L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is one of the most beautiful towns in all of France, yet many foreign visitors miss out on this little gem.  It’s rarely mentioned in any English guidebooks, so most of the people who visit are in-the-know French tourists.

Wandering through L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, along its pretty riverfront and past its famous waterwheels, it was impossible for me to imagine that I’d almost skipped my day trip here… and now that I’m home, my day in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue remains one of my favorite memories of my trip to the South of France.

Even better, it’s easy to visit L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue by bus or train, so you don’t need a car to experience authentic, small-town life in France.