Picturesque villages in the middle of the olive groves… Centuries-old olives next to historic buildings offer wonderful landscapes …
Venterol
Olive groves in terraces, old village, castle ruins …
Nyons
A very important olive-growing town with legacy closely linked to the olive … In Nyons you can see:
The Institute of the Olive World – AFIDOL | Free entry, Tel. 047526909
Reports on the main olive varieties of France and their products. Tasting area, documentation center.
Vieux Moulins | Tel. 04 75261100
Museum space located in a former 19th-century family mill, 18th-century mill. and soap maker.
The ‘Scourtinerie’ | Tel. 04 7526 3352
The latest factory that manufactures chisels (trichinous bags used to extract olive oil from the olive oil) in France. You can visit the workshop where they are made by the Fert family.
The Olive Museum | Free entry, Tel. 04 75261212
A place devoted to the cultural heritage of the olive in the Vignolis Cooperative.
Visit to the olive groves of the surrounding area, with great views of the Eygues Valley and Nyons.
Aubres
Village perched on the rocks, 14th century, church, castle
Sahune
Village perched on the rocks, castle, olives on the slopes, wonderful views of the village.
Villeperdrix
Olive groves, old village, old oil mill (15th century), farmhouse-inn.
Saint-May
Trees in terraces. a village perched on a slope, ruins of the Bodon monastery (6th c.).
Mirabel-aux-Barronies
Purchase of table olives every Saturday in December at the Town Hall Square. Numerous ancient olives (on the way to Châteauneuf-de-Bordette and the Blaches district).
OLIVE OIL MILLS
Nyons: Autrand-Dozol Olive Mills, Moulin Ramade, Richard Olive Oil, Nyonsais – Vignolis Agricultural Cooperative
Mirabel-aux-Barronies: Chameil Olive Mill
Tulette: Tante Hortense Olive Oil Mill
Condorcet: Monin Olive Oil Mill