Villages of the Luberon, France 2013
Our daytrips to the villages of Apt, Fort Buoux, Bonnieux, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Gordes, Roussillon, Pont du Gard, Uzes, Menerbes, Oppede le Vieux in the Luberon.
Best Adventures in Provence
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Lacoste and Lourmarin - The Most Beautiful Villages In France
Video Shot on April 26th, 2019
Okay, they might not be the MOST beautiful villages, but Lourmarin did make the list of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.
SlowTV - Free Walking Tour in Brussels - Sights from Belgium
Today I take a leisure walk through Brussels for your enjoyment. A SlowTV walking tour to keep your mind off the stresses in your life. Watch my walking tour videos if you want to just chill out, travel to new places or even just for background noise.
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When you take a short walk with me through different areas of the world, what do you think you will see? Everyday life just happening around you, with real sounds and visual enjoyments for your eyes to enjoy.
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From Abbaye de Sénanque to Gordes: A Walk In the Luberon
From Abbaye de Sénanque to Gordes: Tony and Helen take a walk in the Luberon countryside with some intrepid travellers - and a roller-bag!
Well, we've done a bit of climbing, and if this is a bit shakey, it's probably because I'm a bit out of breath!
We've made it to the top of the hill of the valley of Sénanque. Now this, you have to admit, is a view, even by Australian standards. Well, that's halfway, let's take the road on!
According to the sign, we've just done .6 of a K from the Abbaye de Sénanque. I've got to say, it did seem further, but it was up hill. Now there they're saying that we only have 1.7 to go to Gordes. Of course, the real question is, is it going down, or is it going up?
Well, we've got our little team together, and one of them, believe it or not, has a ROLL-ON! Yes, we're carrying it!
OK, off we go!
Well, just coming into Gordes, we've encountered this borie, which is a double borie, in fact. You can see these stone walls that we've been following, really quite well-built, and here is a double borie - I just showed you the front entrance. Helen said it's like a stone igloo. Amazing, isn't it?
Well, we're all quite pleased to have arrived on the road, as you see - oh, hello! There's the road, leading into Gordes, and according to this, there you go, 1.7 to Sénanque, so that's what we're supposed to have done. And that's pretty much the type of road, apart from the stone walls, we've seen on the way. So don't try this in light shoes, you will end up with very bruised feet.
Here are our intrepid adventurers, with the Indiana Jones look. We've made it all the way to Gordes, thank God! And now we can actually use the roll-on as a roll-on, instead of carrying it, getting some pretty disbelieving stares on the way...
These are the cross-roads where we've just come to the main road, opposite Gordes. And as you can probably see and hear, wow, it's a change from the path! The traffic is quite heavy, and all because of THIS [view of Gordes].
I've clambered over the wall, and am standing somewhat precariously looking over Gordes itself. I have to say, it is quite spectacular. And a lot of work seems to have been done here over the years, looking at those brand-new walls. Well, we've got to walk round a loop to get there, and hopefully we'll be able to get some more views over the other side.
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PROVENCE FRANCE - Garlaban mountain hike and view | twoplustwocrew
Early one morning on our French Provence holiday Oscar and I hiked to the summit of Garlaban, approx 2 hours return from the top of the access road. Stunning 360 degree views, herb covered hills, stunning weather although the mistral wass kicking in by the time we got to the top and it was pretty windy!
Hiking in Andorra: the top
Culmination of a four hour struggle
Very Quick View of Roussillon and Gordes, France
I think this clip may have been truncated, and I apologize. We were offline for a couple of weeks and I was trying to keep vacation clips short and on-target for memory purposes.
Roussillon is in the Lubéron region of Provence, a Southern region of France in the Vaucluse département. Montventoux is a bald mountaintop nearby and its limestone cap appears to be snowy even in Summer. Its name is Celtic in origin (!) and refers to the wind here, which is the mistral. It can be very strong and destructive. I've experienced worse winds in my day, but this one ... well, let's just say the novelty wears off after about 15 seconds!
The many cliffs and gorges here have a red clay important in the production of ochre for pigments. Unfortunately, as synthetic pigments fell into favor, business declined here. Also, excellent almonds come from here but the market was kind of crushed in the '60s by the California USA dried fruit and almond producers. Locals wisely switched their marketing strategy to wines -- this region produces some really fine ones!
This is a Mediterranean climate and is usually sunny, warm and dry. Samuel Beckett lived in Roussillon for quite awhile and his house is still there. Gordes, shown briefly on this clip in the distance about 10 km away, is a very posh ancient village with five star features, and we rented a house there for a week, slightly late in the season, enjoying the great weather but paying a lot less. My spouse liked Roussillon so much, he came back here two more times this day! Since it's not far from Gordes, he wanted to do some hiking and had seen a special postcard of Lacoste, domain of the family of Le Marquis de Sade, he wanted to buy for his collection. I said, have at it, honey! I cooked and lounged by our private pool. It was glorious, but now I am back in Paris, nursing a cold and working. Ugh.
