Jul 12, 2019
❣️The hues of rouge in Roussillon 🌿This special village is chock full of picturesque red buildings, which are built from ochre, a mineral that naturally occurs in the surrounding cliffs. Throughout the 18th century, ochre was used as a pigment in the textile industry and, in its heyday, hundreds of people worked in Roussillon’s quarries. The ochre differentiates this village from others in southern France with its pink, orange and red hues giving a unique colour to the houses. It is made more impressive by the contrast with the deep-green pine forest that surrounds the village. #luberonvalley (at Village du Roussillon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzz-QfUl4Gq/?igshid=1bobs8wvtkbfh
