Are you thinking of visiting L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Fontaine de Vaucluse? Listen to this episode to understand what it'll be like and make your plans!

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Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:00] Intro
• [00:00:48] Today on the Podcast
• [00:03:58] 400th episode of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast
• [00:04:26] Celebrating 400 episodes!
• [00:05:09] What information could change from old episodes?
• [00:05:41] Museum Pass no longer a good deal
• [00:06:31] Tickets no longer available very far in advance
• [00:07:00] Listen to each episode’s travel update for current info
• [00:07:36] Why I started the podcast?
• [00:08:22] Do we run out of subjects?
• [00:08:46] How do we usually choose our topics?
• [00:11:18] L’Isle sur la Sorgue
• [00:11:37] What is Brocante?
• [00:12:29] The market in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
• [00:13:52] International Brocante
• [00:14:43] The town
• [00:15:38] The shops and restaurants
• [00:16:05] Other Brocantes in the world
• [00:16:55] What do they sell in the markets?
• [00:17:24] Professionals buy and sell here
• [00:20:14] How long should you spend there?
• [00:20:39] Parking might be hard
• [00:21:31] Remember where you parked!
• [00:22:06] Take a break around noon
• [00:23:32] It’s not a ‘pretty’ town
• [00:25:24] The foods
• [00:27:03] Special events
• [00:27:07] Nocturnal festival
• [00:27:37] Floating market
• [00:28:09] Monthly arts and crafts festival
• [00:32:03] Anywhere you want to go – get there early!
• [00:33:51] Reserve a place for lunch if you can
• [00:37:25] Fountaine de Vaucluse
• [00:38:14] The River Sorgue
• [00:39:22] Three attractions
• [00:40:42] The Poet Petrarch
• [00:43:43] The castle ruins
• [00:44:27] A magical place
• [00:48:12] Close to Cavaillon
• [00:48:59] Parking in Fountaine

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