Lubéron Mountains - Apt

The best starting point for a drive through the Lubéron is Apt, situated in the basin of the same name, the Bassin d'Apt on the little River Calavon. Of interest is the former Cathedral of Ste-Anne, originally Romanesque but considerably altered in the 14th and 17th centuries. In the Baroque Chapelle Ste-Anne is the reliquary of the patroness of the church. The treasury contains reliquaries from Limoges and illuminated manuscripts. The archeological museum has, in addition to Gallo-Roman antiquities, a considerable collection of ceramics.

From Apt Road D943 runs south to the Lubéron. It passes through a varied and scenically beautiful landscape with orchards; ahead rises the mountain range of the Lubéron with the old village of