Ok! Left.... No, not that left, the other one! Oh! You meant right? NO! I meant left, just not that one!!! OK OK, it's easy enough to turn around....
Right... NO! Left!!!
And finally.... On the right (left) road.... How about a stop for cafe au lait and a croissant? Ok.... A lumpy start but eventually we found ourselves in Lourmarin and a cafe. The guide books understate Lourmarin - a relaxed village, beautiful settings and lots of fabulous looking restaurants! In short,the word "charming" springs to mind!
I could imagine we have died and gone to heaven, the sun is shining, there is lots of wine, the views are beautiful, sigh....bliss.... except ..... it is very confusing... And they only talk French...
So pit stop done and off to Roussillon, a new favorite but wouldn't want to stay there, such tiny windy streets! The car park is just outside town so a short walk but not to be missed....
As we made our way back to the car, we felt dreadfully sorry (honest) for one very embarrassed young French policeman as he examined his official car with the front wheel bent at 90 degrees and the side wing wrapped affectionately around the safety barrier! Not another car in sight!
Then finally on to Gordes, a beautiful town best seen from a distance! Linger in Lourmarin to dine and Rossillon to have a wine and take a photo from Gordes as you pass!
Interested in a few local facts?
- In 1545, 3000 people from several Luberon villages were slaughtered over a 2 day massacre. Their leader, Pierre Valdes, was exiled from the Catholic church in 1184, leaving behind a small minority Protestant group. The Aix parliament passed a bill condemning any following the faith to death. The men were killed and many of the women locked in a straw barn and burnt alive. How tragic!
- if you have seen the film "A Year in Provence", the author, Peter Mayle now lives in Lourmarin
- Roussillon, a village mined for ochre by the Romans.
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