This French village is the most charming in the world according to this famous American guide

The most beautiful village in the world is in France, according to an American guide. C It is a white city out of time.

The prestigious American travel magazine Travel + Leisure offers a real world tour every year by ranking the most beautiful villages. Surprise this year, in its selection of the 23 most popular villages in the world, where Dutch or Canadian villages mingle with Italian or Greek villages, it is a French village that has won the hearts of journalists from the American magazine Travel + Leisure.

It is already ranked among the most beautiful villages in France. Perched at the top of Provence, on its rock 300 meters above sea level, it offers visitors an exceptional panorama of the Luberon valley and mountain, in a dream setting with its white stone houses, its cobbled streets, its massive, timeless church and its imposing medieval castle. Among its visitors, many artists have succumbed to its charm, such as Marc Chagall, Victor Vasarely, André Lhote or the Flemish painter Pol Mara who lived there and whose contemporary art museum in the castle pays tribute to him.

Clinging to the slopes of the Vaucluse plateau in the heart of 4,800 hectares of nature, this rural village of 1,670 inhabitants reveals a remarkable historical heritage made famous by its dry stone architecture. Just 4 kilometers away, there is another village, that of Bories, which will delight archaeology enthusiasts with its perfectly preserved dry stone huts dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Another must-see during your visit to Gordes is the Senanque Abbey founded by Cistercian monks, which is easily recognizable by its picture-postcard landscape bathed in lavender fields. Located in Just a few minutes from Gordes, it is a real place of meditation and contemplation. Finally, the Provençal village offers a more than stunning view from its Bel Air rock. It is the flagship spot of the entire region! There is no denying it: there are many things to see while passing through this small hilltop village.

In the Travel + Leisure ranking, Gordes comes out on top ahead of some serious competitors, such as Shirakawa-go in Japan in second place and Giethoorn in the Netherlands on the 3rd step of the podium. Stephansminda in Georgia and Oia in Greece follow. Italy is far behind, with Portofino and its white houses. 10th place.

This Provençal village located at less than an hour from Marseille is the ultimate embodiment of Provençal charm, offering a splendid bucolic escape in France that you will remember for a long time. It is in this picturesque setting, a mecca of stone, that renowned artists perform each year in July and August during the Festival des soirées déété.