We were quite surprised at what we saw as we looked up towards the village of Roussillon......all we could see was a wash of colours...reds, browns, ochres, oranges......we had expected to see the same white buildings that we had seen only a few kilometres away in Gordes.
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| The Lovely Colours of Roussillon |
It was like we were looking at what we imagined some Spanish towns to look like. Don't get me wrong, we were far from disappointed, quite the opposite, but it was a contrast we had not expected at all.
Roussillon is surrounded by amazing coloured cliffs....so this is where the colours of their buildings come from, everything is rendered using this soil...beautiful.
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| Beautiful Coloured Cliffs |
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| Coloured Cliffs and Views |
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| Great Buildings, Unusual Trees |
Like all hilltop villages, there are lots of amazing lanes and squares to explore.
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| The Fantastic Coloured Buildings In The Square |
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| Looks Incredible When The Sun Shines |
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| Still Think We Could Be In Spain!! |
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| Cobbles and Colours |
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| Love The Old Architecture |
As with all hiiltop villages there is one large building that dominates the landscape, this time it was great old church.
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| Roussillon Church |
And of course there is no escaping the stairs when moving around Roussillon they are everywhere.
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| Steep, Narrow, But Pretty |
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| Stairs With A View |
We came across some fantastic shops and lots of friendly people in them, Roussillon really is a "beautiful village"..
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| Lots Of Local Produce |
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| Olive Oil Selections |
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| Great Art, We Loved The Figurines |
As the afternoon shadows started to grow very long over the town, we made our way back to the car and headed back to Avignon......another fantastic day!!!!
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