FRANCE - Provence - Lubéron
Alpes de Haute-Provence
There are villages which cover the entire hilltop, winding like snail shells around the castle or church. There are villages which lie along a single slope, streets built into the hillside on a parallel. And others which have grown up on the highlands like Gordes village, spread across the rocky outcrop which was clearly conducive to settlement and expansion. The cool, narrow streets, the shady squares and graceful fountains all beckon visitors to relax and drink in the beauty, discover the talents at work in these villages, and sense the history and activity that have shaped both the architecture and the people.
BEST TIME to VISIT PROVENCE.
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PROVENCE.
From May to October
mysterious house at the end of this long lane
scenic road
typical house
Forcalquier - shop
Forcalquier - shop
Forcalquier - shop
Forcalquier
Poppies and hills
Forcalquier - typical provencal house
Restaurant
Mont Ventoux
Sault is a city near Mont Ventoux
Gorges de la Nesque - Nesque Canyon
Mont Ventoux
Nesque Canyon
Vachères
Lubéron - Reillane
village of Lacoste
Large house
Gordes - Village des Bories is an open-air museum of 20 or so dry stone huts located 1.5 km west of the Provençal village of Gordes,
Banon
Gordes - Village des Bories is an open-air museum of 20 or so dry stone huts located 1.5 km west of the Provençal village of Gordes,
Relax at your hotel
scenic drive in Lubéron
Roussillon-en-Provence - the village
typical village
landscape with a typical house
scenic drive
Scenic drive
Bonnieux is a very popular village
Roussillon-en-Provence - the village
Lacoste is a typical village with an old castle
Mont Ventoux
typical village
relax at the pool
small castle
Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt - Vineyard
Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt - overview
Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt - typical house and vineyard
village of Saint Saturnin les Apt
Lavande starting to bloom
Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt - Old castle
relax
Gordes - old castle
around Gordes : Senanque Abbey
Gordes - old castle
view from the village of Gordes
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landscape - view from the village of Gordes
Old village of Gordes
old village of Gordes - restaurant
Old village of Gordes built on a cliff
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Gordes - restaurant
Gordes - Village des Bories is an open-air museum of 20 or so dry stone huts located 1.5 km west of the Provençal village of Gordes,
Gordes - many fancy houses are hidden by such dry-stone walls
Gordes - many fancy houses are hidden by such dry-stone walls
Gordes - Iconic Provence village
Roussillon-en-Provence - "Le sentier des Ocres" or "Ochre Trail" or Colorado - A foothpath with halts allows visitors to admire a former sea in which these very colored ochres formed - Different trails are available
Roussillon-en-Provence - "Le sentier des Ocres" or "Ochre Trail" or Colorado
Roussillon-en-Provence - "Le sentier des Ocres" or "Ochre Trail" or Colorado
Roussillon-en-Provence - the village
Roussillon-en-Provence - "Le sentier des Ocres" or "Ochre Trail" or Colorado
Roussillon-en-Provence - "Le sentier des Ocres" or "Ochre Trail" or Colorado
La Roque d'Antheon - Silvacane Abbey - Cloister
La Roque d'Antheon - Silvacane Abbey - Church
La Roque d'Antheon - Silvacane Abbey - Cloister
French gourmet cuisine is delicious
restaurant
French gourmet cuisine
Bonnieux village
Vineyard and Lacoste village at the back ground
Bonnieux village
Old village of Gordes - narrow street
Old village of Gordes - narrow street
Old village of Gordes - narrow street
Old village of Gordes - narrow street
old village of Gordes - narrow street
Gordes - old castle
old village of Gordes is built on a clift
relax at the hotel
relax at your hotel
around Roussillon - Piece of Ochre stone
Bonnieux - street view
relax at the swimming pool
Village of Lacoste - chateau - castle - The Lacoste castle is sited on an extension of the northern flank of the Little Luberon on which the village of Lacoste stands. At the top of the village, the ruins of the Marquis de Sade's castle, pillaged during the Revolution. The castle's origins are in the 11th century, but it was largely modified in subsequent centuries and transmitted to the "de Sade" family. Here the entrance with the silhouette of the face of the Marquis de Sade.
Village of Lacoste - chateau - castle - The Lacoste castle is sited on an extension of the northern flank of the Little Luberon on which the village of Lacoste stands. At the top of the village, the ruins of the Marquis de Sade's castle, pillaged during the Revolution. The castle's origins are in the 11th century, but it was largely modified in subsequent centuries and transmitted to the "de Sade" family.
Village of Lacoste - chateau - castle - At the entrance, few Art pieces are exposed
Village of Lacoste - chateau - castle - At the entrance, few Art pieces are exposed
Village of Lacoste - chateau - castle - At the entrance, few Art pieces are exposed
Village of Menerbes - street view
Village of Menerbes - street view
Village of Menerbes - street view
Village of Menerbes - street view
Village of Menerbes - street view
tables in a restaurant
Bonnieux - church
Banon - fountain
Roussillon-en-Provence - Landscape
La Roque d'Antheon - Silvacane Abbey - Cloister
La Roque d'Antheon - Silvacane Abbey - church
Elegant gate for a hidden property
Tophill castle
Venasque - church
fountain
relax
Hotel
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the hilltop Village of Gordes
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landscape
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landscape
Poppies field
Beautiful fountain in a garden
village of Roussillon
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relax
Gorges de Venasque
Gorges de Venasque
Gorges de Venasque
village of Saignon
Village of Viens
landscape
relax
village of Venasque
house and vineyard
village of Lacoste
village of Oppede-le-vieux
typical landscape with vineyards and a house
landscape
Village of Murs
around Gordes - village
village of Roussillon
relax
landscape
landscape
Roussillon
village of Roussillon
village of Roussillon
village of Venasque near the Gorges de Venasque
landscape
house and flowers
Lavender field
a borie is a dry-stone structure, generally a one-room cabin used in the past by shepherds
house and flowers
village of Bonnieux
house
Lavender field
countryside - view from Bonnieux
village of Lacoste - view from Bonnieux
scenic drive on narrow roads
village of Saignon
village of Viens
village of Bonnieux - church
village of Bonnieux - old laundry used in the past to wash clothes
old village of Bonnieux
Vineyards
old village of Bonnieux
old village of Bonnieux
small chapel
Old village of Bonnieux
Village of Lacoste and lavender field
Castle of Venasque
Doors and Windows are mostly painted in blue or lavender colors in Provence
Venasque - Narrow street
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staircase
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse - Sorgue river
old Roman column in the center of the village
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse - Sorgue river
Village of Bonnieux - house
village of Bonnieux - Narrow street
Village of Venasque
the hilltop viillage of Bonnieux is built on different levels