St-Saturnin-lès-Apt With a southern exposure, good water from the hills to the north and decent soil, the village has a privileged agricultural location. Cherries, vineyards, olives, truffles, and lavender flourish. The dominant view east and west along the valley from the rocky spur 130 meters above the valley explains the remains of a tenth century stronghold. Today there are only the ruins of the ramparts near the chapel and the restored twelfth century fortress. Along the village lanes are old houses—including a Knight Templar’s house of the thirteenth century—balconies, fountains, laundries and decorated doors. This year-round village has a grocery, bakeries, a butcher, a real estate agency, restaurants, hotel, bed and breakfast and gîtes. Route map, profile and details of passing interest are in the Sault& Saturnin-lès-Apt route as part of “Provence Luberon & Lavender - a Bicycle Your France guidebook”, May 2011. Even if you are not planning a trip to France, you may know someone who is, either cycling or motoring. Amazon and iTunes has seven guides of different areas that I crafted.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:40:44 +0000
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