Belles Routes : Dans la plaine du Comtat et la Montagnette

The variety and richness of the landscapes of the hinterland have inspired many painters. Departing from Châteaurenard, the road crosses the plain of comtat and the Massif of the Montagnette punctuated by villages of varied faces: Graveson and Museum Chabaud, in honor of the child painter of the country the neo-Gothic Abbey Saint-Michel-du-Frigolet Barbentane and its medieval remains. At halfway, Tarascon will unveil its secrets and its legendary Monster. Then the charm of the villages will host country tones of the landscapes of this route: Maillane and spirit of Frédéric Mistral, Eyragues, Verquières, Saint-Andiol, Cabannes and Noves. In this valley of the lower Durance reveal themselves thousand and some orchards. It is well water from the Durance channelled through the network of gaudres and of roubines which allowed the establishment of vegetable and fruit farming prosperous. This route ends in Châteaurenard where is located the fountain of the Durance stating that... "Water is gold!