Valreas Attractions
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The lively little town of Valréas, 9km/6mi southeast of Grignan, was until the French Revolution the property of the Pope and is still called "Enclave des Papes". Although in the Département of Drôme. it belongs historically to the Département of Vaucluse. Agriculture, commerce and packaging are important factors in the economy.
The Old Town is surrounded by spacious boulevards with plane-trees and parking places which follow the line of the former town walls. Although of modest size the fine Hôtel de Ville, once the town house of the Marquise de Simiane (15th-18th C.), is impressive. The keep dates from the 12th C. The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth has a fine south door.
Valréas is one of 12 villages awarded the distinction of Côtes du Rhône-Villages. The road which follows the old town walls is lined with plane trees. The village center has an 18th century town hall, a Romanesque church and a 15th century Chapelle des Pénitents-Blancs.
The Old Town is surrounded by spacious boulevards with plane-trees and parking places which follow the line of the former town walls. Although of modest size the fine Hôtel de Ville, once the town house of the Marquise de Simiane (15th-18th C.), is impressive. The keep dates from the 12th C. The Church of Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth has a fine south door.
Valréas is one of 12 villages awarded the distinction of Côtes du Rhône-Villages. The road which follows the old town walls is lined with plane trees. The village center has an 18th century town hall, a Romanesque church and a 15th century Chapelle des Pénitents-Blancs.
