Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux extends from one end of Vaucluse to the other ; it can be seen all the times.
The mountain has a diversity of contrasting landscapes, with bare summits and a flora and fauna of unique diversity. Mont Ventoux has therefore been classified by Unesco as a Biosphere reserve.
On the mountain, one can find Mediterranean plants but also rare species. More 120 bird species and large mammals live there, such as the boar, fox, wild Corsican sheep and chamois.
More information about Mont Ventoux :
Mont Serein Station Altitude 1400-1800 meters
The station offers a number of activities : alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding an winter. In the summer, it has footpaths, fauna and flora trails, the Jean-Henri Fabre Botany Trail, grass skiing, horse-rising, etc.
Itinary - discovery by car
115 kms to discover the treasures of Mont Ventoux :
Les Gorges de la Nesque (panorama), Sault and its lavender landscapes, the Toulourenc Valley and the perched villages of Aurel and Brantes, Entrechaux and Malaucène.
I see it everywhere, the Giant of Provence with its bald top towering over the countryside as it standing guard over the old villages built of stone. Natural canyons, legendary mountain where flora and fauna abound, vast stretches of lavender fields ... this is Provence at its most natural ...
Be sure to see :
Bedoin : The village.
Le Mont-Ventoux (via St. Colombe), ranked a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The view from the top (1912m). The Jean-Henri Fabre botanical trail at Mont Serein (2 loops : 2.2km and 3.8km). Lots of sports to do at the summer resort (grass scooters, karting...).
Malaucène : The 14th century fortified church. The old village. The Groseau spring and 14th century chapel.
The Toulourenc river valley : Picturesque road and villages.
Brantes : The hilltop village and its church. Santon maker workshop, faience workshop.
Savoillans : 2.5-km botanical trail. The bakery.
Sault, the capital of lavender.
The Nesque river canyons : A 20-km path along the cliffs, providing magnificent views over the canyons and the rocky cliffs.
Circuits for road bikes around Mont Ventoux
The Valley of Toulourenc
Start : St. Léger du Ventoux
Average time : 2h00
Distance : 21 km
Level : easy.
