Sightseeing tour in Mont Ventoux and a wine tastingPrivate full day tour from Avignon and Vaucluse area
 Come and take pictures at the top of the Mont Ventoux
At a height of 1912 meters, it’s fantastic...
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 35 km north-east of Avignon. It is by far the biggest mountain in the region and has been dubbed the "Giant of Provence".
Mont Ventoux, although geologically part of the Alps, is often considered to be separate from them, due to the lack of mountains of a similar height nearby.
It stands alone to the west of the Luberon , and just to the east of the Dentelles de Montmirail, its foothills. Back to the Dentelles de Montmirail at the village of Suzette in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail (eastern side), Suzette is a small village clinging to a rocky outcrop at an altitude of 410 metres in the middle of the Saint-Amand cirque. Beaumes de Venise give the impression that it is built into a hill. The village situated at the foot of the Courens plateau, owes its name to the numerous caves (or baumes) on the hill. The village nestled at the foot of the famous Dentelles de Montmirail, offering it a natural rampart against the Mistral wind.
The soil is stony in certain places and sandy-clayey in others. The privileged aspect and diversity of the land assures explicit wines of character. The situation of their Gigondas vines, nestled at the feet of the Dentelles de Montmirail, is an especially privileged location. The traditional bands of vines on the slopes hold grape varieties of mostly Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. This setting, snuggling between pine trees, thyme and rosemary under a southwesterly Provencal sun, assures a complex environment guaranteeing great wines.
Ranked as "one of the most beautiful villages in France", Séguret looks like a living crèche scene. Traditional Provençal crèches represent villages peopled with small clay figures called "santons". After, let me take you to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a medieval village on the side of a hill, guarded by the ruins of an ancient chateau towering above. A literal translation of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, "the Pope’s new house", is actually true. From the chateau hill you have an outstanding view in all directions, mostly of vineyards, of course. Off to the east and south,the Rhône winds across the fields, and the afternoon sun turns it silver.
By the judicious blending of the thirteen grape varieties that are grown at Château Mont-Redon we endeavour to produce wines that combine complexity with ripe fruit and soft tannins.
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9.00 AM to 6.30 PM
The top of the mountain is bare limestone without vegetation or trees.
The white limestone on the mountain’s barren peak means it appears from a distance to be snow-capped all year round (its snow cover actually lasts from December to April).
The view from the top of Mont Ventoux is correspondingly superb.
