Day 2605: Going to Roussillon!

"Pods of Roussillon" :photography

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In Marseille, and in particular, a small hamlet, Les Bessacs.

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Today we visited Roussillon and came home for lunch.

A beautiful village next to the original ochre mines.

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You can see some abandoned ochre mine on the wall of the village.

We arrived around 9:30 shops open at 10-ish.

 

Most of the buildings are shades of ochre or yellow. 

It was about here when my calves let me know

that the daily slopes were doing their job. 

View of the valley from the top.

I made it to the top, and the church.

Many of the farm houses have pools, as do we.

 

A small museum dedicated to milling olives.

Tomorrow we will visit Apt

Apt is a fabulous market town. It's a large town, not a village; 

the surrounding apartment blocks are prominent, the main road past the town and along the concrete-channeled river is pretty industrial. The beauty of Apt is the old town (vieille ville), hidden behind the walled buildings. Long, narrow streets winding between the houses, with interesting little nooks here and there waiting for discovery. Market day is tomorrow, Saturday.

A smile for Friday ...