L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

After staying in Gordes, we drove to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and stopped there to explore for lunch. Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a quaint little town with a river that runs through the very center. Our hotel concierge told us that we had to eat lunch at Restaurant Philip in town which had a fabulous menu and overlooked the river. We never ended up eating lunch there because we were so full from an amazing hotel breakfast but the menu looked amazing and the view was really something special. I would definitely take his recommendation and have lunch there is you are ever in the area. This little town felt so much more outdoorsy than the other towns in the Luberon Hill region that we had visited. It was much more wooded and the river added a different dimension of lushness.

After exploring the town for a little we drove to L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which is world famous for its incredible antique market. L’isle-sur-la-Sorgue is sometimes called the French Venice because of the river canals that run throughout the whole city. The town was much busier and more happening than the other little villages we had visited where it felt like we were the only people there for miles. L’isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a must-see. The antique market is only open on weekends and sometimes only on Sundays. If you are an antique buff, make sure you double check to ensure that you visit on a day that the market is open. Unfortunately we explored the antique market space on a Friday when most of the shops were closed. Even though most were closed, it was still so much fun to see some of the gorgeous furniture. So many times throughout this trip I have kicked myself for not bringing just an empty checked bag so that I could bring back tons of antiques to the US!