Sources de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is one of the most spectacular natural spring phenomena in France, a village in the Vaucluse department where the Sorgue river surges from a resurgence that ranks among the five largest underground springs in the world, producing millions of litres per second at peak winter flow. Its bicarbonate karst spring water is among the most geologically pure in Provence, filtered through the vast underground cavern system of the Vaucluse plateau before emerging in a dramatic cascade of brilliant green water. The Italian poet Petrarch lived in the village for 16 years in the 14th century, drawing inspiration from the spring and writing his Laura sonnets in sight of this extraordinary geological marvel.