{"id":4078,"date":"2024-11-14T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:15:27","slug":"roussillon-land-of-ochre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/roussillon-land-of-ochre\/","title":{"rendered":"Roussillon, land of ochre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4078\" class=\"elementor elementor-4078 elementor-2070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23088e2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23088e2d\" 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-7b16ed6b\" data-id=\"7b16ed6b\" 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-55867f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"55867f98\" 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__55867f98\" 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-006019a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"006019a\" 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-9adc26e\" data-id=\"9adc26e\" 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-01ef6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01ef6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roussillon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roussillon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roussillon-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-08e121a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08e121a\" 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>Between the Monts de Vaucluse and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.provence-plaisirs.com\/blog\/en\/le-luberon-in-france\/\">Luberon<\/a>, in the agricultural valley of the Calavon, a red mountain range rises up: it stretches from Roussillon to Apt, passing through the villages of Gargas, Rustrel, Saint-Saturnin d&#8217;Apt&#8230;<\/p><p><strong>Roussillon<\/strong> is the best-known site; classed as one of the<strong> most beautiful villages in France<\/strong>, it can be explored from many angles: the ochre trail, the old village and the old Mathieu factory.<\/p>\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-e8517d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8517d7\" 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-ca32511\" data-id=\"ca32511\" 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-dea209c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dea209c\" 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\">A WALK THAT BEGINS WITH A VISIT TO A FACTORY...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c1c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c1c69\" 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>2 km from the village centre, the last ochre factory in Roussillon closed its doors in 1963. It has now been restored and refurbished to become the Conservatoire des Ocres et de la Couleur (Ochre and Colour Conservatory). A visit here will help you understand the history of this area and its landscapes, which were shaped by economic activity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Underground and open-cast ochre quarries, and factories producing up to 40,000 tonnes of ochre around 1930, have all shaped these landscapes, whose \u2018natural\u2019 appearance almost makes you forget how hard people worked in the past.<\/p><p><strong>Guided tours or free visits<\/strong> of the factory&#8217;s several-hectare site will help you discover what ochre is, how this pigment was produced and how it has been used over the centuries right up to the present day. It&#8217;s a lively, fun place, offering painting workshops for children and vocational training in decoration and construction, and this year featuring a magnificent exhibition on prehistory with <strong>impressive photos of the Chauvet cave.<\/strong><\/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-9063ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9063ca5\" 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\">A HIKING TRAIL RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE OF ROUSSILLON!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f1913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68f1913\" 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>Au centre du village, un sentier am\u00e9nag\u00e9 et deux possibilit\u00e9s de balades pour d\u00e9couvrir sur le lieu d\u2019anciennes carri\u00e8res, des\u00a0falaises d\u2019ocre, chemin\u00e9es de f\u00e9es et autres dentelles de sables sculpt\u00e9es par\u00a0\u00a0l\u2019exploitation et l\u2019\u00e9rosion\u2026 Une explosion de couleurs o\u00f9 les tons blanc, jaune, orange, rouge et violet des sables contrastent avec le vert profond des pins\u2026 Un site d\u2019exception qui ravit les peintres et les photographes\u00a0!<\/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-5765655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5765655\" 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 MOST COLOURFUL VILLAGE IN 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-5fb44cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb44cc\" 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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this hilltop village, all the facades are rendered in ochre, from pale yellow to the darkest red. A stroll through the picturesque streets of Roussillon leads to the ancient oppidum, from where you have a splendid view of the neighbouring villages of Gordes, Lioux and Joucas&#8230;<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Many art galleries and potters&#8217; workshops dot the route.<\/strong><\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 600;\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3><p>The ochres can be explored on foot via a number of hiking trails in and around Roussillon, the best-known (and most popular) of which is the Colorado Proven\u00e7al at Rustrel.<\/p><p>By bike, a 50km signposted route called \u2018Les ocres \u00e0 v\u00e9lo\u2019 (Ochre by bike) allows you to discover the most beautiful landscapes. The route passes through Gargas. 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