The village of Roussillon. Perched on a hilltop on the northern side of the Luberon range, is classified as one of France's most beautiful and owes its bright wall colours to the ochre quarries located nearby. It is said that the village boasts 17 different shades of ocher ranging from pale yellow to vivid orange or deep red with all manners of peach, banana, nutmeg or rose tones in between.
Ochre is a natural pigment extracted from the earth and just outside the village, the old quarry trail provides a dramatic scenery of red and orange cliffs against bright green pine trees and vivid blue skies - a real Van Gogh palette. The village itself hosts a large number of arts and crafts studios and galleries as well as some great restaurants. It isn't hard to fall in love with the place.
One of my clients, The Steinfeld's just returned and recommended having lunch at the Hotel David in the center of town.
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