Provencal New Year's Eve in Lubéron

Welcome to the reception of the Hotel Notre Dame de Lumières in Lumières (municipality of Goult). First discovery of the beautiful village of Goult. Installation in your rooms.

Accommodation: hotel***. Meals included: dinner. Meals not included: breakfast - lunch.
 

At the beginning of the morning, transfer to Gordes (10 km) one of the most beautiful villages in France, with its narrow streets that meander between tall buildings, built on the rock and dominated by its castle. The painters Marc Chagall and Pol Mara (museum at the castle), the Hungarian artist, Victor Vasarely among others, found inspiration there. Then departure for the Abbey of Sénanque, magnificent Cistercian monastery since 1148, nestled in the hollow of a lost valley. Our path goes around the Grande Combe valley to the Fontaine de Vaucluse, famous for the biggest spring (exsurgence) of France, the Sorgue. Transfer back to Lumières (18 km). Festive New Year’s Eve party!

Transfer: private vehicle, minibus or car, about 30 minutes return. Walking time: about 5 hours. Positive drop: + 400 m. Negative drop: - 670 m. Accommodation: hotel***. Meals included: breakfast - lunch (picnic) - dinner with festive New Year’s Eve party.

After a short transfer (8 km), our day starts in Bonnieux, one of the most beautiful perched villages on the north side of the Luberon. It offers a panoramic view of the Calavon valley, the Monts of Vaucluse and the Ventoux. Its high, half-Romanesque, half-Gothic church, at 425 m of altitude, dominates this pretty village which watches over the combe of Lourmarin, the only road crossing the Luberon. From here we go through the orchards and vineyards to Lacoste, famous for its stone quarries and alleys dominated by the castle of the Marquis of Sade, currently owned by Pierre Cardin. Back to Lumières by the hills, passing by an unusual borie (dry stone hut).

Transfer: private vehicle, minibus or car, about 10 minutes. Walking time: 4 hours 30 approx. Positive drop: + 200 m. Negative drop: - 400 m. Accommodation: hotel***. Meals included: breakfast - lunch (picnic) - dinner.

Transfer to Roussillon (10 km). To start the year in colour, walk through the ochre sands of Roussillon. We start by visiting the village of Roussillon, its cliffs, its colourful facades and its alleys leading to the Castrum, where the medieval castle used to rise, then we continue by the path of St Jean which sneaks between ancient ochre quarries, while evoking the origin and extraction of this unusual material. Return to Lumières. Dispersion in early afternoon.

Transfer: private vehicle, minibus or car, about 10 minutes. Walking time: about 3 hours. Positive drop: + 100 m. Negative drop: - 100 m. Meals included: breakfast - lunch (picnic). Meals not included: dinner.