Mont du Ventoux Piedmont - The Wine road - Mont Serein - Provence

Between Ventoux and Dentelles

Mont Ventoux Piedmont

The Comtat Terraces

The Nesque River Slopes

The Monts de Vaucluse

terroirs &
landscapes

cellars

paths &
hikes

to discover

Following the piedmont road means choosing the royal way – the road followed by the pilgrims during the Middle Ages, the path the botanists followed during the Enlightenment, the road faced by today’s athletes.
This is the magnificent road up a mountain described and painted a thousand times over … the emblematic profile emerging from a sea of vines.

THE MONT VENTOUX
PIEDMONT

DISCOVERY ITINERARY

The Wine Road plunges into the vineyards, in the direction of Caromb, for a first stop at the Saint Marc cellar, which displays an outstanding collection of old vine-tending implements.
The discovery path through the village itself provides a panoramic view of the stops ahead: Modène, Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Crillon-le-Brave, a series of villages which have retained their charm and character. Then, onto Bedoin, the traditional departure point for excursions into the southern side of the Giant of Provence.

Off the beaten path takes you to the base of Mont Ventoux in Bedoin through the different terroirs where the vineyards thrive: plains, terraced fields and slopes, co-planted with orchards and vineyards, between Caromb and Crillon-le-Brave, a village like an eagle’s nest, with the best views to be had.
Then, onto the narrow Mardaye valley which comes out at Madelène, in contact with vineyards and mountain.

Vintner paths, to follow on foot or on bicycle, designed specially by the cellar called “Cave des Vignerons du Mont Ventoux”, in Bedoin.
They have designed the walking path to help you discover the subtleties of the vine-producing terroirs – soils, varietals and climate – between 300 and 600 meters altitude.
A walk at the Mont Serein resort provides the opportunity to discover the biodiversity that thrives on Mont Ventoux.

the map

« It was in Carpentras, by an April evening, that I saw it for the first time [...]. In truth there is nothing more captivating than the sight of a mountain. Seeing the sea is overwhelming, but nothing is greater than seeing a sea of mountain, miraculously suspended in space and time. »

Jacques RÉDA “L’Herbe des talus“