Bonjour mes amis! Sunday, June 12, Lee and I visited the villages surrounding Les Dentelles de Montmirail with the Menningers which made for a beautiful scenic drive. We experienced the breathtaking sights and awakened all of our senses as we explored this region. Les Dentelles de Montmirail are a small chain of mountains in the département of Vaucluse, in the region of beautiful Provence, just south of Vaison-la-Romaine where we spent Saturday night. The highest peak of this region is Mont Ventoux and Les Dentelles de Montmirail are the foothills of this region. We began our exploration in Le Crestet, a charming hilltop village which was built after the fall of the Roman Empire. As with many of the villages of this region, there was a castle on top which dated about 850 AD and there were ramparts and house walls which served as protection from barbarians. We had a café au lait in Le Panoramic which had an upstairs terrace which justified its name because of its view. From Le Crestet we continued our loop to Suzette which floats on its hilltop just under Mont Ventoux at 6,000 feet. Suzette has an interesting 12th century chapel and one café. We continued our Côtes du Rhône loop to arrive in Gigondas. Gigondas has some of the best red wine of the region and is well-suited for hiking and driving into the mountains. We took a walk up through the town and, from the church up top, we had beautiful views of the vineyards below. This region of France with the character of its towns and the views of the landscape was spectacular!!!
Mme. Wallace
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