Understand
[edit]A former episcopal seat, located in the Durance valley, within the Luberon Natural Regional Park, the town is today considered the capital of the melon.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Cavaillon is accessible from Avignon-Caumont Airport, serviced by low-cost airlines. The next closest airport is Marseille.
By car
[edit]By bus
[edit]Several bus lines connect Cavaillon with the other towns of the department
- Ligne 7 (Avignon - Caumont-sur-Durance - Cavaillon)
- Ligne 8 (Pertuis - Cavaillon)
- Ligne 13.1 (Carpentras - Le Thor - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Cavaillon)
- Ligne 13.2 (Sorgues - Le Thor - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Cavaillon)
- Ligne 15.3 (Roussillon - Gordes - Cavaillon)
By train
[edit]- 1 Gare de Cavaillon (railway station), 1 Avenue Charles Péguy, 84 Cavaillon. On the line from Marseille to Salon-de-Provence - Cavaillon - Avignon
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Saint Jacques chapel. On the top of Saint Jacques Mount, near town centre.
- 2 The Star of Cavaillon (Etoile de Cavaillon), Place Léon Gambetta. A bronze star in the middle of a fountain.
- 3 Roman arc.
- 4 Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran cathedral.
- 5 Notre-Dame des Vignères chapel.