Winery · Orange

Orange Roman Theatre

Built early 1st century AD, Europe's best-preserved Roman theatre (103m x 37m) hosts the Chorégies d'Orange opera festival since 1869—UNESCO World Heritage paired with Châteauneuf-du-Pape & Côtes du Rhône vineyards ramping the mountainside.

What to do there

TourOrange Roman TheatreThe best-preserved Roman theatre in Europe, with its massive stage wall still intact at 37 meters high. Louis XIV called it "the finest wall in my kingdom." Now hosts the famous Chorégies d'Orange opera festival.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Courthézon Château de Beaucastel Organic pioneer since 1950, biodynamic since 1974—decades before the term existed.
Winery · Châteauneuf-du-Pape Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pope's vineyard: Châteauneuf-du-Pape's 14th-century papal castle ruins cap a limestone plateau where 13 grape varieties dance in power wines.
Winery · Avignon Avignon - Palace of the Popes Pope John XXII improved local viticultural practices 1316-1334.