{"id":4004,"date":"2024-11-08T10:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:43:58","slug":"bonnieux-fascinating-hilltop-village-luberon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/bonnieux-fascinating-hilltop-village-luberon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonnieux, a Fascinating Hilltop Village in the Luberon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4004\" class=\"elementor elementor-4004 elementor-1400\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfb4f07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfb4f07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0455576\" data-id=\"0455576\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706b575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706b575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"68bae962-c07d-4028-951f-74e4d2d90476\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>This week, we invite you to discover the small Proven\u00e7al village of Bonnieux! It stands on the northern slope of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/le-luberon-in-france\/\">Luberon<\/a>, between Apt and M\u00e9nerbes. It is one of the most characteristic villages of this mountain range. Rising from the agricultural plains to the cedar forest on the Luberon ridge, it is breathtakingly beautiful, with its tall, ancient houses winding around successive rows of medieval ramparts.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78886a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78886a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-669f81b8\" data-id=\"669f81b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411f67be elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"411f67be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tContents\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__411f67be\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0f352 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0f352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f939cf6\" data-id=\"f939cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af8808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0af8808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BONNIEUX, A WALK FULL OF HISTORY BETWEEN BUILT AND NATURAL HERITAGE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d15ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d15ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">You park at the foot of the first church, located at the bottom of the village, for a walking tour that takes you through steep alleys. These lead from rampart gates to covered passages, culminating in a grand flight of ancient stairs. Discovering Bonnieux is earned; you must climb, pass the beautiful house that houses the town hall, and take a moment to catch your breath on a terrace with a magnificent viewpoint. Then, continue on, ascending the final steps that lead to the Romanesque church, sheltered by immense, century-old Lebanese cedars.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cf960c34-bb13-40e7-808e-9455eb668a5c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>As you descend through a steep street near the Tourist Office, an antique shop invites you to take another pause. The vaulted rooms from the 12th century shelter an even older floor, and in a small room, the passionate local owner shares scenes of southern life through dozens of santons and a magnificent setting that recreates the various aspects of Provence, from the Camargue to the olive groves of the Alpilles and the Luberon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc025d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc025d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BONNIEUX, THE CEDAR FOREST... ON THE RIDGE OF THE LUBERON!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81390d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81390d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need to take the car and head towards Lourmarin to discover this forest, inhabited by birds, as well as insects of all kinds\u2014huge ants hiding in the trunks of cut trees, grasshoppers, and cicadas.<\/p><p>In spring, <strong>daffodils, orchids, thyme, and rosemary flowers compete in vibrant colours<\/strong>. This is one of the most protected areas of the Regional Natural Park, a Natura 2000 site, and a biosphere reserve. This is why a parking lot is located at the edge of the cedar forest\u2014motor vehicles are strictly prohibited!<\/p><p>However, cyclists can continue along the ridge road that leads to Cheval-Blanc, and hikers can follow the marked trail that will take them through the valley and its garrigue, as well as among the majestic 150-year-old cedars!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27cb5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b27cb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BONNIEUX, A ROAD WITH A THOUSAND LANDSCAPES!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9824a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9824a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bf6dc078-061e-47fe-be1b-cafe1ea6d814\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>On the road leading to the forest, take the time to admire the stunning view of both sides of the Luberon: on one side, the ochres of Roussillon, the Monts de Vaucluse, and Mont Ventoux, and on the other, the Sainte-Victoire and the plains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/aix-en-provence\/\">Aix-en-Provence<\/a>\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88849d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88849d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29cabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f29cabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\">The novel <em>&#8220;H\u00f4tel Pastis&#8221;<\/em> by Peter Mayle takes place in Bonnieux. However, the author changed the name of Bonnieux to Brassi\u00e8re-les 2 \u00c9glises: the initial &#8220;B&#8221; for Bonnieux and &#8220;2 churches&#8221; because the village is so stretched in height that two churches were built there\u2014one at the bottom of the village and the other at the top!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"868e5a11-a243-4d92-a782-52323ef0ee54\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/en\/\"><strong>Plaisirs et Maisons de Provence<\/strong><\/a> offers you the chance to stay in one of its holiday rentals to discover Bonnieux.<\/p><p>If you wish to explore this beautiful Proven\u00e7al village, we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/en\/contact\/\">contact us by clicking on this link<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1ecaf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1ecaf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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