The Road To Gordes

This photo was snapped in the ocher village of Rousillon.  You can see the ocher deposits behind the sign.  Gordes is one of the ten most beautiful towns in France. When Francois Mitterand was president of France, he kept his mistress in Gordes -- a holiday town.  Click on the Gordes tag below to see a view of Gordes that I took.

Topiaries in Provence

These topiaries are along the roadside near the mountain-top village of Gordes in Provence. Further along the way, there are conical evergreen topiaries. The countryside around Gordes is perhaps the most beautiful in Provence.

Castle Turret

This turret wall is on the castle in the village of Gordes. What caught my eye, was the shooting port in the castle wall, where a defender could fire from.

Gordes

This is a distant view of the mountain-top village of Gordes -- one of the more famous and picturesque in Provence. Ex-president Francois Mitterand had a summer home here.

This is a view from a property that has a hermit's grave from the 13th Century, a Roman aquaduct, a Gaulois old stone wall from the time of Asterix, was the home of a famous French philosopher, has a courtyard, a truffle grounds, a vineyard, grows all of the herbs of Provence, and the Lovely One won't let me buy the property.