[ Nous republions cet article,
initialement paru en 2020 à l’occasion de la création du Parc
naturel régional du Mont-Ventoux.]
« N‘The one who goes up to the Ventoux is not crazy. Is crazy who returns there ”, Announces a well -known saying of Provencals. However, its power of attraction is such that it seems to invite you to repeat performance as soon as your eyes are on its powerful flanks. Like many before him, Franck Petit has been enchanted by the magic of the Provence giant whom he sees every day from the window of his office.
Summer and winter, solo or on the occasion of friendly visits, this university professor, honorary dean of the Faculty of Avignon, explores it to unravel its secrets. When you go to the on-foot assault (as by bicycle elsewhere, but you still have to have a solid practice of the small queen), it is very early that you have to put on your hiking shoes to discover the first rays of the sun flood the landscapes.
After the charming village of Bédoin, on its southern slope, a small road leads to the hamlet of the Baux where hiking trails lead to the top of Mount start.
The largest yield in Europe
Several possibilities are available to hikers through the many Combes. Just follow the indications on the panels. During the ascent, with slopes dressed in multiple essences (oaks, boxwood, pines …) succeeds the cedar plateau centenary