Cavaillon

Cavaillon is in Vaucluse, France.

Melons saling in Cavaillon market, in 1905

Understand

A former episcopal seat, located in the Durance valley, within the Luberon Natural Regional Park, the town is today considered the capital of the melon.

Get in

By plane

Cavaillon is accessible from Avignon-Caumont Airport, serviced by low-cost airlines. The next closest airport is Marseille.

By bus

Several bus lines connect Cavaillon with the other towns of the department

• Ligne 7 (Avignon - Caumont-sur-Durance - Cavaillon)
• Ligne 8 (Pertuis - Cavaillon)
• Ligne 13.1 (Carpentras - Le Thor - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Cavaillon)
• Ligne 13.2 (Sorgues - Le Thor - L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Cavaillon)
• Ligne 15.3 (Roussillon - Gordes - Cavaillon)

By train

• 1 Gare de Cavaillon (railway station), 1 Avenue Charles Péguy, 84 Cavaillon. On the line from Marseille to Salon-de-Provence - Cavaillon - Avignon (updated Oct 2017)

See

• 1 Saint Jacques chapel. On the top of Saint Jacques Mount, near town centre. (updated Oct 2017)

The Star of Cavaillon

• 2 The Star of Cavaillon (Etoile de Cavaillon), Place Léon Gambetta. A bronze star in the middle of a fountain. (updated Oct 2017)
• 3 Roman arc. (updated Oct 2017)
• 4 Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran cathedral. (updated Oct 2017)
• 5 Notre-Dame des Vignères chapel. (updated Oct 2017)

Do

• 1 Racecourse of the Durance. (updated Oct 2017)