A bit of local interest

There has been farming activity in Beaumont for hundreds

 of years. In the surrounding hills can be seen traces of neolithic

 terrassing where perhaps olives and other cultures were grown.

 The building in this photo is called a bory and may have been

 a shepherd's shelter. It is built with dry stone. There are a few

 of them in the valley.

 This is the rear

The Romans were very active in the Vaucluse and the stone

 used to build Vaison la Romaine was quarried in Beaumont.

 You can still visit the Roman quarry, and even see the grooves

 in the stone from the chariot wheels. Here is a photo of the main

 quarry, although there are other traces of quarrying activities

 in the area.

Below is one of the four chapels, this one in St Marguerite

This next one is in les Valettes.This chapel, St Sepulcre, is 
romanesque. It has many interesting small carvings in the stone.
 A south facing window throws a shadow image of a dove
 onto the alter at the summer soltice.

To round off todays post, a photo of the autumn colours,

 looking down the valley towards Crestet in the distance,

 and the hamlet of les Valettes on the right. You can see the
 rock formation of "longue saffre", (a tall sandstone rock).