Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt is an exciting medieval village set on a rock in the Lubéron mountain massif. A holiday in Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt offers exquisite possibilities for relaxing in very beautiful scenic surroundings and/or for exciting activities and interesting trips. The region around Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt offers a wide range of sports activities including walking and hiking, cycling, climbing, paragliding, horseback riding and golfing. Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt lies 30 km southeast of the legendary Mont Ventoux and only approximately 60 km from the most interesting papal city of Avignon.
- Several restaurants
- All sorts of shopping possibilities.
- Tennis
- Boulodrome.
- Public swimming pool.
- Outdoor activities in the Vaucluse area, see following websites: http://www.provenceguide.com/gbcdt/index.asp; http://www.hautvaucluse.com/pdf/guidea.pdf (Guide to activities and sights in the Haut Vaucluse area).
- Angling
- Walking and hiking tours.
- Climbing
- Paragliding
- Golf –There are lots of courses in the area, 4 in the department of Vaucluse and a lot in the neighbouring department Bouches du Rhône. Most of the courses can be found on the French golf union’s website. Unfortunately the website is in French. Seek under Guide de golfs and then under the region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: http://www.ffgolf.org/#
- Cycling: Challenges for everyone – both experienced and families with children. There are several scenic tours to other villages in the area, many easy mountain routes as well as the difficult Mont Ventoux route.
- Château de Bourgane.
- Chapelle de l’Hôpital (old people’s home).
- Prieuré St Pierre d’Agnane: 13th century.
- Chapelle St Roch, built after the plague in 1720.
- Chapelle Ste Madeleine, situated north of Croagnes.
- Chapelle des Pénitents, ruins from the 17th century.
- Chapelle St Maurin, an old Templars’ house.
- The castle chapel with its bell tower from 1056.
- The town’s old fortifications .
- The old gates, listed monuments.
- Chapelle Ste Radegonde (Péréal).
- Washhouses and fountains.
- Windmill from the 17th century.
Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt is situated on the ancient Roman via Domitia, constructed in the year 120 B.
C. to link Italy with Spain. This has contributed to the town’s cultural and historic richness. The village is dominated by the remains of a medieval castle and an old windmill from the 17th century. Saint Saturnin-lès-Apt is a typical Provencal medieval village with narrow winding streets, covered passages, beautiful porches and the remains of the old fortifications. In the village one can also find the old castle chapel with its bell tower from the 11th century, a Templars’ house from the 15th century as well as a number ancient washhouses and fountains.