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Oh, I am warning you -- Roussillon contains many wonderful shops. You can take a container to the bakery and fill it up with fresh local olive oil, and buy rare fruit confit, a wonderful cookie made of pistachios and pine nuts, almonds dredged in nougat and chocolate ... honey ... you have been warned! You can also buy wonderful ceramics and stone items made with the local ochre. This is a prime tourist spot. There is a gorgeous cemetery, clean public toilets, and an incredible, open sky. And yes, a lot of places you could fall and break your neck!! :)
Bonnieux 2010 - Baignoire Géante
Baignoire géante 2010, organisé par la confrérie secrète... durant les fêtes du 15 août...
A Slice of Life in the Lubéron, Episode 150
Join Us in France Travel Podcast Some people have all the luck: Heather Long got to spend a slice of life in the Lubéron and comes on the show to share her experiences and some delightful cultural misunderstandings that she experienced along the way.
In this episode we chat about restaurants and places she particularly enjoyed and why she recommends them. She also explains why you should not let yourself be intimidated by difference and that French people are a real and eager to get to know you and share their culture with you. Life in the Lubéron is simple and satisfying in ways that will surprise you.
A Slice of Life in the Lubéron with Heather Long What You Will Learn in this Episode with Timestamps [1'25 ] Thank you for joining the Patreon support Mike August and a shout-out to your husband's most excellent podcast Scriptnotes.
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[4'47] This whole episode is going to be about making other people drool about what you did in the Lubéron.
[5'17] The village of Ansouis, do you say the s or not?
[6'17] Heather introduces herself and why she and her husband spent two months in the Lubéron. This village was a good place to experience full immersion.
[7'51] How did you pick this lovely place in particular?
[8'25] One criteria was a walk-able town.
[9'55] The difference between a maison de village and a lottissement .
[10'20] A long-long time ago in many maison de village, the ground floor is where the animals used to live and people setup their house above the barn.
[11'26] On a different trip they stayed in Mérindol where they farmed silkworms.
[12'26] Let's locate Ansouis and the Lubéron on a map.
[14'25] Scenic drive between Lourmarain and Gordes
[15'46] Books by Peter MaillePeter Maille made the Lubéron famous in the English-speaking world. What makes this area so charming.
[17'58] Why is France so scenic? There is a reason for this!
[19'22] Great books and movies about the Lubéro: Manon des Sources, Jean de Florette, and other books by Marcel Pagnol. Another good one is Les lettres de mon moulin (a collection of short stories, including le curé de cucugnan that Annie mentions). Uncorked is the book we'll be reviewing soon on the podcast. You join the Join Us in France Book Group on Goodreads if you're a reader.
[21'57] Playing pétanque, the bacci-like game.
[24'54] The unspoken yet very rules rules pertaining to drinking wine in France (and alcohol in general).
[25'15] Cooking with local foods: duck, rabbit, oysters. Eating outside by candle-light. Buying Paella and Rotisserie chicken at the market.
[29'31] Getting to know local markets when you stay for a while, and finding the ones that are more to your liking.
[30'34] Pizzeria Nonni in Lourmarin.
[31'] Some of the funny things that happened to them in France. Grocery shopping in Pertuis and how French grocery carts are different in France. How you should weigh fruits and vegetables before you get to the checkout. Feeling like a dumb American tourist.
[36'] Don't be intimidated by difference, try things even if it's new and strange!
[36'38] Attending a celebration in the village and misunderstanding how village celebrations work. French guys trying to get the American visitors drunk.
[41'45] Spectacular fireworks display and getting to know people in the village because they weren't afraid to attend this village celebration.
[42'] French people can come across as unfriendly because they don't smile at you on the streets and they don't talk to you on the streets.
[43'16] Bring your own bags at the grocery store! Using bio-degradable bags for loose produce.
[45'22] How did you find the house you were staying in?
[46'47] What are places you visited that you recommend?
L'Art Glacier near Ansouis Château la Dorgonne in La Tour d'Aigues and the way they do the visit is original and delightful, they send their two dogs along and you can see the vines and the olive trees Château Constantin now owned by William Chase in Lourmarin Hiking in the Lubéron following path markers Mushrooming Gorges de Regalons near Mérindol (walk through a crevasse, many caves too, you can come up on the top of the mountain if you keep going long enough) The scenic town of Gordes with art galeries Vacqueyras and Gigondas, great places for wine, not as well-known as Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Vacqueyras has a great wine cooperative where you can buy the wine on tap [50'] Americans may think that French people are fancy when it comes to wine, but we're actually not for the most part. French people don't drink wine at the wrong time of day, but it doesn't matter if you drink it out of a plastic jug.
[60'] In Vacqueyras you will see the...