The Surroundings
Montbrun-les-Bains
Montbrun les Bains is a medieval village nestled on the borders of Vaucluse, Drôme and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Regional Natural Park of Baronnies Provençales created in 2014. It is classified among the 100 most beautiful villages in France. The village is spared from the summer heatwave thanks to its height (around 800m high). The site is also protected from the Mistral by the relief. It has been awarded the Green Station label, the 1st ecotourism label in France.
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The Regional Natural Parc des Baronnies Provençales, created in 2014, is the realm of scents of lavender, thyme and rosemary, at the crossroads of Alpine and Provençal influences.
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History
Some vestiges of prehistoric dwellings, of the Romans who used the village water for its virtues, a barony which reigned for centuries, Charles Dupuy Montbrun, etc.
To learn more: The guided tour of the village is offered every Tuesday by the tourist office.
Biodiversity
Clad in cliffs inhabited by large raptors (including vultures), the Provençal Drôme conceals an astonishing biodiversity! More than 149 natural habitat sites coexist and allow the flourishing of around 2,000 plant species (including 22 considered priority in terms of conservation) and 203 animal species protected at national or regional level.
Markets
The weekly market takes place every Saturday morning: fresh and healthy products, organic, producers, merchants or artisans, etc.
From mid-April to mid-September you can also enjoy on Mondays (at 4 p.m.), a Hautes Baronnies farmers market.
The cheese and arts and crafts market is organized during the month of April.
Events
On the 1st Sunday of July, the Ferrassières Lavender Festival announces the start of the lavender harvest.
Every August 15th, The Sault Lavender Festival marks the end of the harvest.
On the 1st Sunday of September, the Natural Well-being day Natural well-being day takes place in Montbrun-les-Bains.
WHAT TO SEE: The region is full of wonderful villages and historic sites. Our hilltop villages are one of the most striking features of Provencal rural habitat. You will discover the many chapels and churches, the huts lost in the vineyards, the fountains and washhouses in villages ...
You will be able to discover remarkable natural sites such as the Aulan gorges and its fairy-tale castle, the Toulourenc Valley, the Nesque Gorges.
There are also the villages of Rheihanette, Savoillans and Brantes in the extension of the Toulourenc valley. Moreover the vast lavender-covered spaces of Sault, Ferrassières and the Albion plateau, and finally, Barret de Lioure, a hilltop village that faces at Mont Ventoux.
The Mont Ventoux, also called "The Giant of Provence", culminating at 1912m, is a mythical mountain in the history of Provence. From its summit, it reveals one of the largest panoramas in Europe, overlooking the Rhône Valley, the Baronnies and the Vaucluse plateau. It presents a variety of landscapes and a vegetation varying according to the altitude: 400 floristic genera, more than 1000 species of plants on five stages of vegetation.
La Garde-Adhémar, Le Poët-Laval and Montbrun-les-Bains are labeled “most beautiful villages in France. "
Towns of character: Buis-les-Baronnies, Nyons, Vaison la Romaine, Dieulefit. As many small old towns to discover, as many Provençal markets to walk through small ancestral alleys or squares planted with hundred-year-old plane trees. A little further, Avignon, Orange ...
The castles: Discover the castles of the Drôme in particular the castles of Grignan made famous by the Princess of Sévigné, the castle of Suze la Rousse housing the University of Wine, and that of Adémar/Montélimar.
The purest sky in Europe with the Sirene observatories at Lagarde d´Apt and Barret-de-Lioure.
In Drôme Provençale you will also find many local producers and culinary specialties that will delight your taste buds!
Nougat from Montélimar, Olives and olive oil from Nyons, Picodon and other goat cheeses, black truffle from Tricastin, Côtes du Rhône wines (grand cru Vinsobres), einkorn from Haute Provence, honey, apricots, garlic, lime tree from the Baronnies… Discover our producers and our local factories.
La ferme du vallon, located 3 minutes from the center of the village of Montbrun-les-Bains, welcomes you to help you discover the daily life of the farm (organic farming).
La Ferme De Margolive , in Reilhanette organizes guided tours, with their dairy cows, farm cheeses and organic eggs.
The artisanal nougat maker of Sault offers tours of its manufacturing workshop.
