Formerly Just Provence, Emotional Escapes presents Le Barroux, an ideal vacation rental location in Provence, South of France.

Le Barroux sits at the southern edge of the hills between the Dentelles Montmirail and the hills of Mont Ventoux, and all of those hills have good hiking trails.

One hiking trail leaves the village to the west, crossing low hills and fields. The trail branches about 4 km out, with one branch continuing west to Beaumes-de-Venise and the other going north to the hamlets of La-Roque-Alric and Lafare. Either branch will take you up to the top of the Dentelles and eventually on to Gigondas.

A trail goes north from Le Barroux, about 4 km through fields and woods and past a monastery, to join with the east-west GR4 hiking trail .
To the east, the GR4 goes past Malaucène and into the mountains of Ventoux.

Since the early 1980s, Le Barroux has two monasteries which although modern have been built according to the exact specifications of medieval architectural regulations.

The Abbaye Sainte Madeleine and Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Annonciation are very active monasteries with over 40 nuns and monks each. As you visit them you can enjoy their beautiful centuries old gregorian liturgy there and visit their stores to bring back some of their own produces such olive oil, wine or jams.

It is worth noting the nuns at l'Abbaye de l'Annonciation won a record deal with Universal Music in 2010 after being elected the best gregorian choir in Europe.

Caromb ~ 3 km
Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron ~ 3 km
La Roque-Alric ~ 4 km
Suzette ~ 5 km
Modène ~ 5 km
Lafare ~ 5 km
Crillon-le-Brave ~ 6 km
Malaucène ~ 6 km
Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols ~ 6 km
Beaumes-de-Venise ~ 8 km
Crestet ~ 9 km
Beaumont-du-Ventoux ~ 9 km
Bédoin ~ 9 km
Aubignan ~ 9 km
Mazan ~ 9 km
Carpentras - 10km
Avignon - 35 km
Orange - 35 km

Le Barroux is a beatuiful perched village in historical Comtat Venaissin. Its winding streets have been restored with a lot of care to detail and the whole place has a medieval feeling which the child in you will enjoy certainly.

The castle at Le Barroux was rebuilt in the 16th century and was damaged during a great fire set by the Germans who occupied it during WWII. Although it is only sparsely furnished it has been used for filming movies many times and still exudes a scent of the distant past.

A stream runs down through a deep valley along the eastern edge of the village, far below the high castle, and the Malaucène-Carpentras road runs along the river through a rocky gorge. Making the all area very picturesque.

Although the village is rather small it does offer a selection of restaurants, cafes and a grocery store. Le Barroux is a wonderful lair in which to base yourself to explore the Cotes du Rhone wine region or to cycle and motorbike through the Luberon National Park. You are very close to Mont Ventoux, famous for the challenge it presents during the Tour de France.

Nearby Malaucene and Bedoin and Beaumes-de-Venise are great places to visit for their restaurants and shopping. And slightly further afield is the larger town of Carpentras and then Avignon.

Le Barroux sits at the bottom of the Mont Ventoux in an area known as the Comtat Venaissin which was from 1274 until 1793, like Avignon, property of the popes.

Although not formed of a whole united geographical entity, it included mainly the valleys between Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles de Montmirail. Villages as far north as Montelimar and south as Bonnieux in the Luberon were also part of the Comtat.

The region includes many perched villages who have kept their traditional winding streets and ancient buildings such as Le Barroux, Crillon or Suzette. But also important market towns like Carpentras which are full of historical monuments and colourful stands.

Staying in a Just Provence luxury rental in the Comtat Venaissin means you will be in a independant cultural niche in the middle of Provence. The area is historically rich and offers fantastic hiking and cycling opportunities thanks to its natural features.

It is a very agricultural region famed in France for its fruits and olives, but is world reknown for its wines of course.

This image of Le Barroux was taken from the outskirts of Caromb, the other side of the valley.

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By contrast, this image was taken from a mountain trail on the le Graveyron, a small range to the west of the village.

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This image, which was taken from the hills behind the village, demonstrates the dominant position the chateau holds and the awe inspiring views.

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L'Oliveraie
Le Barroux

• Sleeps 8
• 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
• 8 x 5 m swimming pool
• Walking distance of village
• Catered breakfast available

Price guide: 1,529 to 3,325 € / week

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Formerly Just Provence, Emotional Escapes presents Le Barroux, an ideal vacation rental location in Provence, South of France.

List of properties in this location :