Restaurant Hotel in the Vaucluse region
The restaurant hotel La Beaugravière is perfectly located for a stopover on National Route 7 or the "autoroute du Soleil" motorway. A peaceful setting of indulgence in Provence near famous tourist sites – Orange and Avignon - with charming, picturesque towns and villages and the famous Richerenches truffle market!
How to find us
By car
- Motorway A7: Bollène exit from the north or the Piolenc exit from the south. After Bollène, take Route D26, in the direction of Mondragon.
- National Route N7: La Beaugravière is located along the route.
- To prepare for your trip https://www.mappy.fr or https://www.viamichelin.com
GPS coordinates:
- Latitude: 44.244580
- Longitude: 4.712310
By train
- Avignon SNCF station: TGV line (Paris)
- Orange SNCF station: TER and TGV lines (Paris in 3 hrs. 40 mins.). 11 mi (18 km)
- Bollène-la-Croisière SNCF station : TER lines to Lyon, Marseilles/Saint-Charles. 4 mi. (6 km) from La Beaugravière
- Pierrelatte SNCF station : TER lines from Lyon, Marseilles… 9 mi. (15 km)
- To prepare for your train trip : https://www.voyages-sncf.com
By plane
- Avignon Airport: 30 mi. (48 km)
- Nîmes-Garons Airport: 50 mi. (80 km)
- Marseilles Provence International Airport to Marignane: 68 mi. (110 km)
Places & activities
Discover and rediscover Provence, its landscapes, its picturesque towns and villages. Travel through a land of aromas and fragrances.
- The Mondragon castle sitting over the village (Middle Age)
- The hôtel de Suze from the 14th century: its Renaissance-style façade is remarkable
- The remnants of the Dragonet castle (12th century)
- Chapel of White Penitents
- Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Plans
- Chapel of Derboux
- Church dating from the 13th century
- Girardes Reservoir (swimming, fishing, sailing)
- Girardes Reservoir in Lapalud
The Mornas Fortress from 11th century is perched on a rocky promontory on the left bank of the Rhône River and rises above the valley and the village of Mornas, which was established below the fortress. It has existed since antiquity, but it was abandoned after the French Revolution only to be rediscovered at the end of the 19th century. Since 1978, the Friends of Mornas Association has actively contributed to its restoration. Events are organised in the fortress throughout the summer.
- The underground settlement of Barry is cut into a hillside. It was occupied continuously from the neolithic times until the end of the 19th century. The prehistoric grottos are located near a Roman oppidum and a medieval village.
- Saint Martin Collegiate Church from the 11th century
- André Blondel hydroelectric plant
- Bollène Water Park
- Adventure Park and horseback riding in Bollène
- Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
- Orange
- The cave of Vallon-Pont-d’Arc
- Suze-la-Rousse and its castle where the world-renown Wine University is located
- Grignan and its castle
- Montélimar and its nougat
- Ancient town of Vaison-la-Romaine
- Avignon
- Uzès
- Arles
- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
- Nîmes
- Tricastin Power Plant Museum
- Pont du Gard Aqueduct
- Saint-Restitut cathedral caves
- Saint Esprit Bridge from the 13th century
- Grèzes Hautes Lake in Lamotte-du-Rhône : cable waterskiing
- Walks and hikes in the Uchaux Mountains and the Barry Mountain Range with several trail loops
- Cycle tour around Provence
- Trip down the Ardèche Gorges by kayak
- Cèze River and the Sautadet cascades in Roque-su-Cèze
- Dentelles de Montmirail Mountains and Mount Ventoux for hiking and cycling trips
- Crocodile animal park in Pierrelatte
- Circus activities at the Alexis Gruss Park in Piolenc
- Naturoptère Science and Culture Centre in Sérignan-du-Comtat: exciting nighttime tours for the entire family
- Festival Liszt in Provence at Chateau Saint Estève in July/August/September/October website
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