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Perched villages of Provence and the Luberon

4 days · ~5 h 35 ·Perched villages, Food

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~1 h 35 · 6 h

    1. Marseille AirportLeaving from
    2. ~50 min · 57 km
      AnsouisProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    3. ~15 min · 11 km
      LourmarinProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    4. ~30 min · 28 km
      MénerbesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

    5. Overnight in Ménerbes

  2. Day 2

    ~55 min · 6 h

    1. ~20 min · 17 km
      RoussillonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    2. ~15 min · 12 km
      GordesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    3. ~20 min · 15 km
      VenasqueProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

    4. Overnight in Venasque

  3. Day 3

    ~2 h 05 · 4 h

    1. ~45 min · 34 km
      SéguretProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    2. ~1 h 20 · 81 km
      Les Baux-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

    3. Overnight in Les Baux-de-Provence

  4. Day 4

    ~1 h

    1. ~1 h · 72 km
      Marseille AirportReturning to

What you'll eat

Ansouis

Lourmarin

Ménerbes

  • Black truffleLocal produceTuber melanosporum, promoted by the village's truffle and wine house

Roussillon

  • VentouxWineAOC red, rosé and white wines made in the commune
  • CherriesLocal produce
  • MelonsLocal produce
  • PeachesLocal produce

Gordes

  • Ventoux wineWineAOC wine from local vineyards
  • Olive oilOlive oilOlive trees have largely replaced almonds around the village
  • TrufflesLocal produceFrom truffle oak woods in the commune

Venasque

  • Cerise de VenasqueLocal produceLocal cherry with its own label, celebrated each June
  • Muscat de VenasqueLocal produceTable grape covered by the Muscat du Ventoux AOC
  • Ventoux AOC wineWine

Séguret

Les Baux-de-Provence

Based on Wikipedia (Ansouis, Lourmarin, Ménerbes, Roussillon, Vaucluse, Gordes (FR), Gordes (EN), Venasque, Séguret, Les Baux-de-Provence) (CC BY-SA).