Flassan: Hotels and Accommodations

Flassan can be described through concrete evidence of its history, landscape forms on Mont Ventoux, and regional products. The former oil mill of Flassan was built in 1633, operated until 1925, and now houses the town hall offices.

For a stay in Flassan, you can find a hotel specifically.

Culture and History

The heritage site “Les charbonnières de la Combe de Canaud” comprises the remains of charcoal-burning sites from the 18th century. Tourreus is a fortified protohistoric settlement with stone towers and rock shelters. Ceramic remains and a human skull dated to 3,000 BC were discovered in the Notre-Dame Cave within a stone tower at Tourreus.

The St Jean Chapel is located at an altitude of 1,040 metres on the foothills of Mont Ventoux and is the only one that is still visited. The Saint-Jean-du-Désert Chapel has been documented since 1154 under the name Sancti Johannis in territorio Villelonga in Monte Ventorio; Saint-Jean du Désert is also the highest-altitude of the chapels mentioned.

Landscape

The Combe de Canaud is one of the wild gorges of Mont Ventoux and was once a route used by shepherds and charcoal burners. The ochre-coloured and orange façades of Flassan can take on pink hues at sunset.

Hiking and Village Scenes

The fountains and washhouses of Flassan attract painters and photographers all year round. The GR 91 long-distance hiking trail leads from Flassan towards Villes-sur-Auzon.

The Bédoin Tourist Office offers a moderately difficult 9-kilometre hiking trail starting in Flassan, lasting approximately three hours and with 340 metres of elevation gain.

Regional Products

AOC Côtes du Ventoux wines are among the regional products that can be tasted in Flassan. Artisanal fruit and vegetable preserves are also among the regional products that can be tasted in Flassan.

You can access other destinations directly: Malaucene, Savoillan, Entrechaux, Beaumont-Du-Ventoux, Saint-Léger-Du-Ventoux, Brantes, Bédoin.

To the overarching travel overview: Vaucluse.