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 Cabries - Ventabren - Velaux
Cabriès 9th century Mediaeval village built on a rocky outcrop. Tour of Edgar Melik Museum installed in the old castle which was destroyed at the end of the 12th century, rebuilt in the 18th century and split up during the Revolution. It houses the collection of the painter Edgar Mélik, who died in 1976 and whose mural paintings are unique in the region. Temporary exhibitions and items locally found by archaeologists. Ventabren Ventabren Museum: tells the history of the village from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, ruins found at Roquefavour Oppidum. Built in 1650 in the Romanesque style, the church of Ventabren is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to St-Denis in memory of a remarkable relic donated by Queen Jeanne: the lower jaw of St-Denis the Areopagite. The church of St-Denis deserves a visit and testifies to the important place of religion in the life of villages such as Ventabren.
Velaux Tour of Olive Oil Cooperative Traditional oil mill using millstones and hydraulic pressing equipment to produce unfiltered extra-virgin olive oil. After winning several bronze and silver medals, this traditional, quality product scooped the gold medal at the Paris General Agricultural Competition, as well as another gold from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional council! Enjoy a full, free tour of the mill (visits on appointment for groups), an olive oil tasting session and direct sales from the shop. Open from Tuesday to Saturday from 09.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 18.30
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Roquefavour
Aqueduct: by the engineer Frantz de Montricher between 1842 and 1847 to
bring water from the Durance to Marseille. The world's largest stone aqueduct,
84 m high and 375 m long.
