Jenelle found a self guided driving tour around a few of the reputedly prettier villages of Provence. “There are 13 villages listed and it is only a 40km drive” Jenelle said “we will knock them off before lunch”. “Sounds like a plan” John agrees.
We left home at 10.00am. By 2.00pm we had not yet arrived at the first pretty village. We could only go a few hundred metres before another photo opportunity demanded exploitation.
Lavender fields, quaint farm buildings, ancient towns on hillsides, Roman built bridges, panoramic views of patchwork quilted valleys, all combine to delay the start of the tour. By the end of the day we had completed just three villages. Over the course of the rest of the week we ended up getting to most of the villages in no particular order.
Here are the photos of our Villages tour (in no particular order)
The area around the village of R0ussillion is noted for it Ochre which has been mined and photographed for centuries.
The fragrance of Lavender fills the hot still afternoon air as we drive along the roads through the lavender fields.
These stone windowless buildings called Bories, were constructed in the Bronze Age, are intriguing. They are believed to have been used for storage.
The Pont Julian was built by the Romans around the same time as Pont du Gard and until recently had still been carrying road traffic. Amazing construction.
