1 Properties for sale in Vaucluse, Occitanie (formerly Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon), France

Home to prestigious wines, fragrant lavender fields, a rich architectural heritage and a legendary stage of the Tour de France, not to mention spectacular scenery and six of France's Plus Beaux Villages, the department of Vaucluse undeniably has many strings to its bow. Of course, it is also home to author Peter Mayle, who chronicled his first year here in the 1989 book A Year in Provence, and who has been a household name as a result ever since.

CAPITAL: AVIGNON - Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Avignon was the seat of the papacy in the 14th century and the Palais des Papes is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe.