What's nearby?
Chez Tom is situated in deepest Provence, between the Luberon National Park and the Vaucluse mountains. The surrounding area has many attractions including the extensive area of the former ochre quarry pictured here, the "Colorado Provencal". In this area are good walking trails, an adventure playground and restaurants.
 The house is 1.5 kilometres away from the village of Rustrel, which has a traditional boulangerie providing bread, croissants and cakes, an epicerie, and a post office. There is also a hotel (Logis de France), providing meals, and another restaurant facing the square, and a bar providing, as well as drinks, good coffee and croissants for breakfast.
The beautiful old Provencal town of Apt is 10 kilometres away. Apt provides wonderful fresh locally-grown fruit and vegetables, as well as tourist merchandise in the Rue des Marchands. Markets selling local produce are usually held in the square on Tuesdays and Saturdays. There is also a hypermarket, a supermarket, banks, cash machines, and a tourist information service.
Local sights recommended to visit are:
See also www.provence-luberon-news.com.
Markets selling local produce of all kinds are a feature of the region. For a list of dates and venues click on www.provencelive.com/practical/daily/market.
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