{"id":4018,"date":"2024-11-08T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2024-12-18T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:45:43","slug":"vaudois-route-villages-of-the-luberon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/vaudois-route-villages-of-the-luberon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vaudois Route, a historic road to explore the villages of the Luberon in a unique way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4018\" class=\"elementor elementor-4018 elementor-1372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1350ab37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1350ab37\" 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-7e67a842\" data-id=\"7e67a842\" 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-59c8c4a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"59c8c4a6\" 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__59c8c4a6\" 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-c8966ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8966ab\" 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-2857e26\" data-id=\"2857e26\" 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-048cf4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"048cf4f\" 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\">THE VAUDOIS ROUTE, A HISTORIC ROAD TO EXPLORE THE VILLAGES OF THE LUBERON IN A UNIQUE WAY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e58e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e58e2\" 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=\"efef80c2-8ba5-4975-9cbc-2187a699ee73\" 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>History enthusiasts will visit the villages of Lourmarin, Lacoste, Cabri\u00e8res d&#8217;Avignon, M\u00e9rindol&#8230; with a fresh perspective, following the traces left by a religious minority that settled in the Luberon in the 15th century: &#8220;The Vaudois.&#8221;<\/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-0479cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0479cb7\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO WERE THE VAUDOIS?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c8315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c8315\" 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\">\u00a0<\/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=\"90584ea8-b169-4cd2-87b7-f15e02971248\" 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>Around 1170, a wealthy Lyonnais merchant, Vald\u00e8s, better known as Pierre Valdo, decided to leave everything behind for a life of preaching and poverty, in accordance with the Gospel.<\/p><p>He had the New Testament translated into Proven\u00e7al, and his sermons were quickly banned.<\/p><p>The Church considered Valdo and his followers as dissidents.<\/p><p>Fleeing the persecution that began around 1230, his followers scattered and settled, notably in the Luberon.<\/p><p>The Vaudois movement spread throughout Europe, reaching its peak in the 14th century.<\/p><p>Tireless workers, the Vaudois cultivated many lands that had been left fallow in villages of the Luberon that had depopulated, particularly due to the plague and wars.<\/p><p>From the Synod of Chanforan in 1532, the Vaudois aligned with Protestantism, and the Inquisition grew harsher, leading to the infamous &#8220;Edict of M\u00e9rindol&#8221; in April 1545.<\/p><p>Around twenty <strong>villages in the Luberon<\/strong> were ravaged by the soldiers of the Baron of Maynier d\u2019Opp\u00e8de, First President of the Aix-en-Provence Parliament, and the Pope&#8217;s mercenaries.<\/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-2266926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2266926\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE DOES THIS HISTORIC VAUDOIS ROUTE PASS?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1933925 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1933925\" 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><strong>If you wish to hike in the Luberon on this theme, the Vaudois Route passes along the southern flank of the Luberon, through the villages of M\u00e9rindol, Lourmarin, Cabri\u00e8res d&#8217;Aigues, La Motte d&#8217;Aigues, Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque, Peypin d&#8217;Aigues, and Vaugines.<\/strong><\/p><p>It also passes along the northern side of the Luberon, through the villages of Cabri\u00e8res d&#8217;Avignon, Gordes, Goult, Joucas, Murs, Lacoste, and Lacoste\u2026 These villages also have a Vaudois history.<\/p><p>Many of today\u2019s Protestants in the Luberon, who are originally from this region, have Vaudois ancestors.<\/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-0ea8c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ea8c06\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE SHOULD YOU ABSOLUTELY STOP ON THE HISTORIC VAUDOIS ROUTE?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f97d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f97d9\" 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>M\u00e9rindol is the symbolic village of this historic route.<\/p><p>The <strong>Vaudois Studies Centre &#8220;La Muse&#8221;<\/strong>, located at the top of the old village, is the guardian of this memory, with archives that people from all over Europe come to consult, whether historians or descendants of the Vaudois of the Luberon, seeking their past.<\/p><p>A memorial, accessible by a small path in about thirty minutes from La Muse, overlooks the ruins of the Vaudois village, completely destroyed in 1545 and never rebuilt.<\/p><p>In <strong>Lourmarin<\/strong>, be sure to visit the <strong>castle<\/strong>, which was largely built by the Vaudois and where they came, in vain, seeking refuge during the 1545 assault.<\/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-52b5488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b5488\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4df59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e4df59\" 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>The <strong>Moulin \u00e0 Huile<\/strong> in M\u00e9rindol is located in the former Vaudois temple of the village, the first temple authorized in Provence, built in 1563. The millers are of Vaudois origin.<\/p><p>In <strong>Cabri\u00e8res d&#8217;Aigues<\/strong>, the <strong>Domaine des Vaudois<\/strong> is a vineyard run by a descendant of the Vaudois.<\/p><p>We invite you to contact our agency, <strong>Plaisirs &amp; Maisons de Provence<\/strong>, by clicking here. 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