polytropos' photos with the keyword: Provence

Rustrel – Colorado Provençal ► Rustrel ► Le Colorado Provençal de Rustrel – Site Officiel (43.91550, 05.49972); [270°]

Roussillon – Ochre Trail => Roussillon, Wiki => Die Ockerfelsen von Roussillon => Walking the breathtaking Ochre Trail This is a trail which has been laid out in the former open-pit ochre quarries, where the cliffs are streaked with red and gold. Takes about 30 or 60 minutes depending on the trail you choose. A geological wonder. Ochre quarries and cliffs streaked with red and gold ochre sands have made Roussillon one of the most famous sites in the Luberon. You can stroll amidst the ochre landscapes, follow the trail and learn from the explanatory signs which describe how the sands were formed and mined in the old ochre quarries. It's open from February to December. (43.89903, 05.29864); [180°] – handy shot

Provence – Pont du Gard The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is part of an aqueduct that leads across the River Gard and then supplied the town of Nîmes with fresh drinking water from the sources at Uzès. The height difference between the source and the city of Nîmes was just 17 meters. This results in a slope of 34 centimeters per kilometer! And here lies the ingenuity of the entire structure: over the total length of 50 km, this slight gradient was exactly maintained and implemented. In the process, mountains were bypassed or pierced with tunnels, and river valleys with bridges were overcome without departing from the slight inclination. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance. The aqueduct is built in three levels: - Lower level: 6 arches, 142 m long, 6 m wide, 22 m high - Middle level: 11 arches, 242 m long, 4 m wide, 20 m high - Upper level: 35 arches, 275 m long, 3 m wide, 7 m high Total height: 49 m Total lenght: 275 m Built: around 40 – 60 AD => Pont du Gard, Deutsch (43.94643, 04.53454); [70°] – handy shot

Nîmes – Musée de la Romanité Museum of Roman history in Nîmes dressed in a pleated glass toga. Built for around 60 million euros, the museum was designed by the French-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc. It is located next to the world famous Roman Amphitheater. The outer façade of the museum, consisting of more than 6'000 glass squares, resembles an elaborately draped Roman toga in its wave-like structure. The collection comprises about 25'000 works. Opened on June 2, 2018. => Wikipedia, Français => homepage => Tagblatt, Deutsch (43.833778, 04.35954); [40°] – handy shot

Nîmes – Musée de la Romanité Museum of Roman history in Nîmes dressed in a pleated glass toga. Built for around 60 million euros, the museum was designed by the French-Brazilian architect Elizabeth de Portzamparc. It is located next to the world famous Roman Amphitheater. The outer façade of the museum, consisting of more than 6'000 glass squares, resembles an elaborately draped Roman toga in its wave-like structure. The collection comprises about 25'000 works. Opened on June 2, 2018. => Wikipedia, Français => homepage => Tagblatt, Deutsch (43.83379, 04.35973); [220°] – handy shot

Arles – LUMA Cultural centre by Frank O. Gehry. Opening in 2019. => LUMA Foundation, Wiki => www.luma-arles.org/ => designboom => Arles wachgeküsst (Riviera Zeit), 12.02.2018 (43.67408, 04.63551); [80°] – taken with the cell phone.

Lavendelfeld bei Lioux, Provence. Im Hintergrund: La Falaise de la Madeleine. (43.94500, 05.29673); [130°] – handy shot

Aix-en-Provence – Place des Martyrs de la Resistance (43.53135, 05.44758); [270°] – handy shot

Roussillon – Ochre Trail => Roussillon, Wiki => Die Ockerfelsen von Roussillon => Walking the breathtaking Ochre Trail This is a trail which has been laid out in the former open-pit ochre quarries, where the cliffs are streaked with red and gold. Takes about 30 or 60 minutes depending on the trail you choose. A geological wonder. Ochre quarries and cliffs streaked with red and gold ochre sands have made Roussillon one of the most famous sites in the Luberon. You can stroll amidst the ochre landscapes, follow the trail and learn from the explanatory signs which describe how the sands were formed and mined in the old ochre quarries. It's open from February to December. Der "Sentier des Ocres" ist ein Pfad, der in den ehemaligen Tagebau Ocker Steinbrüchen angelegt wurde, wo die Klippen rot und golden gestreift sind. Dauert etwa 30 oder 60 Minuten, abhängig von der gewählten Strecke. Ein geologisches Wunder. Ochre Steinbrüche und Klippen mit roten und goldenen Ockersanden haben das Roussillon zu einer der berühmtesten Stätten im Luberon gemacht. Man kann in den ockerfarbenen Landschaften spazieren gehen, dem Pfad folgen und von den erklärenden Schildern erfahren, wie der Sand in den alten ockerfarbenen Steinbrüchen geformt und abgebaut wurde. Der Park ist von Februar bis Dezember geöffnet. (43.90000, 05.29858) – handy shot

Les Baux – old stone quarry Alter Steinbruch bei Les Baux-de-Provence (43.75000, 04.79222): [180°]

Cavaillon – Provence (43.86376, 05.17119); [180°]