Orange (France)

• Office de tourisme

  phone: +33 4 90 34 70 88
  address: 5 cours Aristide Briand

By train

• Gare d'Orange

  address: Avenue Frédéric Mistral
  Orange Station is served by TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, the French high-speed train) and TER (Transport express régional, the regional train). Throughout the year, two direct TGV Paris-Orange and two direct TGV Paris-Orange (3h20) arrive every day.

By plane

Orange is accessible via the Avignon-Caumont Airport, which is served mostly by low-cost airlines. The two closest airports are Marseille Provence Airport and Nimes-Garons Airport.

By car

Orange is located near the junction of the A7 and A9 autoroutes. It is situated in the Rhone valley about 100km north west of Marseille, 30km north of Avignon and 200km south of Lyon.

• Highway A7 # 20 - Orange Nord
• Highway A7 and Highway A9 # 21 - Orange Centre
• Highway A7 # 22 - Orange Sud

Orange is small enough to walk around.

• Théâtre AntiqueA UNESCO World Heritage site. It dates from the reign of Emperor Augustus, and is one of the best preserved Roman theatres anywhere. Every July, the Chorégies d'Orange take place in the theatre. It dates from 1860 and is France's oldest festival.

• Triumphal archdecorated with reliefs celebrating various Roman victories. This is also part of the World Heritage site.

• Musée d'OrangeSince 1933, the Musée d'Orange has been housed in a 17th-century mansion and former residence of Georges Van Cuyl, the Dutch man put in charge of armaments for the château on the hill by the Prince of Orange. The museum includes a collection of art and furniture from ancient Roman times to the 19th century, and also covers the history of Orange. One highlight is the Roman Centaur Mosaic in the Portico Room.

• Colline Saint EutropeThis is the hill next to the ancient Theatre. It dominates the city and also the Rhone and Comtadine countryside as far as mont Ventoux, providing a breathtaking panorama. Remnants of the history of the city, particularly those of the castle of the Princes of Nassau, can be seen in this park. The castle was one of the most beautiful fortresses in Europe, fortified by Maurice of Nassau in 1622. It was destroyed on the orders of Louis XIV in 1673. On 29 July 1952, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands planted an oak tree on the hill.

• Jazz Festival

  address: Place Clémenceau
  In June jazz festival during one week. Free concerts on Place Clemenceau.

• Chorégies d’Orange

  phone: +33 4 90 34 24 24
  address: Théatre Antique
  The Choregies Orange is an opera and classical music festival. It takes place every summer in July and August , the ancient theater of Orange. It is frequently broadcast on public television. Chaired by Thierry Mariani and directed since 1982 by Raymond Duffaut the Choregies Orange are one of the meccas of international opera. The program on the site chorégies their website.

• L'Elixir

  address: 480 boulevard Daladier
  Organizing birthdays and theme parties

• El Cuba Libre

  address: 713 route de Jonquières
  Dancing El Cuba Libre, Tea Dancing every Wednesday and Sunday from 14:30. Theme nights every Friday and Saturday from 21h. During salsa and rock. Capacity. Parking and room rental.

• Concours des vins d'Orange

  phone: +33 4 90 11 45 07
  address: 2260 Route du Grès
  Since 1952, the initiatives of Orange producers. The competition brought together in 2008 some 3037 samples of wines from various appellations of the Rhone Valley , divided into 154 panels of tasters consisted of French and foreign professionals and amateurs

• Au Petit Patio

  address: 58 cours Aristide Briand
  All dishes are prepared using fresh products.

• Le Garden

  address: 6 place de Langes
  Restaurant serving traditional and Provençal cuisine.

• Festival Café

  address: 5 place de la République

• La Crémaillère

  address: 7 place des Frères Mounet
  Provençal setting, fast food.

• la Grotte d'Auguste

  phone: +33 4 90 60 22 54
  address: place Silvain
  Cuisine with Provençal flavours.

• Le Parvis

  phone: +33 4 90 34 82 00
  address: 55 cours Pourtoules
  Gourmet restaurant, it offers "cuisine bistronomic" (gastronomic bistro food).

• Le Forum

  address: 3 rue Mazeau
  Gourmet restaurant serving traditional cuisine and local specialties.

• Restaurant du Théâtre

  address: rue Caristie
  Restaurant, salads and ice cream. Friendly atmosphere with vaulted cellar. Concerts and wine tastings.

• Billiard Academy

  address: 67 cours Pourtoules
  Quick restaurant offering a dinner at the American. Billiard room with 9 tables. Young atmosphere.

• La Guinguette

  address: Colline Saint Eutrope
  Pleasant surroundings in the countryside on the Hill. Dance floor. Dance evenings in the summer.

• Formule 1

  address: Rue Agis Rigord, Jonquier Sud

• B&B Hotel

  address: 764 avenue Charles de Gaulle

• Hôtel Campanil

  address: 216 Chemin de la Sauvageonne

• Lou Cigaloun

  address: 4 rue Caristie
  Three-star hotel.

• Hôtel de Provence

  address: 60 avenue Frédéric Mistral
  Three-star hotel near the train station.

• Arène Kulm Best Western

  address: place de Langes
  Four-star hotel.

• Park Inn by Radisson Orange

  address: 227 route de Caderousse
  Three-star hotel.

• Camping Manon

  phone: +33 4 32 81 94 96
  address: 1321 Rue Alexis Carrel, Orange, France
  Level sites separated by hedges; power available at most sites; showers, washing-up facilities; free WiFi; pool; within walking distance of Roman ruins; restaurant available that serves decent food.

• Avignon — Famous for the Palais des Papes and the Pont d'Avignon of song.
• Arles — Made famous by the painter van Gogh, but has a much richer history than only that.
• Nimes — You can see more Roman relics here, including the Maison Carrée, probably the best-preserved Roman temple in France.
• Vaison-la-Romaine