
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

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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

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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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Gorges de Venasque

Gorges de Venasque

Gorges de Venasque

village of Saignon

Village of Viens

landscape

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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