The cross-country trail
Discover the splendour of the country on a path bordered
with evergreen oaks, kernel pines, low stone walls,
cuttings hollowed out of rocks. This will lead you
to Alphonse Daudet’s wind-mill and museum, and on Montauban ‘s
steps. The guides of the Tourist Information will
give you all details to discover and follow this
trail. Both sites open every day, from February 1 to December 31.
No booking needed for free visits. Just call Daudet
wind-mill’s manager. Guided tour, only available
for groups, must be booked at the Tourist Office.
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L'itinéraire |
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Daudet's wind-mill
Ribet or St Pierre wind-mill, as it was formerly called,
was built in 1814 and ground wheat during one century.
It then stopped working in 1915 and so did our last wind-mill.
In 1935, the association "Alphonse Daudet’s friends", decided to restore it and create a museum dedicated to "Les Lettres de mon Moulin" famous
writer.
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This building is the symbol of the writer and his work. Secure pay and display car-park at the foot of the wind-mill, open from April to September.
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The Village discovery route
This itinerary proposes a walk through the heart of the
village.Extension of Alphonse Daudet’s discovery route, it will bring you to "La Tour des Abbés" (the Abbots Tower – 14th century) and the "vieille Font" (the old Fountain – 12th
century) historical core of Fontvieille.
To follow this trail you will have to pass through what became the actual town center which was built on a stone quarry.
Three different themes
form this trail : beside the village’s history that one can discover through the monuments, one will be able to follow Alphonse Daudet’s
traces .
The art works of Léo Lelée illuminate this route and make us recall the profound attachment of the painter to Fontvieille.
This route is also a playful discovery which will allow us to grasp the colourful details, sculptures or wells, and in the same time to revive all the small stories that made this village so typical.
This route takes about two hours to do, from Montauban’s Castle to the wind-mill, chanted with more than 30 stations of images and texts. |
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