Fontvieille

And its mills
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Nature, history, heritage and ancestral traditions are amongst the many charms of this Provençal village lying in the heart of the Alpilles…
Moulin de Daudet à Fontvieille

Fontvieille, Land of Mills

Culture, authenticity, terroir Welcome to Fontvieille

Fontvieille awaits you in the heart of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park, nestled in the hollow of its white stone quarries. As an authentic Provençal village, it will entice you with its ancient treasures, witnesses of ancestral know-how. The magnificent landscapes of Alphonse Daudet’s gentle, fragrant hills are an invitation to walking and hiking.

As you walk along surrounding olive groves, number of gustatory surprises concocted by small local producers will be of the greatest pleasure to your taste buds.

Its exceptional quality of life makes Fontvieille a welcoming place for all who wish to recharge their batteries.

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FONTVIEILLE, FIND AUTHENTICITY AT THE RHYTHM OF ITS MILLS.

Bar à Fontvieille

Discover the Old Village of Fontvieille, in the narrow streets of which you can still find some troglodyte dwellings bearing witness of the largest stone quarry of the time. Don't hesitate to visit the Abbey Tower, the church or the Vieille Font, as well as the Aqueducts and the Roman Mill of Barbegal.

Situated at the entrance to the Alpilles Regional Nature Park, Fontvieille is fortunate to offer access to numerous hiking tracks.

The village lends its name from a discreet spring situated near the Abbey Tower and which was used during the Roman period. “Font-vieille” is the combination of the word “font” which, in Provençal, means spring or fountain and “vieille”, which means old in French.

Get familiair with  Alphonse Daudet's "Letters From My Windmill", explore the Roman aqueducts of Barbegal, imagine yourself drawing water from the old spring.

Les Aqueducs
Chateau de Montauban

The must-sees To explore

Montauban Castle
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Montauban Castle

  • Historic site and monument
Les Moulins d'Alphonse Daudet
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Fontvieille

Les Moulins d’Alphonse Daudet

  • Historic site and monument
Les hypogées
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Fontvieille

Les hypogées

  • Historic site and monument
Meunerie hydraulique de Barbegal
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Fontvieille

Meunerie hydraulique de Barbegal

  • Historic site and monument
Roman aqueducts of Barbegal
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Fontvieille

Roman aqueducts of Barbegal

  • Historic site and monument
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