In the old village of Béconne (Vieux village de Béconne) stands a castle built from the 13th century onwards. A fortification and a keep have also been preserved there.
Those who choose Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne as their destination want to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The old village of Béconne is privately owned. The Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Béconne has a Romanesque barrel vault and is attributed to the 14th century. A pilgrimage to the chapel takes place on Easter Monday.
Other historical sites include Les Grottes Sarrazines, an archaeological site with extensive rock overhangs and rock shelters, as well as the trails of the Maquis de la Lance. A stele there commemorates the Resistance during the years 1943 to 1944. The castle complex at Alençon included a keep built in the 12th century.
The Chapelle Saint-Secret lies near the Château de la Roche in a valley whose springs supply the village of Roche-Saint-Secret with water. The chapel may date from the 12th or 13th century and served as a field hospital for the Maquisards during the Second World War.
Landscape
The Rocher des Aures is a triangular plateau on the slope of the Montagne de la Lance and reaches an elevation of 771 metres. Visible Roman and medieval remains have been preserved at this site.
Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne has vineyards, lavender fields, apricot orchards, truffle oaks and beech forests.
Food and Drink
Domaine du Chardon Bleu is a family-run business that produces its own organic wine from the AOC Grignan les Adhémar appellation. Visitors are welcomed at the estate for wine or apricot nectar tastings. The offerings include picnics in the vineyards and wine tastings at home.
Getting Around
The address given for Trail 8 – Panoramique du Mont Rochas is 5 place de l'Eglise, 26770 Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne.
More pages about localities: La Touche, Ponet-Et-Saint-Auban, Vesc, Peyrins, Bathernay, Les Pilles, Andancette, Montmiral
