The countryside around Les Carmes has numerous small towns each with their own character and charm.

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L'Isle sur La Sorgue (5mins away) is famous for it's Sunday market which takes over the town, selling everything from locally grown vegetables to clothes and flowers.
 
http://www.oti-delasorgue.fr/in-english/index.php

The town is also known as being an Antiques centre, on A Sunday you will find a huge variety of books, bric a brac, furniture and all manner of antiques. 



Marseilles (45 mins away) is home to the largest port in France. The city is famous for it's Bouillabaisse and is a seafood lovers haven.




Isle sur Sorgue has small cafes at
every corner offering refreshments all through the day making the Sunday market an experience not to be missed.

Local attractions for visitors to Les Carmes
include the river Sorgues as it flows down to the village of Fontaine de Vaucluse, famous for the source of the river starting here.