Oraison city

Surrounded by 2300 hectares of the white oaks and holm oak, Oraison city is a privileged place of relaxation. You will be able to traverse our forests, to discover our landscapes with foot, in the racing cycle, V.T.T or on horse.

Leave from the place of the Kiosk of the centre town. To move to the top of the village until the tank by the streets Elie Louis Julien, Auguste Brun then Pink Banon. To borrow at the beginning the yellow layout; to follow the peaks of Tholonet. Point of view on the two valleys: The Durance and Rancure. To exceed the ruins of an old castle where only part of turn remains. To continue the way which curves in underwood until an intersection.

• To give up the yellow layout going towards Castellet (circuit n°25 ADRI). To take on your line a broad way suitable for motor vehicles marked out in green which goes down; it approaches the slope valley of Rancure and walks on soft inclined with blank of hill until the secondary road n°12.
• To take on the right in direction of Otaison; to skirt the CD12 during approximately 15mn; 90 meters before the stone parapet which borders the road: to approach the bed of the torrent, to enter the botanical zone of discovery.
• To go up on the CD12; little before the Bridge Pierre, to continue 900 more meters by borrowing the street of Charles Richebois to reach the centre town.

The lake of Buissonnades is located at the south of the Oraison city (at 5 km in direction of Valensole, on the right before the bridge of Adze).

Lake of bathe (the bathe is supervised in summer by qualified personnel). Lake of fishing arranged with tables of spade screws.

Botanical course around the water foreground (1,650 km).

Departure at the bottom of the carpark after the rocks on the level of the table of picnic (blue beaconing). The access and the carpark is free. In summer snack bar, restoring bar.

You will be able to see in spring the terrestrial orchises on the hills, in the edge of wood, in the hollow of the small valleys

• To see the wild plants
• To feel the multiple perfumes of Provence: thyme, sage, lavender, mint and the others
• To listen to the sound and coloured landscapes
• To foresee the dazzling guêpier, the sensitive to the cold crested one fasciée and the other species of our richly varied fauna.

 Come to discover the city with Valerie, Guide of Country, every Friday at 10:00 or the request for the groups.

With the program: the structure, the history, fountains, the old village, reading of landscape, botany, the church, the castle, coffee commercial,…

Appointment in the Tourist office close to the bandstand.

Duration: between one hour and two hours according to the request.

1 euro. Free for the children.

 Come to discover the botanical path of the lake of Buissonnades…
With the program: the ripisylve, the herbaceous ones, watery plants without forgetting tastings (according to the season) but also the possibility of seeing of animaux...as coypu!

Botanical guided visit with Valerie, Guide of Country at 10:00 every Thursday from May to September or the request for the groups.

Meeting on the spot on the carpark of the lake.

Duration: approximately an hour.

To be provided with adapted shoes, the children must be accompanied. 1 euro. Free for the children.