Pierrevert is a medieval village situated at 450 metres altitude on the top of a rock, on the border between the departments, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Var and Vaucluse. A holiday in one of Provacances’ holiday houses in Pierrevert offers good possibilities for trips in the beautiful surroundings and a variety of sports activities. There are numerous pleasant walking and hiking routes in the area as well as a very fine 18 holes’ golf course. Pierrevert is set in beautiful countryside at the foot of the huge mountain range, Montagne de Lubéron, a perfect area for walking and cycling. Pierrevert is also not far away from the fantastic canyons, Gorges du Verdon, and the extremely elegant Aix-en-Provence is only 53 km away.
- Walking and hiking tours.
- Tennis
- Angling
- Climbing
- Cycling: Challenges for everyone – both experienced and families with children. There are several scenic tours to other villages in the area, many easy mountain routes as well as the difficult Mont Ventoux route.
- Ski resorts within easy travelling distance: http://www.skifrance.fr/default-a.htm
- Golf: In Pierrevert there is an 18 holes golf course: La Grande gardette: www.golf-du-luberon.com. There is another golf course in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Golf de Digne les Bains - 65 km north east of Pierrevert: www.golfdigne.com. In addition there are lots of courses in the neighbouring departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, and Vaucluse. Most of the courses can be found on the French golf union’s website. Unfortunately the website is in French. Seek under Guide de golfs and then under the region Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur: www.ffgolf.org
- Chapelle St. Patrice from the 13th century.
- Portail St. Joseph: Gate from the 17th century.
- Porte de l’église: Church gate from the 18th century.
Pierrevert is a charming village with narrow winding streets, stone houses, old gates, medieval town walls as well as ruins of an old mill.
Pierrevert is also the centre for wine production in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
This wine district, one of the highest situated wine districts in France (450 metres) covers around 210 hectares and 42 “communes”. Coteaux de Pierrevert obtained its AOC appellation in 1998. There is not a long tradition for viticulture in Coteaux de Pierrevert. But apple growing has for a long time been a speciality of the region. A great many apple plantations are irrigated by water from the Durance river, which passes through the landscape.