Section 1 · 6 guides · 230–500 m
The Villages
The perched villages of the Luberon — what they are, how they differ by flank and altitude, and what it is actually like to arrive.
Listed highest first, like everything else here. The height is the site's own filing, not a summit reading.
- 500 m · The Hard BandThe Higher You Go, the Harder the Winter A structured comparison of Luberon villages by altitude zone, explaining how position on the massif determines character — stone colour, exposure to the mistral, length of growing season, relationship to the plateau above.5 min
- 430 m · The Perched VillagesBonnieux and Lacoste Look at Each Other Bonnieux and Lacoste sit on opposing spurs of the Petit Luberon, close enough to see clearly across the valley.4 min
- 370 m · The Perched VillagesGordes Faces North and Feels It Gordes is the most photographed village in the Luberon, but its north-facing position on the Grand Luberon scarp gives it a character — cool, austere, slower to warm — that the photographs never show.3 min
- 360 m · The Perched VillagesWhat Roussillon Is Actually Standing On Roussillon's colour is a geological accident — seventeen shades of ochre clay exposed by erosion — and the village is built from the same material it overlooks.4 min
- 300 m · The Calavon FloorAnsouis, Without the Crowd Ansouis sits on the southern flank of the Petit Luberon, lower and quieter than Bonnieux or Gordes, with views south to the Durance plain.3 min
- 230 m · The South FlankLourmarin Sits in the Gap Lourmarin occupies the one natural passage through the Luberon massif, which makes it busier, warmer and more connected than the perched villages above.3 min
The other sections
Same massif, different subject — still filed downhill.
The Massif
The physical Luberon — its geology, its two halves, the altitude zones from summit to plain, and the line the whole landscape is drawn along.
Markets & Food
The food that comes off this specific ground — markets, producers, seasonal rhythms, and what to understand before you go.
Wine
Luberon AOC and the surrounding appellations — what the altitude and the mistral do to the vines, and how to read the landscape before you read the label.
Walking & Cycling
Routes that use the altitudinal logic of the massif — what you gain, what you cross, and how the landscape changes underfoot.