LORGUES EN PROVENCE

Also closeby to holiday house Le Rêve is Lorgues a quaint village; long-established English favourite, again with a spectacular market on Tuesday's.

Lorgues is a small fortified provençal town, and much of the ancient wall, defensive "portes" and other old buildings remain beautifully intact. The old narrow streets have vaulted passages, ancient stairs, and many buildings and doorways contain lovely stone carvings. Many of the old "portes" allowing entrance into the walled central village, such as the 11th-century Porte Sarrasin and the 12th-century Porte Trébarry, still have the look of antiquity with their weathered grey stones.

Visit the old center of Lorgues during your holiday

Lorgues is an active place, the size and feeling of a large village with the shops and services of a town. Much of the center of Lorgues is "old", but the true old-town is the maze of Medieval streets rising along the upper side of the main drag: the Boulevard Georges Clemenceau and Cours de la République.

The main street through the center of the town is partly one-way and single-file for cars, allowing a calm, relaxed atmosphere for the many terrace cafés. Both sides of the center street are shaded by large plane trees, some of the trees in the upper village are centuries old and truly impressive.

A walking tour during your holiday around the old part of the town, marked by 20 numbered plaques, visits most of the ancient sites, many of them dating from the 12th century, a small map with descriptive drawings is available from the Office de Tourisme.

The 18th-century collegial St-Martin church, in the center of town, is one of the largest in the Var. Viewed from outside the village, the massive Saint-Martin church is the most obvious feature of Lorgues. 

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