Lagarde-D'apt: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the municipality of Lagarde-d'Apt, the Sirene astronomical observatory welcomes all visitors for observations and to discover the night sky.

Those choosing Lagarde-D'apt as a holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Sky and Nature

The Sirene Observatory is accessible to people with reduced mobility and offers night-time walks, evenings dedicated to discovering the night sky, as well as daytime tours. The facility offers a 360-degree panorama; visitors are welcomed year-round exclusively by prior reservation.

The Réserve biologique intégrale de Lagarde-d'Apt covers 124.15 hectares and is classified as an IUCN Category 1a protected area. Lagarde-d'Apt is located on the Plateau d'Albion at an altitude of more than 1,000 metres. From Mont Saint Pierre, the highest point in the Monts de Vaucluse, views extend over Mont Ventoux and Montagne de Lure to the snow-capped peaks of the Pre-Alps.

Culture and History

The Chapelle Notre Dame de Lamaron dates from the 11th century and was partially rebuilt in 1667. It consists of a single-nave church, a semicircular 11th-century apse, a porch and a bell turret.

The village of Lagarde-d'Apt was founded in 1626 on the initiative of the Duke of Lesdiguières, who offered land to thirteen families. In the 20th century, Lagarde-d'Apt was an important centre of the Resistance. Numerous parachute drops took place there, led by Fernand Jean d'Apt and the Ventoux Maquis.

Lavender and Cuisine

Le Bistrot de Lagarde offers refined and colourful Mediterranean cuisine adapted to the changing seasons. The cuisine draws on regional produce and the chef's Italian roots.

The “Balade en calèche avec L'Or des Lavandes” offers a one- to three-hour horse-drawn carriage ride through the Fra family's organic lavender farm and provides information about lavender cultivation, distillation, properties and history.

The “Routes des Lavande” route includes a stop in Lagarde-d'Apt to view the lavender fields and take photographs. It provides insights into lavender, from the fields and harvesting through distillation to specialities such as baguette with lavender flower water. L'Or des Lavandes has a direct-sales shop offering products from its own farm, as well as know-how passed down through more than seven generations.

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