The village of Saumane de Vaucluse is located on top of the Vaucluse Plateau overlooking the Sorgue River valley.
This stone shed known as a borie was built to hold farm tools and homes.
Saint Trophime Church is an example of Romanesque architecture. The small bell tower holds the original bell made in 1400.
The village is full of Provencal clothes washing wells and fountains. There are many narrow windy streets and dry stone walls.
Erosion of the limestone cliffs has carved caves in the hillside.
During the Neolithic age (stone age before tools) man used caves as homes. In recent times man blocked the cave entrances with limestone bricks and converted the caves to troglodyte homes (domesticated cave dwellings). These examples have been abandoned.
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