Week two finds us in ‘un des plus beaux villages de France’, one of the most beautiful villages of France, which is an actual classification of the French government. It’s called Roussillon and is about 10 miles west of Apt, about 40 miles east of Avignon. It is a beautiful hilltop village, surrounded by ochre cliffs. Some 17 shades of ochre (clayy pigment used in construction) have been mined here and the scenery is incredible, especially the 45 min walk through the former quarries, the ‘sentier des ochres’. I really enjoy the windy little streets and passageways of the town. This is a very good location for exploring other small, ‘perched villages’ in the area, such as Gordes with its hilltop chateau, as well as the fabulous roman empire vestiges at Orange and Carpentras. We did a lot of driving in our first week, and I’m glad the things we’ll be visiting here are a bit closer together. We don’t have wifi here, so I’ll be periodically posting from the McDonalds in Apt, pathetic I know, but there’s free wifi and they make a pretty decent cappucino!
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