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We will also see the Abbey
This is quite possibly the most photographed
monastery in the world because in June and July the flowering lavender fields around it are so spectacular that you cannot
walk past it without shooting off a roll of film.
If this isn't enough, next we travel to the village of Roussillon.
It's hard to do justice to the unique splendour of Roussillon.
You can say that there are 17 shades of ochre daubed across the houses of the village,
drawn from the palette of the old ochre quarry next door.
But that doesn't do justice to the flamboyant, technicolor glory of Roussillon, the reds,
yellows, oranges and pinks that merge one into the other as you wander around the spiralling streets. Or the stunning contrast
of the green of the pine trees or the blue sky against the red cliffs.
Roussillon is on a ridge of steep red cliff, as if everything around but the village has
been clawed away over the years.
if you walk up to the Castrum at the top you get some wonderful panoramic views across
the valley to the Grand Luberon, the slopes of Mont Ventoux, and the plateau of the Vaucluse.
Cost will not be finalized until 2009, but the 2008 cost was $80. Lunch and Admission costs are on your own. This tour will be by minibus or coach.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than
by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. (Mark Twain)
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