Gordes
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Gordes climbs a limestone outcrop of the Monts de Vaucluse, looking across the Calavon plain to the Luberon. Around the castle at its top spread hamlets, mills, fountains and hundreds of dry-stone huts called bories, and to the west lies the Cistercian abbey of Sénanque, among lavender fields. Artists helped revive the village after the Second World War.
Highlights
- Sénanque Abbey, founded in 1148 and framed by lavender in summer
- The château at the heart of the village (FR)
- The Village des Bories, a cluster of dry-stone huts
- The museum of glass and stained glass, with an old olive-oil mill
- The 15th-century church of Saint-Firmin and the Saint-Firmin palace cellars
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Gordes (FR), Gordes (EN)), Wikivoyage (Gordes (FR), Gordes (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,661
Things to see
Events through the year
- Lire à GordesBook fair held since 2023
- Les Soirées d'étéTheatre, jazz and variety shows at the Terrasses de Gordes
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Gordes). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Olive oilOlive oilOlive trees have largely replaced almonds around the village
- TrufflesLocal produceFrom truffle oak woods in the commune
Adapted from Wikipedia (Gordes (FR), Gordes (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
13 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 7
- B&Bs and guest houses 3
- Campsites 3
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
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