Roussillon
5 km from Joucas, 7 km from Goult, Gargas, 8 km from Lacoste, Murs, 9 km from Bonnieux, 10 km from Gordes, 11 km from Beaumettes, Saint Saturnin lès Apt, 12 km from Apt, Ménerbes, Buoux, 13 km from Villars |
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What to see and visit: the parochial church of Saint-Michel, originally from the eleventh century; a tour of the ancient fortified walls, with their ogival passageway and nineteenth-century bell tower; the castle of Saint-Jean; the mill; the Conservatoire des Ocres et des Pigments appliqués, a museum tracing the history of Ochre housed in an old ochre factory. |
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Provençal market: Thursday morning. Festivities: Celebration of Ochre over the Ascension. Votive festival on the last Sunday in July. International festival of string quartets in summer. The cliffs are lit up during the summer months. |
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