Le Colorado Provençal, Rustrel

Name: Le Colorado Provençal
Address: Rustrel, France

#2 among attractions in Rustrel

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The Colorado Provençal is a former industrial site, operated from the late seventeenth century until 1992, when the last ocrier retired. The site is located in the town of Rustrel in the department of Vaucluse and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The unusual landscapes it presents are made of ochreous sand of lateritic origin.

Coordinates: 43°54'51"N, 5°29'47"E

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Le Colorado Provençal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Apt Cathedral, Pont Romain de Céreste, Veil of St. Anne, Église Sainte-Victoire.

5.6 miSW
Historical place, Church
Apt Cathedral, Apt
143 min walk • Apt Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Apt in Provence, France now designated as a national monument. The shrine is the relic church of Saint Anne. Once a former cathedral, it was the seat of the Bishop of Apt until the French Revolution.
6.2 miSE
Bridge
Pont Romain de Céreste, Céreste
159 min walk • The Roman bridge of the Baou is a bridge located in Céreste, on the Encrême river, in France.
5.6 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Veil of St. Anne, Apt
143 min walk • The so-called "Veil of St. Anne", also known as the "Arab Standard", is the mantle of a Fatimid caliph, Al-Mustaʽli, from 1096/97, that was brought to the Provence after the First Crusade, from Damietta and deposited at the treasury of the Cathedral of St. Anne at Apt.
5.7 miNE
Church
Église Sainte-Victoire, Simiane-la-Rotonde
146 min walk • The Sainte-Victoire church is a church located in Simiane-la-Rotonde, in France.
1 miNW
43°55'30"N • 5°29'3"E
Château de Rustrel, Rustrel
25 min walk • Forts and castles
3.8 miE
Church
Saint-Hilaire Church, Viens
98 min walk • The Saint-Hilaire church is a Romanesque church located in Viens en Provence, in the French department of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
2.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Château d'Autet, Luberon
75 min walk • Château d'Autet is a château located in the Luberon hills of the commune of Viens in the Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The château lies approximately 3 kilometres to the northeast of the village of Gignac, and roughly 85 kilometres north of Marseille.
6.2 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Céreste
159 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.6 miNE
Memorial
War Memorial, Simiane-la-Rotonde
144 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
2.1 miS
Locality
Caseneuve, Luberon
54 min walk • Caseneuve is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
4.9 miN
Locality
Lagarde-d'Apt
126 min walk • Lagarde-d'Apt is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a local centre for lavender distilling for the perfume trade, containing two lavender distilleries.

Le Colorado Provençal, Rustrel

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Le Colorado Provençal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)