In the domain of the olive and the olive tree

As soon as they arrive, clients are given an itinerary which will permit them to savour their week end in the best conditions. There are three valleys to be discovered along the rivers, their names are not ordinary ones: the "Eygues", the "Ouvèze" or the "Ennuyé".

The trip starts at the "Nyons" tourist agency, which is worth a stop for the "Roman" bridge, the alleys of the "des Forts" quarter and for anything to do with olives and the olive trees.

Starting with a visit to the old mills, going on to the olive tree museum, the "Scourtinerie et Vignolis, Coopérative du Nyonsais", you then make for the Dozol-Autrand mill next to the Roman bridge, reputed for its olive oil and winner of several medals.

The trip continues with the "Domaine de la Blachette", a farm where you can buy olive oils and olive cream, and through numerous villages such as : Villeperdrix, Saint May, le Poët-Sigilat, Buis-les-Baronnies, Roche sur Bois, Moullans sur Ouvèze, Piégon, Mirabel-aux-Baronnies, Châteauneuf de Bordette....

This is when you realize that it will take much more than two days to explore all the possibilities, since you are also expected in "Mas Bella Cortis" to have dinner at the "table d'hôtes" and to savour the aperitif served with olives, olive oil and "tapenade" toasts (provençal condiment made of black olives mixed with ground anchovies and capers), a "roquette" and scallops salad, cod served with "rates" (delicious little potatoes) and olive oil of great vintage, goat cheese with olive oil, a pan full of honey fried mangoes. All of this washed down with a "Tricastin" wine. Pure heaven...