Discovery of the paths and ochre mines in Luberon
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Roussillon ?
The map of your stay "Discovery of the paths and ochre mines in Luberon"
Detail of the stay : Discovery of the paths and ochre mines in Luberon
How to get there - Roussillon
The ochres of Roussillon
Steps: Roussillon
Ochre has been exploited since antiquity in the Luberon, but it is the 18th century that marks its apogee. The ochre trail offers an unforgettable walk, for young and old, in an exotic setting, a universe of warm colors; below, the "Ôkhra" Conservatory - the old ochre washing factory. Don't leave without having strolled through the village with its "local color" facades!
Places of interest : SENTIER DES OCRES
The mines of Bruoux, a real mineral cathedral
Steps: Gargas
In Gargas, the last active ochre quarry in Europe, but in the open air! There was a time when these abandoned galleries were used as mushroom beds! You will walk through 650 m of underground galleries, vaulted, ogive-shaped or even in full arch up to 15 m high (be relieved, the site counts 40 km of them!). In summer, this exceptional place hosts events.
