Saint-Martin-de-Castillon


4 km from Caseneuve, 7 km from Gignac, Viens, 8 km from Rustrel, 9 km from Saignon, 10 km from Peypin d'Aigues, 15 km d'Apt GPS : Longitude : 5.512778 E - Latitude : 43.860832 N Altitude : 486 m Population : 614 Located in the eastern confines of the Vaucluse, Saint-Martin straddles the high valley of the Calavon, between the Luberon and the Monts de Vaucluse. A small peaceful village perched atop a rocky spur, it is looked over by its church. You can not fail to be seduced by the charm of its surrounding countryside, with its lavender fields, its wooded hillsides and green valleys.

What to see. what to visit: its parochial church (église de l’Assomption), originally Romanesque, remodelled in 1820; the Romanesque chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Courennes, restored during the nineteenth century; the church of Boisset with its small bell tower (seventeenth/eighteenth centuries). Activities available: walks, horse riding, mountain bike circuits. Festivities: votive festival during August. Festival of Le Boisset in early July. Garage sales in July and August. Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-de-Courennes for the Ascension.