Roquefort-La-Bédoule: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Fontblanche is a protected natural area covering more than 850 hectares and extending across the municipalities of Ceyreste and Roquefort-la-Bédoule.

For some people, planning a trip includes renting a holiday apartment in Roquefort-La-Bédoule.

Nature

The geological stratum known as “Bédoulien” formed during the Mesozoic Era between 121 and 117 million years ago and contains marine fossils, especially ammonites. Several named elevations are also located around Roquefort-la-Bédoule: Sommet du Brigou is a mountain, La Candolle is a summit, Mont Cruvelier is another summit, and Montagne de la Canaille is a mountain.

The Chapelle Saint-André is a Romanesque architectural monument in the Fontblanche forest and can only be reached on foot.

Wine

Château Barbanau has 27 hectares of vineyards with AOC Côtes de Provence and AOC Cassis; wine tastings and wine sales are available in the wine cellar.

Culture

The Chapelle Saint-André-de-Julhans in Roquefort-la-Bédoule is a protected historic monument built in the 12th century and officially listed on 18 June 1987. The ruins of the old castle are located on the site of a Celto-Ligurian oppidum; the castle was built in the 11th century and destroyed on Richelieu’s orders.

Château de Julhans is an architectural monument dating from the 17th century, where the wedding of Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary took place. The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the hamlet of Roquefort dates from 1734 and was built using reused materials from the old village.

Geographical Setting

In the wider regional area around Roquefort-la-Bédoule are the Musée des arts décoratifs, de la faïence et de la mode de la Ville de Marseille in Château Borély, a museum, the Abbaye du Mont-Sion as a historic site, and Fort Saint-Jean and Fort Saint-Nicolas as fortresses.

For the higher-level travel overview: Bouches-du-Rhône.

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