Villas in Cavaillon
Cavaillon works for families after a private pool near a real market town, with a big Monday market and the Luberon on the doorstep. It is a working town of around 25,000 people with ordinary suburbs and traffic, so treat it as a practical base rather than a pretty one.
- Villas
- 8
- From, per week
- £1,168
About Cavaillon
Cavaillon sits on the flat Durance valley at the foot of the Luberon, and it lives off fruit and vegetables, melons above all. The old centre is compact: a cathedral built between the 11th and 13th centuries, a 1st-century Roman arch, and a synagogue that now houses a Jewish museum. A 12th-century hermitage chapel looks down on the town from the Colline Saint-Jacques. The homes are spread over the plain around the town rather than in the centre, and most have a private pool and a garden. Evenings are quiet; this is where people live and work, not a resort. The Friday morning market runs every week of the year, so a winter stay still has a market day.
Is Cavaillon right for you?
- Best for
- Families wanting a pool, good markets and an easy base for the Luberon
- Not for you if
- You want to step out of the door into a hill village: Cavaillon is a busy working town on the plain.
Near Cavaillon
Roussillon
A village on an ochre ridge, where the Sentier des Ocres walk through the old quarry takes either 30 or 60 minutes.
Avignon
The city of the Palace of the Popes, and home to the TGV station that links the Vaucluse to the high-speed network.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
The spring that gave the Vaucluse department its name, where three free hiking tours are on offer.
Getting to Cavaillon
Marseille Provence is the nearest airport, around 35 minutes away by road. Without a car, hourly trains run from the airport's Vitrolles station to Cavaillon in about an hour. Nîmes is a second option. Hire a car all the same, because the homes are outside the centre.
When to go to Cavaillon
The Thursday-evening producers' market runs from April to mid-October, and in mid-July the Monday market hosts melon tastings during Melons en Fêtes. Out of season the Friday market carries on every week, so a winter week here still has some life.
Villas in Cavaillon
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2-Bedroom Home, Cavaillon
Cavaillon, Luberon, France
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Le Mas de Marius
Cavaillon, Luberon, France
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Cavaillon, Luberon, France
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Cavaillon villa holidays: questions answered
What day is the market in Cavaillon?
Monday is the big one: nearly 200 traders fill the place du Clos and spill into the cours Bournissac and the place aux Herbes behind the town hall. A smaller market runs on Friday mornings all year, and a producers' market on Thursday evenings from April to mid-October.
Is Cavaillon a good base for the Luberon?
For practical reasons, yes. It sits at the foot of the Luberon with a railway station and big shops, and a cycle path follows the Calavon valley east to Apt. It is the nearest station for Roussillon, so the ochre villages are close by road.
When is the Cavaillon melon festival?
Each year in mid-July. During Melons en Fêtes the Monday market offers melon tastings, celebrating the fruit the town is best known for. It falls in high summer, so book a home with a pool early if you want that week.
Can you get to Cavaillon without a car?
Partly. Trains run about hourly from Marseille airport's Vitrolles station to Cavaillon and take around an hour. After that a car makes life much easier, because the homes are spread over the plain outside the centre and the Luberon villages are best reached by road.
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Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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