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Drome Provencal travel guide
The Drome region of Provence, France is to the north-east of Orange, roughly delimited by Montélimar, Bollène, Vaison la Romaine and St Nazaire le Desert. It falls in both the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and Rhone-Alpes regions. (The Drome department itself is officially part of the Rhone-Alps region - it is located to the south of this region). The capital of the Drome is Valence.
Not so much a land of high drama as one of gentle rolling beauty, with the occasional rocky outburst, the provencal Drome - the southern part of the region - is the perfect place to take it easy, and to simply relax, in the lovely surroundings of quaint old villages, sunflowers and oliver trees, and above all the miles of lavender fields, colouring the landscape blue-purple for much of the summer.
Vaison-la-Romaine is perhaps the best place from which to explore the region, although many of the villages in the region are equally suitable, and set in attractive settings.
There are numerous small villages that dot the Drome region Some of the attractive villages in the region include Grignan, Dieulefit, Nyons, Buis-les-Barronnies in its lovely gentle mountain setting, and Rousset-les-Vignes.
Few of the little villages in the region will disappoint however, and each has something new to explore and discover.
(This page is concerned with the southern Provencal-Drome only - explore the rest of the Drome region and the highlights in the appropriate Rhone-Alps section).
Drome: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites
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Travel, hotels and holiday gites, Provencal Drome
See the Visit Provencal Drome section above for gites and hotels local to the area. For more general French travel options, see the Gites in France listings, or French holidays for other holidays, and Travel to France for ferries, Provencal Drome car-hire, eurotunnel, cheap flights etc.
Places to visit - Provencal Drome
- Dentelles de Montmirail Mountain range
- Provencal-Drome Lavender strewn countryside
- Vaison-la-Romaine Town in the Drome
Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)
Information and photos of Provencal Drome, France
This Provencal Drome tourism guide, has information and holidays and photos when available. If you have any photos or relevant information please send them to us! Full credit will be given if they are used.
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