Le Point - Practical Information

Shopping

Local markets at Pertuis (the largest), Cadenet and Cucuron itself are good for local vegetables and fruit and cheese (Banon wrapped in chestnut leaves, and other small goat cheeses). Cucuron has a well stocked SPAR minimarket store and an excellent butcher, as well a newsagent, pharmacy, post office, a boulangerie and other shops.

Local Luberon Markets - Cucuron Tuesday morning , Ansouis (10 minutes) Thursday morning, Lourmarin (10 minutes) Friday morning, Apt (20 minutes) Saturday morning & Tuesday morning June-October, Bonnieux (15 minutes) - Friday morning, Pertuis (15 minutes) Saturday morning, Avignon (40 minutes away) The Halles covered market - Every day Flower market, Place des Carmes - Saturday morning

Local open air markets can be found on www.theluberon.com/activities/luberon-markets

Pertuis also has two large hypermarkets and a number of other retail outlets.

Further afield, to the North of the Luberon, L'Isle sur la Sorgue is well known centre for antiques with a Sunday market of about 300 stalls.

Restaurants in Cucuron

Restaurant De L' Etang - Place de l'Etang, lovely setting, good food. www.restaurantletang.fr
La Petite Maison - Place de l'Etang in the centre of the village. Tel 04 90 68 21 99. The Michelin star winning chef Eric Sapet runs this restaurant. You may need to book in advance for a table. Here's a blog entry from someone who enjoyed visit there in Feb 2010 (including a nice photo of the Etang lit up at night).
Les Temps Modernes - Montée du Vieux Château 84160 CUCURON. Tel: 04 90 77 27 79. Small, good food, mainly pasta, good atmosphere.
Alex Restaurant - A favourite with many, including us, a lovely setting at the top of the village Etang and veru friendly service. Tel:+33 4 90 09 88 39
Le Parrots - Opened in 2014 and getting veru good reviews. Le Parrot's. Tel: +33 6 64 35 31 00
Le Cercle - Good for lunch, near the Spar, Tel: +33 4 90 77 27 17
La Galerie - Crepe restautant in the cebtre of the viallage. La Galerie
La Villa Rose - Creperie La Villa Rose
L'Arbre de Mai - In the road leaing to the church, also a small hotel. Tel: +33 4 90 77 25 10

Entertainment

Cinema
Boules playing area
Library with some shelves of English books (there is also a good selection at Le Point)

Parking

It is not possible to park immediately outside Le Point as the streets are too narrow for vehicles, but a car can be taken to within 30 metres for unloading and there is adequate free parking in the village.

Wine tasting

In the summer of 2003 the Luberon Park inaugurated the new vintner trail around the village of Cucuron, developed in collaboration with the Musée Dydier on the theme of vineyard history. The new stroll offers two itineraries to the east and to the west of the village, and the walk takes about 3 hours in all. The trail is marked with information signs, and can end with a tasting in the Cucuron cellars. More details and contact numbers for local wine cellers

Website for the Cave in Cucuron - www.louerion.fr