Leaned with the plate of Albion, between the mountains of Lure and Ventoux, Banon its authentic and natural character kept. Surrounded by fields of lavenders, of plains of cereals and hills delicately scented by the aromatic plants, a checkerwork of seizing colors takes shape around the village.
Banon is a small village become famous for its tasty small goat's milk cheeses delicately wrapped in a sheet of chestnut dry and enrubannés of a string of rafia. More than 600 000 cheeses are produced there each year, banons them are manufactured since centuries starting from milk believed according to an original process: small a tomme semi-dry is rubbed with pepper then soaked in brandy
It is then wrapped vegetable sheets and is deposited in a toupine (ground earthenware jar) for better improving. Accompanied by good glass of red and fresh bread of countryside, it will be difficult for you (… impossible) to resist it!
At the village, you will discover a medieval site strengthened in steps. You will stroll with pleasure in the old lanes and will cross beautiful residences, old doors, carved lintels, gate classified with the historic buildings.
Since the top of the village on the place of the old Hospital, you will be able to admire all the area. If you have the chance to be there in summer, you will have a superb table with the vast blue and mauve extents of the lavenders which are stretched around Banon
To visit:
Enclosures of the XV° century. Remainders of fortifications. Carry XIV° century to machicoulis. Old restored Hospital. Houses of the XVI° century and lanes with arcades.
Leisures:
Market Tuesday morning. Pedestrian excursions, VTT. Pélerinage on August 15 with the vault ND of the Angels. Cheese in May celebrates. Celebrates at the village before last Sunday of August.
Reception facilities:
1 Hotel with restaurant.
1 Hôtel.1 Camp-site and 1 natural surface of camp-site.
Furnished hirings. Rural lodgings.
