Also: | Alpilles | Dentelles-de-Montmirail | Luberon Mountains | Mont Ventoux |
Nearby: | Apt | Bonnieux | Buoux Fort | Cavaillon | Cereste | Lacoste | Manosque | Menerbes | Oppede | Pont Julien |
"The Luberon" applies to a range of mountains running about 55 km between Cavaillon and Manosque, and a regional park, the Parc Régional du Luberon. The western end of the range is called the Petit Luberon and the eastern end is the Grand Luberon. The two parts are divided by the beautiful Combe de Lourmarin that cuts across the mountains from Bonnieux and Lourmarin. Geologically, the Luberon range extends west to the Chaine des Alpilles.
The Luberon is a beautiful region for visiting, by car, foot, bicycle or horse. The mountains and forests are beautiful. There are scores of lovely, ancient villages, many with castles, forts, ruins, towers, and other geographical and historical sites. This is a region for the dry-stone bories that link the present with the past.
The Parc Régional du Luberon roughly follows the mountain range east-west, but extends out further north-south, bounded by the Durance (south) and Calavon (north) river valleys. This is a regional park, not national, and the boundaries follow some unusual contortions to meet the political and economic needs of the local communes.
Information Contacts
- Parc National Regional du Luberon
- Apt - 84400
- 60 place Jean-Jaurès
- Tel: 04 90 04 42 00; Fax: 04 90 04 81 15
- Buoux - 84480
- Col du Pointu
- Tel: 04 90 74 02 37
- 60 place Jean-Jaurès
- Comité Departemental de Tourisme de Vaucluse
- La Balance- Place Campana
- B.P. 147
- 84008 Avignon CEDEX
- Tel: 04 90 86 43 42; Fax: 04 90 86 86 08
- B.P. 147
- Service Officiel des Guides de Provence
- Tel: 04 90 85 88 20; Fax: 04 90 07 59 72
- Sud Luberon Tourisme
- Le Chateau
- La Tour d'Aigue - 84240
- Tel: 04 90 07 30 00
- La Tour d'Aigue - 84240
- Horloge des Neiges ou Festivites
- Tel: 04 90 82 69 00
- Relais Departemental des Gites de France (Réservations)
- Tel: 04 90 85 45 00
- Service Departemental des Meubles de Tourisme
- Tel: 04 90 86 43 42
- Association Departementale des Logis de France
- Tel: 04 90 86 43 42
- Reservation Hoteliere - Accueil - Change "Vaucluse Tourisme Hebergement"
- Hall de Gare SNCF
- Avignon
- Tel: 90 82 05 81; Fax: 90 86 54 77
- Avignon
- Automobile Club Vauclusien
- 185 route des Rémouleurs
- Z.I. de Courtine 84000 Avignon
- Tel: 04 90 86 28 71
- Z.I. de Courtine 84000 Avignon
Transportation Luberon Mountains
Bus
Bus information is given the Travel-Bus page.
Sports
Cycling
The Luberon en Vélo cycling path runs 100 km between Cavaillon, Apt and Forcalquier.
Hiking
• Petit Luberon. The GR6 and GR97 (Grande Randonnée) cross the Petit Luberon at the western end of the range. Both trails go north from the Luberon at the village of Robion, up past Lagnes.
• Where the GR6 crosses the Petit Luberon and continues on south, the GR97 traverses the southern slopes all the way to Lourmarin. Other hiking trails follow along the top of the ridge, and connect the ridge with the villages along the northern and southern boundaries.
• Grand Luberon. The GR9 and its variations traverse the Grand Luberon from, roughly, the villages of Lourmarin and Buoux in the west to Montfuron and La Bastide-des-Jourdans in the east. Again, the main trails follow along the top of the mountain range, with branching trails going up and down the slopes.