When I first travelled to Europe I scorned those walking around carrying travel guide books. After all, to really experience a place, you have to be there...not just read about it. Now that I'm older, I still slightly scorn those doing 12 cities in 10 days bus tours. However I no longer scorn guide books.
Indeed, I depend on them, along with TripAdvisor and Booking.com. I mention this since it was Rick Steves, (yes I even bought a Rick Steves guide book for the very first time!) who wrote that Roussillon was at the top of the list of pretty Provence villages,
and he was right. It's quite a marvelous place since it has been a protected village since 1943. Here is what I found
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| Exposed ochre cliffs can be seen from around the village |
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| Following the war, the village was almost abandoned, until it was discovered by tourists... |
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| I thought this was a very effective way to discourage people from parking illegally in handicap spaces! |
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| a very creative garage door! |
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| From the top a very impressive view...with many shades of green |
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| But within the village, many shades of red, and red ochre, and pink |
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| As we were leaving, who should show up? Lilian Broca and David Goodman!
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