VINSOBRES became the feb.17 th, 2006 the first CRU of Côtes du Rhône in Drôme Provencale for its red wine (from the year 2004)

Vinsobres

places of interest (cult. and hist.)

What to discover from the "Châtelain"

natural spots

local products

festivals

events
and sights

the Mont Ventoux, the "dentelles de Montmirail",
'Ardéche, Toulourenc and Nesque Gorges, ,
the Comtat Venaissin ,
the Sault plateau...
a bit farther:
la Camargue,the Calanques de Cassis

Nyons (le petit Nice), Avignon with its Palace of the Popes, Vaison-la-romaine (its roman ruins and its medieval town), the magnificient roman theater of Orange, the Castels of Drôme (Grignan, Suze-la-rousse...), Carpentras, Isles sur la Sorgue, Montélimar, Dieulefit...

Hiking, VTT, climbing, parapente, canöe-kayak (Ardéche), tennis, golf,
water games...

the Avignon festival and its Off, the dance festival of Vaison-la-romaine,
the Chorégies of Orange,
the Nocturnes of Grignan,
la Roque d'Anthéron, Jazz
Choralies of Vaison...

Apart theVinsobres red wine, you can discover and taste a number of other Côtes-du-rhône in the area : Gigondas, Cairanne, Chateauneuf-du-pape, Vacqueras, Rasteau... Some others less known : St Maurice, Puymeras, Roix-Séguret...
the olive oil of Nyons (and "tapenades"), the olives, the "truffe", the goat cheese (picodons), the lime of the Baronnies, the lavander of Sault...
And the ceramics of Dieulefit, the "santons" of Séguret,,the colorful fabrics from Provence...

the weekly markets :
Nyons (thursdays), Vaison-la-romaine (tuesdays)...
the Villages are often on holiday during the summertime and you can join one among a number of annual event in the surroundings (the Lavander Feast of Sault, Tilleuil in Buis, Olive in Nyons, "Ban des Vendanges" inVinsobre, "Foire à la Brocante" in Isles sur Sorgues...)
The craftmen markets (ceramic...), book fairs... or you can visit some of these picturesque villages (Brantes, Villedieu, Séguret...)

leisure

Joe GOTH - Le Châtelain - F 26110 Vinsobres. France. phone : 0033-(0)6 62 19 24 48 / 0033-(0)4 75 27 69 01
GÎTE LE CHÂTELAIN - siret : 40208031100028

LE CHÂTELAIN

The name, Vinsobres, has nothing to do with a story of Vins (wine) and sobres (sober) but has a latin origin and means : fortress on an elevation (vins + obres).
The village is located 12 kms west of Nyons in the south of the Drôme Provencale area in the heart of "a land of perfumes, colors and tastes together with an exceptional climat."
Apart its red wine, you will find here most of shops and services.