Mont Ventoux dominates the Provence Giant of Provence looking towards the Alps to the north and the Mediterranean south. It is a land bathed vineyards, orchards, lavender, where people like to settle down for the holidays ... or forever! It's also a sportsman's paradise with the personal and physical challenge of climbing bike or hiking; in winter it is mountain resort where we practice skiing and snowshoeing. Mont Ventoux is also a land of flavors of truffles, cherry Mont de Venasque, strawberries from Carpentras ...
mythical Col outside class, Mont Ventoux attracts amateur and professional cyclists since the invention of the bicycle! Glorious or sad, beautiful pages of history of the Tour de France have been written on his shoes; each year thousands of cyclists from around the world and even defy the climb several times in one day!
In any season, the north face of Mont Ventoux comes alive for children and adults, the Mont-Serein station, where you can ski, surfing is done and snowshoeing in the winter, where one indulges in deval'kart, the rides, pony trekking, skiing on grass, trampoline on sunny days! On the south side, the Chalet Reynard offers 6 ski slopes in winter and a downhill mountain biking in summer.
Mont Ventoux, wine side:
Mont Ventoux, you ride it, you hike it, we climbed the bike ... And we drink it! The AOC Ventoux, these are wines that awaken the senses and 5 routes to go: between Ventoux and lace, Piedmont, the Terrasses du Comtat, the slopes of the Nesque, the Vaucluse mountains. And of course, on these roads, meetings winegrowers to live with colorful characters, passionate about their work!
Did you know ? Since 1990, the Mont Ventoux is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for the exceptional richness of its fauna and flora. Greenland poppy rubs mouflon of Corsica, the boreal owl, sharing the Provencal sky with the Sardinian Warbler ... To discover on hikes to meet these people.