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Antiquing in L'Isle sur la Sorgue<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Antiquing in L’Isle sur la Sorgue is what Provence is all about. Come on a weekday, and it’s pretty quiet. Come on a Sunday when the antiques market is in full swing, and it’s packed. But always…it’s beautiful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It seems that you’re never far removed from the flow of water here. Isle sur la Sorgue (literally: the island in the Sorgue) is a small town split by the river Sorgue. \u00a0Moss-covered water wheels slowly turn. The water flows, gurgles and often crashes. \u00a0Most of the permanent antique boutiques are found on the far side of the river; with the center of this charming town being round on the other. Easily walkable, it’s an antique-lover’s dream.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The center of town lies just off the smoothly-flowing Sorgue river. A road is set off the river, just outside the left side of the image above. \u00a0That’s where most (but certainly not all) the antiquaires are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It’s not exactly Venice, but is nevertheless charming. Whenever we visit, we drift through the many antique stores; from one end to the other. \u00a0Then we take a small bridge across the Sorgue and enter the town. \u00a0There’s a pastry shop, more antique stores, and the requisite good restaurants.<\/p>

But your visit to Isle sur la Sorgue shouldn’t end there. There’s more. \u00a0Only a few miles out of town lies the source of the river Sorgue. It’s not to be missed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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It’s best to come on a weekday, because Fontaine de Vaucluse gets quite busy during tourist season. There’s a wonderful little restaurant with terrace at the bottom of the village. There, you can enjoy a nice meal while the water rushes by. (It’s loud.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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And it gets louder. Soon, the river is roaring as it rushes downstream. Visitors take the (single) road \u00a0that gently leads ever upward. There are a few things to see, but nothing will take your eyes off the water for very long.<\/p>

The amazing thing is: all this water comes from a tranquil pool of water gathering at the head of the canyon. It’s the largest spring in France, and the fifth-biggest in the world. Here, halfway up, the water smashes into everything it meets on its way. \u00a0And higher up, it’s as gentle as can be. Almost an aquatic whisper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Note how billiard-table smooth the water is to the left, and contrast with its already taking on a wild air to the right.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Figure on a 40 minute drive to Isle sur la Sorgue, and about ten more to Fontaine de Vaucluse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Antiquing in L’Isle sur la Sorgue Antiquing in L’Isle sur la Sorgue is what Provence is all about. Come on a weekday, and it’s pretty quiet. Come on a Sunday when the antiques market is in full swing, and it’s packed. But always…it’s beautiful. It seems that you’re never far removed from the flow of … <\/p>\n

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