Route de Sablet 84110 SEGURET
The Flory'sun advises you the visit of one of the most beautiful villages of Provence: the Village of Séguret
Hung on on the hill, as the finery of precious stones made of ruby, stones of culture and of emeralds - freestones, red tiles and cypress - the village of Séguret gets protected. His name seems to have been attributed to him because of its geographical position, because it means in Provençal, safety.
His dominant situation allows the inhabitants to observe the movements of the valley of the Rhône, to forget that of the castle at the top of the massif.
It is easy to imagine the guard confined in the tower - vestige of the feudal castle - to trumpet the inhabitants, working in vineyards so that they get back to the (XIVth) inside of ramparts with invaders' slightest suspicion.
The history of Séguret goes back to the Stone Age, arrowheads were found as well as tracks of homes - at the iron age - in the caves of Ouvèze, situated on the West by the village.
In 1876, a first statue 3 meters high was discovered, representing a Roman type dressed god with an eagle to its feet, then one second symbolizing the god of forests, both were concealed in vineyards. We can admire these two rooms in the chapel Thècle society, originals are in Avignon.
To visit Séguret, we park at the bottom of the village on parking lots fitted out for that purpose. Sweetness and lifestyle for this charming village in the airs of Provençal day-nursery, who allows to discover according to your desires his art galleries, his shops, his rich heritage, but also to taste the pleasures of a good table. By measuring the steep alleys, you will be enchanted to see in the bend of a place, a fountain in Mascarons (classified as "Historic Monument"), a medieval wash house or another a belfry of the XIVth and at the end of the street of posterns, city hall.
The place of arches and his hundred-year-old plane trees, "classified remarkable trees of France" Offer the necessary shade to compete for a part of petanque.
The Holy chapel Thècle, the Delage museum and the museum of Christmas crib figures also are places to visit …
Numerous points of view allow to admire the exceptional panorama on the Valley of the Rhône.
Nearby the villages of the Laces of Montmirail, such Gigondas, Beaume of Venice, Vacqueyras, Sablet ...
Vaison la Romaine and its 2000 years of history is 10 km only, Orange and its ancient theater in 22 km.