Short Walks in Provence Luberon       

Provence: Tour du Luberon

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse ~ Gordes ~ Roussillon ~ St.Saturnin-les-Apt ~ Colorado Provençal ~ Saignon  ~ Lourmarin ~ Bonnieux ~ Ménerbes 

2026

Luxury packages  5 - 10 days  (= 4 - 9 nights, = 3 - 8 days walking)
Daily walks of 15-22 km or 10-15 km

Fort Buoux

Self Guided Walking
6 to 10 days, 5 to 9 nights, 4 to 8 days effective walking
Days of 10-15 km or of 15-22 km walking

Villages of the Luberon
The Luberon is a unique regional park offering visitors an infinite variety of colorful and fragrant landscapes. Part of Provence and yet separately identifiable due to the rolling hills and beautiful villages perchés, it makes an excellent base for a holiday.
The Luberon is full of romantic villages, dramatic ruins, deep gorges and pretty valleys - you will probably not want to venture beyond its boundaries!

Abbaye of Senanque

The Luberon, a rugged, wooded region stretches for about 65 kilometres between Cavaillon, in the West, and Manosque in the East, at its Western extremity. The Western end is known as the ‘Petit Luberon’ and the Eastern end as the ‘Grand Luberon’. The two sections are divided by the Combe de Lourmarin (the old pathway), which cuts across the mountains between the charming villages of Bonnieux and Lourmarin. It's a beautiful region, rich in colour and contrasts, with vivid sprays of scented lavender, bright green vines, ochre-coloured villages and austere white limestone hills. This is an area that has attracted artists and writers for centuries, with dozens of lovely villages to explore, ancient forts, spectacular abbeys and countless other geographical and historical sites. There are some marvellous walks in the area, following the GR9 from the medieval village of Viens to picturesque Rustrel, of hiking across rocky escarpments down into dramatic gorges, where ochre was once mined. Provence is also known for its food, with garlic, olives and olive oil playing an important role in the preparation of many dishes.

Moulin Provençal

PROGRAM

First day of arrival in l'Isle sur la Sorgues.
Your room should be available by midday, or in the early afternoon early enough to visit the town and the famous and impressive resurgence of an underground river.

Night in hotel ***** in l'Isle sur la Sorgues..

 l'Isle sur la Sorgues - Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 16,5 km,
14 or 19 km, 4 tot 6 hours of effective walking by the GR6 and the Mur de la Peste.
Night in Hotel*** le Poète. Evening meal not included.

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse to Gordes. 14 or 19 km,
4 tot 6 hours of effective walking by the GR6 and the Abbaye de Senanque.
Night in guesthouse *** Mas des Romarins in Gordes. Evening meal not included.

Gordes to Roussillon. 17 or 24km,
8h00 effective walking by the Cliff of Lioux
Night in hotel *** in Roussillon. Evening meal at the hotel restaurant.

Lourmarin to Bonnieux

15 or 22 km

By the sentier des Cedres on the Petit Luberon

You’ll enjoy an outstanding view of the mountains of the Vaucluse, with Mont Ventoux towering in the distance. While here, don’t miss the Boulangerie Museum that houses an interesting display on bakery and bread production. You return to Buoux for the night.

Night in *** Hotel Le Clos du Buis in Bonnieux. Evening meal in restaurant
4 or 6  hours effective walking , +405m altitude, -605m.

Night in *** hotel in Bonnieux. Evening meal in restaurant

Bonnieux to Ménerbes

Your walk ends after breakfast and we can arrange for a transfer not included) back to Avignon, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse of to Cavailllon, where you can catch the train to Avignon of Marseille.

Tour du Luberon  Self Guided Walking

LEVEL :
Hiking trip on good trails, without technical difficulties, but a good physical condition needed..
3h30 to 8 hours walking per day (15 - 22 km a day).
We also provide a customized Luberon walk with daily 10 to 15 km. Contact us for these short walks
Elevation gains: cumulative from 300 to 650 m per day up and from -400 to -570m per day down.

STARTING DAY:
Any day of the week possible (March 25 - October 30) at the hotel in l'Isle sur la Sorgue.
l'Isle sur la Sorgue is accessible from Avignon by train.
In July and August best is to take a break at 12h00 of 2 - 3 hours for lunch in a restaurant, swimming, resting, seeing a museum etc..

If you start in August of September some trails might be closed for walkers, we'll take this into account and show you the free accessible trails.

If you start mid September you might encounter hunters and should be ready to hear shooting and come across men with guns.

ACCESS :
- By train :
Many TGV from Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse directly to Avignon. From the railway station of Avignon Centre by train to Cavaillon and l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (departure every three hours). The ride takes about 30 minutes.
Info : 08.36.35.35.35.

From Avignon Centre to l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (35 minutes).
Departure from uit Avignon Centre

- By train back

- By car :
Situation : Paris 742km - Lyon 271km - Marseille 80km - Avignon 56km - Aix en Provence 50km.
Highway from Paris, Lyon, Marseille to Avignon; N100 from Avignon to Apt (56km).

-By airplane:
Aiports : Avignon - Caumont, tel : +33 490 812 039, Marseille - Provence, tel : +33 442 141 414
Marseille - Provence, tel : +33 442 141 414 (From the airport take shuttle bus (3 times, every hour at 0,10, 0,30 and 0,50h) to SNCF railway station of Marseille. Train to Avignon (60 minutes) of to Cavaillon (1h45 minutes) and change on train to l'Isle sur la Sorgue (30 minutes).