Sarrians

3 km from Loriol du Comtat, 6 km from Monteux, Vacqueyras, 8 km from Beaumes-de-Venise, 9 km from Carpentras, Jonquières, Violès, 10 km from Gigondas, Lafare, 26 km from Avignon

GPS : Longitude : 4.971667 E - Latitude : 44.082779 N
Altitude : 118 m
Population : 5500

The heart of Sarrians is truly charming, and retains a number of remnants of its rich past. It hosts one of the area's most beautiful castles, the 18th century castle of Tourreau and the 15th century castle of Brunelly. The local tourist office offers a variety of circuits to enable you to discover the village and its different arts and crafts workshops.

What to see, what to visit: the parish church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Romanesque in origin, the (now abandoned) 17th century rural chapel of Saint-Joseph-et-des-Trois-Rois, castle remodelled during the 18th century, the castle of Tourreau, the castles of Saint-Louis and of Verclos. The Dentelles de Montmirail, Vaison-la-Romaine, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Mont Ventoux.
Recommended activities: walking and horse riding circuits, cyclo-touring, karting circuits, rock climbing.

Provencal market : sunday morning. Festivities : votive festival of Saint-Pierre over several days at the end of June. December and January is the traditional loto season.