To
go to the
provencal mas to rent and the Bed
and Breakfast :
In the Richerenches villages, at the roundabout with
3 big
truffles
(directions : Visan, Baume de Transit et Valréas), take the direction
St Paul Trois Châteaux - Baume de
Transit.
Close to the roundabout, take the little road "le Chemin des Bois" on the
right of the
stadium and cemetery. Go along the little road and go straight ahead.
The
mas is on your right.
Information
:
Motorway A7 : exit A7 Montélimar Sud or exit A7 Bollène.
High-speed train « TGV » station of Montélimar,
3h from Paris.
Near
the rent for your holidays, here are some ideas
to discover the Northern
Vaucluse, the Papes’enclave and
the Drôme Provençale ,
which surround it.
A
rich architectural environment :
medieval villages, chapels, castles…
Grignan and its
castle made famous by Madame de Sévigné...
Valréas : the château de Simiane, the 12th century
Roman church ND de Nazareth...
Roman towns : Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine...
Grillon village and the
Ventoux Mountain, omnipresent in the Papes' Provence...
Richerenches village is an old templar
town from the XIIIth century. You can admire today the vestiges
of the fortified village.
Culture
and gastronomy
In the
heart of the truffle country : the authentic Richerenches village is classified "Site
Remarquable du Goût", a famous place for gastronomy.
Winter is the season of
the "black Diamond" : the famous truffle market is every
saturday morning, from November to March. It's the first truffle
market in France.
The truffle "mass" is celebrated for St Antoine, on the
third sunday of January.
If you want to experience the truffle picking, digging for the precious
mushroom with a local "trufficulteur", we will contact
the farmer.
The crop of black truffle is from mid-November to mid-March.
The wines from the Enclave are the
ones of the most famous of Côtes du Rhône wines : Richerenches,
Grillon, Valréas.
There are more than 500 ha of lavander
fields. It blossoms in June and July.
Surrounding
activities
Hikes by foot, horse, bicycle…
"Acrobranche", laser game and
rent a quad in Richerenches
Museums
The cardboard and printing museum at Valréas
The silk museum installed at Taulignan
Cultural events all the year
round
Richerenches :
Flowers market, the first sunday in may
Festival of the music and night of the elves
(unknown dates)
13 and 14 August 2005 :
medieval weekend
the third sunday in july : artisanal market
the frist sunday in july : vacuum attics
Enduro des Toques : the fourth
saturday in july
Valréas, its mid-summer's
night celebration : the Infant St Jean night (at the end of June)
is an historic reconstruction
show with 400 people put on fancy dress ; There is a night procession
of lavander floats in early August ; There is one of the most
famous
Provençale crib, in a 60 sq. mt. chapel.
Information and documentation :
- Tourism Office
in Richerenches - Tel. : 33 (0)4
90 28 05 34
Web site
:http://www.richerenches.fr -
E-mail : tourisme@richerenches.fr
-
Tourism Office in Grignan - Tel. : 33
(0)4 75 46 56 75
