Campsite right in the centre of Apt and it was market day. For the size of the town it was a huge market selling everything - why can't British towns have markets of this size and variety ??

From Apt we visited the sandstone outcrops and quarries at Roussillon. The ochre of the Luberon fascinates. From Roussillon to Gignac, by way of Villars, Gargas and Rustrel, the former ochre quarries of the Apt valley (Vaucluse) surge from the past, hiking trails have been blazed, panoramic viewpoints opened up, signs of bygone days brought up to date and car parks can be found. Sculpted by storms, these former ochre deposits today present an enchanting scenery hybridized the intentions of Man and the wishes of Nature. Cliffs, earth pillars, ochre-coloured sand hillocks, after being dug out by shovels and picks, are henceforth shaped by the will of the winds and rain.