Visits:
Provencal markets:
My favorite is the Apt market on Saturday morning. All the shops are there: crafts, art and tradition, spices, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, sweets from Vaucluse and elsewhere.
In the summer the market extends throughout all the old town of Apt, and there are up to 300 or 400 merchants! It is better to come early, in order to park easily.
Le chemin des crèches de Castellet : every year from mid-december to mid-january , it is a nice walk for an early afternoon with more than 30 creches in Castellet, ranging from the most traditional to the most creative
High villages of Provence are all around : Saignon , Bonnieux , Gordes , Roussillon, Joucas, Goult, Caseneuve, Simiane , Opedette, etc.
Guided tours :
Saignon: each thursday of july and august at 10:00
Bonnieux: each thursdayof july and august at 18:30
Céreste and Carluc priory , every other tuesday of july and august at 16:00
Caseneuve: every other tuesday of july and august à 16:00
Ménerbes: each tuesday of july and august at 10:00
Murs: each thursdayof july and august at 16:30
Other visits are planned. Registration is required at the tourist's office. Price is 5 euros
Points of Interest:
- The Consular Palace Colin d'Albertas: jewel of baroque art Provencal, mansion in the city center of Apt.
- Fort of Buoux: impressive fortress inhabited since the Neolithic until the wars of religion: great walk, super views.
- The Carluc Priory: former monastery of the twelfth century, and between Céreste Reillane.
- The Salagon Priory: remarkable Ethnobotanical Garden, created by Pierre Lieutaghi: flora of haute provence, scented garden, medieval garden.
- Ochre Mines of Bruoux: Vaulted high galleries (5 to 12 meters high) form a true mineral Cathedral
- Valsaintes Abbey Garden in Simiane la Rotonde : beautiful rose garden, remarkable remains (Celtic solar calendar, fertility stone ...)
- Senanque Abbey in Gordes
Exhibition-sale:
- The Angora goat farm of Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze: Free tour every day , exhibition and sale of mohair products.
- The garden of a curious ("Jardin d'un curieux") in Saignon
- Lavander distillery "Les Coulets" , in Apt . from mid-july to mid-august , the distillery is in activity and can be visited . it's possible to buy lavander extract , and other local products : honey , soap, olive oil
Festivals and Concerts:
Corso parade week-end of pentecost , in Apt (last week-end of may)
Concerts and events of "tréteaux de nuit" in july , in Apt
Festival des cinémas d'Afrique du Pays d'Apt in november
Exibits and visits:
Blachère Corporate Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary African Art , in Apt
The Museum of History and Archaeology of Apt
The Museum of Industrial Adventure in Apt
La Maison du Parc - Parc Naturel Regional du Luberon in Apt
Geology at Salignan's mill : guided tour every Tuesday in april , july, august at 10:30. Reservation required: +33 ( 0 ) 4 90 04 42 00
The Mathieu Museum of lighting chandeliers in Gargas : chandeliers from 15th century to nowadays - open monday to thursday from 8:30 to 12:00 + 13:00 to 17:00, and friday from 8:30 to 12:30 .
Artemisia Museum is an Herbalism museum in Forcalquier. it presents interactively the history of medicinal herbs from Haute-Provence, their uses and transformation into drugs, perfumes, cosmetics and elixirs. it's also a playground and exploratory area for youngsters.
Other:
Observatoire astronomique Sirene - visit of astronomical observatory in Lagarde d'Apt. Reservation required.
click on the blue words to follow the link to webpage
Provencal markets:
My favorite is the Apt market on Saturday morning. All the shops are there: crafts, art and tradition, spices, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, sweets from Vaucluse and elsewhere.
In the summer the market extends throughout all the old town of Apt, and there are up to 300 or 400 merchants! It is better to come early, in order to park easily.
Le chemin des crèches de Castellet : every year from mid-december to mid-january , it is a nice walk for an early afternoon with more than 30 creches in Castellet, ranging from the most traditional to the most creative
High villages of Provence are all around : Saignon , Bonnieux , Gordes , Roussillon, Joucas, Goult, Caseneuve, Simiane , Opedette, etc.
Guided tours :
Saignon: each thursday of july and august at 10:00
Bonnieux: each thursdayof july and august at 18:30
Céreste and Carluc priory , every other tuesday of july and august at 16:00
Caseneuve: every other tuesday of july and august à 16:00
Ménerbes: each tuesday of july and august at 10:00
Murs: each thursdayof july and august at 16:30
Other visits are planned. Registration is required at the tourist's office. Price is 5 euros
Points of Interest:
- The Consular Palace Colin d'Albertas: jewel of baroque art Provencal, mansion in the city center of Apt.
- Fort of Buoux: impressive fortress inhabited since the Neolithic until the wars of religion: great walk, super views.
- The Carluc Priory: former monastery of the twelfth century, and between Céreste Reillane.
- The Salagon Priory: remarkable Ethnobotanical Garden, created by Pierre Lieutaghi: flora of haute provence, scented garden, medieval garden.
- Ochre Mines of Bruoux: Vaulted high galleries (5 to 12 meters high) form a true mineral Cathedral
- Valsaintes Abbey Garden in Simiane la Rotonde : beautiful rose garden, remarkable remains (Celtic solar calendar, fertility stone ...)
- Senanque Abbey in Gordes
Exhibition-sale:
- The Angora goat farm of Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze: Free tour every day , exhibition and sale of mohair products.
- The garden of a curious ("Jardin d'un curieux") in Saignon
- Lavander distillery "Les Coulets" , in Apt . from mid-july to mid-august , the distillery is in activity and can be visited . it's possible to buy lavander extract , and other local products : honey , soap, olive oil
Festivals and Concerts:
Corso parade week-end of pentecost , in Apt (last week-end of may)
Concerts and events of "tréteaux de nuit" in july , in Apt
Festival des cinémas d'Afrique du Pays d'Apt in november
Exibits and visits:
Blachère Corporate Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary African Art , in Apt
The Museum of History and Archaeology of Apt
The Museum of Industrial Adventure in Apt
La Maison du Parc - Parc Naturel Regional du Luberon in Apt
Geology at Salignan's mill : guided tour every Tuesday in april , july, august at 10:30. Reservation required: +33 ( 0 ) 4 90 04 42 00
The Mathieu Museum of lighting chandeliers in Gargas : chandeliers from 15th century to nowadays - open monday to thursday from 8:30 to 12:00 + 13:00 to 17:00, and friday from 8:30 to 12:30 .
Artemisia Museum is an Herbalism museum in Forcalquier. it presents interactively the history of medicinal herbs from Haute-Provence, their uses and transformation into drugs, perfumes, cosmetics and elixirs. it's also a playground and exploratory area for youngsters.
Other:
Observatoire astronomique Sirene - visit of astronomical observatory in Lagarde d'Apt. Reservation required.
click on the blue words to follow the link to webpage