Imagine yourself in a living tableau, where the houses with their warm facades spiral around the church, like a snail’s shell, as if to protect it from the passing of time.
Sablet is a village where time seems to have stood still. Discover along your walk its fortified enclosure dating from the 14th century. There are no castles in Sablet as this village, never subservient, depended directly on the Papacy. Let yourself be surprised in the maze of streets by the “soustets” made of stone, these small covered passageways that connected the houses. The word “soustet” comes from the Provençal “souste” meaning shelter or cover.
At the bend in the road, you’re sure to fall under the spell of Place Yvan Audouard, named after this famous journalist, writer and humorist attached to Sablet and Book Day where hisfountain and little washhouse, invite you to a refreshing break.
Continue your stroll along the “Montée de l’église” to discover the church of Saint-Nazaire, topped by its imposing bell tower crowned by a campanile and take time to rest and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.
At the entrance to the village, on the edge of the road to Carpentras, stand two chapels: the chapel of Saint-Roch, one of the village’s patrons, and the chapel of Saint-Nazaire, erected in recognition of this saint who is said to have spared the villagers from the great plague of 1720.
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