Church Saint Pierre of Berzème
The church of Berzème appears as soon as 1170. It is a Romanesque church with a wooden bell from the 18th century.
The church of Berzème appears as soon as 1170. It is a Romanesque church with a wooden bell from the 18th century.
House is located in the narrow street of the village. The particularity of these houses is their terraces are covered with arcades, which testify to the sericulture and craft spinning history.
Chapel Notre-Dame du Devois or Notre-Dame des 7 Douleurs.
Around thirty caves, some of which have two levels, have been carved into the cliffs at various heights. Access to this unique site is free. An explanatory sign (in French and English) is located at the entrance to the site, near the small parking area.
The church has a strange bell tower: a 9m high statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is said that it would have been built in thanks for having spared the village from an epidemic of cholera which had struck the neighboring villages.
The church is one of the hundreds of places of worship of primitive Roman style built from the 11th century and has been modified several times, as often.
This village was fortified at the Middle Ages during the 100 years war and some of its ramparts are still standing today. It is situated on the road leading to Alba at the border of where the black basalt columns and white limestone rock are found.
It was the one of the oldest and most important fiefdoms of the Barons of Aps. Located at the foot of the Coiron, the village was fortified by the 14th century. You can imagine the form of the village by tracing the remnants of the defensive wall.
Discover 16th-century agriculture through the writings of Olivier de Serres, an emblematic figure of modern agronomy.
Perched high above the Rhône valley on its volcanic neck, Rochemaure castle has still not yielded all its secrets. It was probably built by the Adhémar family from Montélimar between the 11th and 12th centuries. The old village is well worth a visit and offers marvellous views over the river.