Coudoux: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Townscape
The defining landscape features of Coudoux include garrigue, agricultural land, the Arc River, hedgerows, bancaus and dry-stone walls, which are important for the life cycles of wild species.
Those who choose Coudoux as a holiday destination may want to rent a holiday apartment there.
The Château Saint-Hilaire winery is located on the stony slopes of the Coudoux hill range and is organically farmed. Coudoux also has an on-demand bus service that can be used by everyone, including non-schoolchildren, and connects Coudoux with Eguilles and Ventabren.
Culture and history
The sundial on the façade of the Église Saint-Michel bears the Latin inscription “Sic lucat lux vostra. Hoec ultima forsan”. The bell tower of this place of worship was built in 1788 with the participation of the entire population. The Église Saint-Michel is regarded as the symbol and founding act of Coudoux’s emancipation from Ventabren.
Traditions
The Moulin de Coudoux offers tours throughout the year; a particular highlight is olive pressing in November and December. The Moulin de Coudoux is considered the last fully traditional oil mill in the Bouches-du-Rhône department and one of the last in France.
The circular trail “Entre vignes et oliviers” leads around the Touloubre range, showcasing sacred cultural heritage closely connected with the rural lives of farmers, winegrowers and livestock breeders. As a circular trail of sacred cultural heritage, it includes Aix-en-Provence, Éguilles, Coudoux, Ventabren and Aix-les-Milles.
Surroundings
The wider regional surroundings of Coudoux include the Atelier Cézanne, a museum, the Musée Granet, a museum, and the historic building of Aix-en-Provence (Convent). Also located in this wider regional area are the peaks of La Tête d'Auguste, Le Petit Sanguin and Étoile, the Artothèque Istres-Ouest Provence, a museum, and the Tour de guet de Calès viewpoint.
To the higher-level travel overview: Bouches Du Rhone.
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