Forêt des cèdres du Luberon, Cedar forest in Vaucluse, France.
The Luberon Cedar Forest spans over 250 hectares on the summit plateau, featuring numerous Atlas cedar trees throughout its protected natural space.
Forest management authorities introduced cedar trees to this Mediterranean region in the 1860s, initiating a significant transformation of the local landscape.
The forest represents a vital element of Provence's natural heritage, drawing researchers who study its botanical and biological characteristics.
Multiple marked trails through the forest lead to the Portalas viewpoint, offering views of the Durance Valley and the surrounding mountain ranges.
The limestone formations within the forest create natural phenomena such as lapiaz patterns, perennial springs, and distinctive geological structures.
Location: Vaucluse
GPS coordinates: 43.81670,5.30000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 04:48
Between gentle mountains and stone villages, Luberon encompasses everything that Provence has to offer in its brightest form. Its roads wind through lavender fields, ochre cliffs, and blonde bastides clinging to hills. Here, each village tells a story from a different time, each alleyway preserves the shadow of a medieval past, and each landscape appears painted by hand. In Gordes or Roussillon, the houses play with the light; in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, the Sorgue springs from an emerald-green abyss; and in the valleys, abbeys and castles watch over the plains.
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