Auribeau: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Auribeau lies at the foot of the Grand Luberon at the end of the Claparèdes Plateau. The Aiguebrun River rises in Auribeau.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Auribeau can include this step in their own travel planning.

Hiking

The Tour de Saint-Pierre is an easy, 2.8-kilometre circular hike with 149 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes. It begins at the municipal car park at the northern entrance to Auribeau and ends there as well. The tour is part of the Vaucluse département's tourist hiking network and is also designated as a local PR trail of the municipality of Auribeau.

The Mourre Nègre et biodiversité en chemin route is a difficult, 11.6-kilometre circular hike with 667 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 4 hours and 15 minutes. It also begins at the municipal car park at the northern entrance to Auribeau and ends there; the route is designated as a local PR route of the municipality of Auribeau.

Culture

The Fort d’Auribeau is a medieval fortification dating from the 11th century on the way to Mourre Nègre. The Chapelle Saint-Pierre is a 12th-century chapel on the way to Mourre Nègre. Archaeological excavations at Fort d’Auribeau uncovered fortifications. The Chapelle Saint-Pierre was formerly the village church of Auribeau. The Saint-Pierre church of Auribeau is mentioned in 1158 among the possessions whose ownership Pope Adrian IV confirmed to the Bishop of Apt.

Lavender

The official Lavender Route includes Auribeau as one of the village stops visited. The Routes de la Lavande connect Auribeau, Castellet, Saint-Martin-de-Castillon and Viens via roads lined with lavender fields.

For the higher-level travel overview: Vaucluse.

More destinations

More places within the same destination:

Saint-Romain-En-Viennois, Brantes, Beaumes De Venise, Cadenet, Lagarde-Pareol, Saint-Marcellin-Lès-Vaison, Piolenc, Lagarde-D'apt.