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One of the attractions in the village is a paper mill. Now a site for tourists to visit, this was a driving industrial force here from the 15th century.
Scan of an analog photo taken in September 1989
The small village Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is built around the Fontaine de Vaucluse, a spring in a valley at the foot of the Vaucluse Mountains.which is the source of the River Sorgue.
The spring, situated at the foot of a steep 250 m high limestone cliff, is the biggest spring in France and the 5th largest in the world with an annual flow of 630 million cubic metres. After the snowmelt, in March, it surges for approx. five weeks, cuasing the Sorgue to flood, and then subsides. The source cave is the deepest on earth with an underground basin of 1,100 km² which receives the waters of Mont Ventoux, Monts de Vaucluse and Montagne de Lure.
Un tratto della Sorgue a Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, poco lontano dalla sorgente.
Qui Petrarca si ispirò per scrivere la sua celebre poesia. Le acque hanno un caratteristico colore verde smeraldo, dato dalla fitta presenza di piante acquatiche.
(Provence Day 10/11)
One of the world's largest natural springs, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse beautifully reflects the green flora turning the crystal clear water into a vibrant turquoise color.
Animation students from SCAD-Lacoste explore the cave at the source of the Sorgue river in Fontaine de Vaucluse, Provence, France. Left to right: Missy Feaster, Darius Hill, Richmond Chaisiri, Robin Holstein, Jeremy Rowland, Charlie Roode.
Frisches, klares Wasser, in unglaublicher Farbe - kurz nach der Quelle!
Fresh and clear water in awesome colours - not far from the fountain of the river Vaucluse.
Camera: Pentacon six TL, Biometar 2,8/80 MC. Film: Kodak Ektachrome E100VS.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse, France.