Friday, Tour of the Eastern Luberon Villages

On Friday, we biked through the villages to the east of Gordes on the many back roads that wind up through the valley, stopping at Roussillon, Villars, St.-Saturnin-les-Apt, and Rustrel.

   Lavender Fields just outside of Roussillon

Here is a panoramic photograph to show what the fields look like as you look out over them.

    Roussillon originally served as a base for the mining of ochre, and these cellars have been carved out of the porous base on which the town sits.

One of several public squares in Roussillon with a little cafe.











           

              The town has beautiful architectural  details and plantings.

    Decoration in the ceiling of the local church.

    View of vineyards from the top of Roussillon.

Cyclist cooling off at the fountain in Villars.

Trusty Deux Chevaux in the village square in Villars.

    Windmill near St.-Saturnin-les-Apt