アラン周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

A rather pretty ruined bridge. A majestic suspension bridge that must have been truly magnificent in its heyday! On the other side of the current bridge, there's a view of a small village on a lovely little hill, with marshy areas in front; it reminded me (just a little) of a Wish-like Mont Saint-Michel!

Short but steep climb to the chapel with up to 16%. Very nice view over Durance

The Luberon, famous for its mountain pastures exploited since Antiquity, is home to an old farm, restored by the Luberon Regional Natural Park, which today serves as a sheepfold and reception center. An apricot orchard, dedicated to the conservation of old varieties, resists despite difficult terrain and recurring droughts. Roger Jouve, a former breeder who grew up on this site, brings his expertise in management and local biodiversity to the park, thanks to his ancestral knowledge.

A little flat finally, it's going well! Possible to follow the canal all the way on gravel, it becomes narrow in places and you have to trudge at one point to cross a road (the only reason why the planner does not want to follow the canal all the way in my opinion)

The village of Mérindol is directly linked to the Vaudois movement. This movement was born from the preaching of a simple layman named Vaudès. This religious dissidence was first tolerated by the Roman Church. It was then rejected, the name "Vaudois" even becoming synonymous with sorcerer or heretic. The movement of the poor of Lyon (another name given to the Waldensians) was born around the year 1170 from a rich bourgeois from Lyon named Valdès who was keen to return to the humility of the early times of Christianity. Driven out of Lyon, the movement spread where Vaudois preachers could still preach publicly. He settled in Provence and especially in the county of Toulouse, as well as in northern Italy. It is in Mérindol that the bloody massacre of the Vaudois began in 1545. A path of memory remains from this terrible past with some vestiges of these bygone times at the height of the current village.

Just beautiful

The Carpentras canal was built at the time of Napoleon III. It is 85 kilometers long. In addition to this main canal, there are 725 kilometers of secondary and tertiary canals. The latter are located mainly in the Vaucluse department.

Very good walk of about 2 hours quiet accessible to all.