Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Parking (€3 March to November) is 300m outside the village. Restaurants line main
streets; better-value bistros have no view.
Sights & Activities
Sentier des Ocres
WALKING
(Ochre Trail; adult/child €2.50/free; 9am-7.30pm summer, low season closes
earlier, closed Jan-mid-Feb)
At the edge of the village, groves of chestnut and pine sur-
round sunset- coloured ochre formations, rising on a cliff. A 30-minute to hour-long walk
wends through stunning mini-desert landscapes - it's like stepping into a Georgia
O'Keeffe painting. Avoid wearing white!
Conservatoire des Ocres et de la Couleur
OCHRE MUSEUM
(Ochre & Colour Conservatory; 04 90 05 66 69;
www.okhra.com
;
rte
d'Apt; guided tours adult/student €6/4.50, combined ticket with Sentier des Ocres €7;
9am-7pm Jul & Aug, 9am-6pm Sep-Jun, closed Mon & Tue Jan & Feb; )
This arts
centre and historic site examines all things pigment. Occupying a disused ochre factory on
the D104 east of Rousillon, it explores the properties of ochre through indoor-outdoor dis-
plays and artwork, fun for kids to run around. There's an excellent art and home-decor
boutique, carrying extensive shades of powdered pigment. Workshops (some in English)
teach colour. Tours run year-round at 2.30pm and 3.30pm; also at 11am and 4.30pm in
summer.
Sleeping
Les Passiflores €
( 04 90 71 43 08;
www.passiflores.fr
; Les Huguets; d/q incl breakfast €73/120; )
Quiet and friendly, this
comme il faut chambre d'hôte
is hidden in the tiny hamlet of Les
Huguets, 4km south of Roussillon. Spotless rooms are decorated with pretty flourishes of
country-Provençal prints. The four-person suite is excellent value. Outside, the 'pool' is a
small filtered pond.
Table d'hôte
(€28) by reservation; includes wine and coffee.
B&B
