🏜️✨ Weekend in Roussillon: Hiking the Ochre Trails of Provence

#summervacay *Perfect for nature lovers • photographers • color enthusiasts* --- ### **🌞 DAY 1: Ochre Wonders & Village Charm** **🚗 9AM:** Drive from Avignon (1hr) or Apt (20min) → Park at **Parking des Ocres** **🎫 10AM:** **Sentier des Ocres** entry (€3.50, choose 30min or 60min loop) **📸 Must-Capture Spots:** - **"Bloody Gulch"** (vibrant red-orange cliffs) - **Golden Dunes** (best at midday sun) - **Forest contrast** (green pines vs. ochre earth) **🍽️ 12:30PM:** - Lunch at **Le Bistrot de Roussillon** (try the ochre-colored apricot tart) - **Cool break:** Village fountain square under plane trees **🎨 3PM:** - **Ochre pigment workshop** at **Ecomusée de l'Ocre** - **Explore:** Vibrant village houses (17 color shades!) **🌅 7PM:** - Sunset at **Claparèdes Plateau** (panoramic views) - Dinner at **David** (truffle-infused Provençal cuisine) --- ### **🌿 DAY 2: Lavender & Luberon Magic** **🚴 8AM:** - **E-bike tour** to nearby ochre quarries - Breakfast at **Le Petit Café** (ochre-dusted croissants) **💜 10AM:** - **Lavender field detour** (July bloom at Sénanque Abbey) - **Roussillon Market** (Saturdays: ochre soaps & textiles) **🥾 2PM:** - **Hidden trail:** Colorado Provençal (rust-orange canyons) - **Swim stop:** Apt’s spring-fed pools **🚗 6PM:** Return with color-smeared shoes --- ### **💡 Pro Tips:** ✔️ **Wear old shoes** – ochre stains permanently! ✔️ **Weekday mornings** = empty trails ✔️ **Golden hour** = 5-7PM for photography **#roussillon #ochrehike #provencecolors #sentierdesocres** 🎨 *"Where Earth shows its fiery palette"*