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Great real mountain bike ride. We go up on tracks and trails and then come back down on a very large proportion of single track. Never dangerous but still technical!

One of the almost obligatory attractions of Nyons, with a beautiful view.

There is also a shop here selling olives and olive products, also open on Thursdays.

Beautiful old bridge🥰

A unique heritage site in France, this site reveals two old oil mills from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as an 18th-century soap factory. You must descend a stone staircase to reach, in the basement of an old building, a museum space where you will discover the traditional gestures of the miller and the secrets of oil production, from harvesting to pressing and bottling. The building houses the starting point of an old underground...

The Romanesque bridge of Nyons, which crosses the Eygues River, was built between 1399 and 1400. It was inaugurated in 1409 by the Bishop of Vaison. Its two main architects were Guillaume de Pays, a carpenter from Romans, and Jean Felisson, a stonemason from Saint-Robert de Cornillon. While its construction was relatively rapid, its financing took several decades. A "work of the bridge" was already created in 1341. A first prize was awarded in 1361 to Thibaut de Noyx, but it does not appear that he saw its completion: at the end of the 14th century, the Eygues River was crossed using a ferry. Its single arch is one of the largest in France, with a span of 40.50 m and a height of 19 m. This bridge can be compared to the Pont du Roc in Castellane (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), built by Jean Felisson around 1405, or the Mollans-sur-Ouvèze bridge (Drôme), which may date back to the early 15th century. Listed as a historical monument since 1925, it is the second bridge in France (after the one in Ceret) of such a pure style.

As you drive through the picturesque countryside of the Drôme, you will come across the charming hamlet of Les Pilles. This hidden gem, nestled on the banks of the Eygues River, is rich with history dating back to the 17th century.

The precious Huile d'Olives de Nyons AOC is only made from small olives. The olives are ground and pressed by a heavy millstone until a thick paste is formed. Only then does the second pressing, the hydraulic pressing, take place. The yield from this hard work is small. "Four to five kilos of fruit are needed for each litre of cold-pressed oil.