84 – Vaucluse

84 – Vaucluse

Wild Places

Wild Places

waiting to be discovered are:

waiting to be discovered are:

The Luberon Regional Park

The Luberon has exceptional biodiversity: 1,800 species of plants (35% of French flora) including 70 protected by statute, 135 species of birds (50%), 2,300 species of butterflies and moths (40%).

The Luberon has exceptional biodiversity: 1,800 species of plants (35% of French flora) including 70 protected by statute, 135 species of birds (50%), 2,300 species of butterflies and moths (40%).

Mont Ventoux Regional Park

Rising into the stratosphere this iconic peak gives a false impression of always being covered in snow.  Around the summit the vegetation gives way to a desert of exposed limestone which gives it, (on the south side), its white colour.

Rising into the stratosphere this iconic peak gives a false impression of always being covered in snow.  Around the summit the vegetation gives way to a desert of exposed limestone which gives it, (on the south side), its white colour.