The picturesque village of Fontaine de Vaucluse upstream about 6 miles from Isle Sur la Sorgue.
The Sorgue de Vauclase River flows from a spring at the bottom of a limestone cliff at the end of a narrow green canyon.
This spot was popular during ancient Roman times.
The spring is the largest in Europe.
Along the path the cliff walls have many natural caves.
At the spring site there is a barrier to prevent people from climbing the rocks down to the site of the spring. You cannot see the spring unless you climb down.
The funnel shaped spring is 308 meters deep.
Rainwater and melting snow flows into mountain catch basins and comes out at the Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Secondary springs flow into the river.
After a long hike up to the source, people relax as this outdoor cafe.
Paper making plant came to this village about 1562. Wooden waterwheels at the river bank were the power source.
These mallets pounded cotton rags into paper pulp.
This mixing kettle held the pulp until it was made into paper. Modern technology closed area paper making plants in 1968.
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