Le Barroux


Le Barroux
The charming medieval village Le Barroux lies beautifully on a cliff top between the mountain range, Dentelles de Montmirail, in the west and the legendary Mont Ventoux in the east. Le Barroux is a quiet little town, lying in the most beautiful natural scenery. A holiday in Le Barroux offers good possibilities for exciting trips into the Provencal hinterland and for numerous outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, climbing, rafting, golfing and many, many other things. Also, Le Barroux is only around 37 km from the highly interesting Avignon with its enormous Popal Palace

Activities in Le Barroux

  • Market every Saturday (Samedi).
  • Several restaurants
  • Tennis
  • 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 wonderful surroundings
  • Climbing
  • Paragliding
  • Rafting.
  • 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.
  • 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/#

Sights in Le Barroux

  • Château fort, from 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th century and restored in 1960.
  • Ferme Expérimentale d’Élevage de Lamas: Lama farm, 1km out of the town.
  • Monastère Ste Madelaine. Monastery a little out of the town, home for Benedictine monks. The monastery, which is completely surrounded by lavender, is built in Roman style in the 1980’s. Here one can buy bread, cakes and other things made by the monks.
  • Eglise St. Jean Baptiste with its typical Provencal wrought iron bell tower.
<i>Château Fort</i>

Le Barroux is a typical Provencal mountain village with narrow, winding streets, old well-restored stone houses, small shady squares and several old fountains.

The town is dominated by an enormous castle which originally dates back to the 12th century. In the 16th century it was transformed into a very beautiful renaissance castle, one of the most beautiful in the region. The castle, which was restored in 1960, has, among other things, a chapel with magnificent wall paintings from the 18th century.
Red tile roofs in Le Barroux

From the top of the village there are the most fantastic panoramic views over the Plaine du Comtat, of the mountain ranges, Plateaux de Vaucluse and Dentelles de Montmirail and of course of Mont Ventoux.

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Holiday house in Provence Côte d'Azur, The south of France

House in Le Barroux

La Grande Vue is set in one of the most beautiful corners of France, in the 12th century hilltop village Le Barroux, 30 minutes north east of... Read more

Persons 6
170 m2
Bedrooms 3
From 605 €
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