Roussillon


Roussillon
Roussillon is a charming mountain village set in lovely countryside between the two mountain massifs Plateau de Vaucluse to the north and Montagne de Lubéron to the south. Roussillon is considered to be one of the prettiest villages in France and the town receives a flow of holiday guests every year.

Veranstaltungen in Roussillon

  • Several eating places
  • Galleries.
  • Tennis
  • Pétanque
  • Outdoor activities in the Vaucluse area, see following websites: http://www.provenceguide.com/gbcdt/index.asp; http://www.hautvaucluse.com/pdf/guidea.pdf (Guide to activities and sights in the Haut Vaucluse area).
  • Walking and hiking tours in the area
  • Angling
  • Climbing
  • Rowing, kayaking
  • Paragliding
  • Cycling: Challenges for everyone – both experienced and families with children. There are several scenic tours to other villages in the area, many easy mountain routes as well as the difficult Mont Ventoux route. Bicycles can be rented in the town.
  • Golf –There are lots of courses in the area, 4 in the department of Vaucluse and a lot in the neighbouring department Bouches du Rhône. Most of the courses can be found on the French golf union’s website. Unfortunately the website is in French. Seek under Guide de golfs and then under the region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: http://www.ffgolf.org/#

Sehenswürdigkeiten in Roussillon

  • The ochre-coloured facades in 17 different shades.
  • Eglise St. Michel.
  • The ochre-coloured cliffs.
  • The old ochre-quarries east of the town.
  • Tour de l’Horloge.
Roussillon

Roussillon is built decoratively on red cliffs and surrounded by pine forests.

The soil is rich in ochre and since Roman Times this has been extracted from the quarries and used for paint, cosmetics and numerous other things. The region is special in character because of the red, yellow and brown cliffs and the town is very interesting with its many ochre-coloured houses, narrow streets and shady squares. The ochre-coloured houses in Roussillon actually give the whole town a reddish shine.
Ochre colored landscape near Roussillon

The old ochre quarries are located east of the town.

The most fascinating cliffs are in Val des Fées (The Fairy Valley) to the south; those in the middle are named Falaises de Sang (The Blood Cliffs). At the top of the village by the church, Castrum, there are breathtaking panoramas over the surrounding countryside.
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