Vaison-la-Romaine, France Tourism

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Later the Romans founded Vasio Vocontiorum in the fertile region of the Valley of the Ouvèze and in five peaceful centuries this developed into a flourishing community. As early as the third century A.D. Vaison was the seat of a bishop and in 442 and 529 ecclesiastical councils were held here; in the 11th and 12th C. it was resolved to build a cathedral. However, a little later, Raymond, Count of Toulouse, laid siege and conquered the town, robbed the Bishop of his property and had a castle built on the highest spot of the mountain which rises above the town. The Upper Town was surrounded by a wall and not until the 18th C. was the territory of the former Roman city settled again.