A UNIQUE SITE IN EUROPE
\nCome and discover the Mines de Bruoux in Gargas and go on a trip to the heart of the ochre of the Luberon! Dizzying cliffs with flamboyant colours and a gigantic labyrinth of underground galleries make up a unique and mysterious setting where the work of man mixes with the natural beauty of the Provencal landscape. Visit these ancient quarries, monumental vestiges of the glory years of the ochre industry, and enter a maze of galleries more than 40 km long and 15 m high!<\/p>\n
The guides of the Mines de Bruoux will accompany you on an underground route of 650 m where you will approach the geological, historical and industrial riches of this preserved place. Wonder and good humour guaranteed!<\/p>\n
THE INDUSTRIAL ADVENTURE<\/p>\n
The use of ochre dates back to the Palaeolithic but it was in 1785, in Roussillon, that its exploitation began with Jean-Etienne Astier, who discovered the way to extract the precious ore. However, it was only in 1848 that the exploitation of ochre began in Gargas.<\/p>\n
The Mines de Bruoux are a testimony to the industrial epic that will last more than a century and during which the ochreers, with the sweat of their brow, dug galleries with pickaxes, manipulated waggons and extracted the ocher sands...<\/p>\n
The landscapes of this corner of Provence were shaped by the hand of man. Without him, the ochre would have remained secret, hidden under the vegetation.<\/p>\n
Today, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Ocres de France, based in Apt, operates the last open-air ochre quarry in Europe in Gargas.<\/p>\n
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RESERVATION REQUIRED ONLY AT +33 4 90 06 22 59<\/p>\n
SITE OUVERT
\ndu 1er Mars au 31 Octobre 2025
\nHORAIRES
\nde 10h00 \u00e0 18h00<\/p>\n
VISITES GUID\u00c9ES EXCLUSIVEMENT
\nde 60 minutes, \u00e0 heures fixes et limit\u00e9es \u00e0 30 personnes
\n\u00c0 L’ACCUEIL
\nSe pr\u00e9senter au plus tard 20 minutes avant la visite
\nVISITES GUID\u00c9ES<\/p>\n
1er Mars – 9 Juillet
\n23 Ao\u00fbt – 31 Octobre 2025<\/p>\n
10:30 \/ 11:30 \/ 14:30 \/ 15:30 \/ 16:30<\/p>\n
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10 Juillet – 22 Ao\u00fbt 2025<\/p>\n
10:30 \/ 11:00 \/ 11:30 \/ 12:00 Anglais *\/14:00 \/ 14:30 \/ 15:00 \/ 15:30 \/ 16:00 \/ 16:30\/ 17:00<\/p>\n
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