Plan global des lignes] and bus-line schedules [pdf for each line] (link for PDF files).
• Avignon has train or bus connections to Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Nîmes, Saint Remy-de-Provence, Paris.
• Cavaillon has bus connections to Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Saint Remy-de-Provence.
• Pertuis has bus connections to Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.
Hiking
Maps:
IGN (1/25,000) #3040 ET "Carpantras, Vaison-la-Romaine"
IGN (1/25,000) #3040 OT "Orange, Massif d'Uchaux"
Didier Richard (1/50,000) #27 "Ventoux"
Set amidst vineyards, this is not hiking country. You have immediate access to a good bottle of wine, but you'll have to drive a bit for good hiking, with one important exception. The GR 4 (Grande Randonnée) passes south of town, less that 1 km away.
Follow the GR 4 about 4 km east, along the lanes through the vineyards, to Cairanne. From Cairanne, two good hiking trails, the GR 4 and the GR de Pays, wander eastward through wooded hills that aren't too steep.
West of Sainte Cécile, the GR 4 is mostly via vineyards to Lagarde-Paréol (4 km). Further west and southwest, the trails get into wooded areas that are more interesting.
Dining
Campagne, Vignes et Gourmandises
• In the Michelin Bib Gourmand Guide 2010
Location:
rte de Suze-la-Rousse
Closed: 29 mars-7 avril, 25 octobre-4 novembre,20 décembre-19 janvier, mardi hors saison, dimanche soir et lundi
Tel: 0490 634 011
Web: www.restaurant-cvg.com/
Cuisine au goût du jour. Limited places, best to phone ahead.
Lodging - Hotels
Hotels in Towns Nearby to Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes
• 4.5 km — Cairanne hotels
• 13 km — Bollene hotels
• 14 km — Orange hotels
• 16 km — Vacqueyras hotels
• 18 km — Vaison-la-Romaine hotels
• 28 km — Carpentras hotels
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