{"id":1688,"date":"2025-12-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/?p=1688"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:38:17","slug":"lecho-de-bel-air-n51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/lecho-de-bel-air-n51\/","title":{"rendered":"L'Echo de Bel-Air n\u00b051"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group echo-lineaire is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"snow-belair\" class=\"uc-snow-bg\"><\/div>\n\n<style>\n#snow-belair.uc-snow-bg{\n    pointer-events:none;\n    position:fixed;\n    top:0;\n    left:0;\n    width:100%;\n    height:100vh;\n    z-index:0;\n    background-image:url('https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/blox_css_snow_bg\/style5-snow1.png'),\n                     url('https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/blox_css_snow_bg\/style5-snow2.png');\n    background-size:500px 500px, 350px 350px;\n    animation:snow-animation 20s linear infinite;\n}\n\n@keyframes snow-animation { \n    0% { background-position: 0px 0px, 0px 0px }\n    100% { background-position: 1000px 1000px, 700px 700px }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advice section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don't forget: fully inflated tyres, helmets, first aid kit, bike repair kit, water bottles and a few millilitres of sun cream on sunny days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lordicon.com\/lordicon.js\" defer><\/script>\n<lord-icon class=\"echo-icone\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wired-lineal-858-bicycle-2-hover-pinch.json\" trigger=\"hover\" style=\"width:65px;height:65px\"><\/lord-icon>\n\n\n\n<lord-icon class=\"echo-icone\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wired-lineal-804-sun-hover-rays.json\" trigger=\"hover\" style=\"width:65px;height:65px\"><\/lord-icon>\n\n\n\n<lord-icon class=\"echo-icone\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wired-lineal-447-water-drop-hover-split-1.json\" trigger=\"hover\" style=\"width:65px;height:65px\"><\/lord-icon>\n\n\n\n<lord-icon class=\"echo-icone\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wired-lineal-1255-first-aid-kit-hover-pinch.json\" trigger=\"hover\" style=\"width:65px;height:65px\"><\/lord-icon>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PRESENTATION OF THE CYCLE ROUTE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La <strong>Calavon cycle route<\/strong> is a cycle route in the French department of Vaucluse. It is 45 km long and uses the former railway line between Cavaillon and Volx. It takes its name from the Calavon river, also known as the Coulon. It has been developed in successive sections since 2005 by the Vaucluse Departmental Council, in partnership with the Luberon Regional Nature Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titre2-e1765304380783-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Bel-Air g\u00eetes\" class=\"wp-image-1763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titre2-e1765304380783-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titre2-e1765304380783-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titre2-e1765304380783-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sans-titre2-e1765304380783.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of the Bel-Air g\u00eetes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Technical specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Length and route<\/strong> : <strong>45 km<\/strong> from Robion to Castellet (D 48), Calavon valley, largely on the former railway line (Cavaillon - Apt - Volx), easy profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surfacing and accessibility<\/strong> : <strong>Gravel plaster<\/strong> Mostly suitable for city pushchairs; ; <strong>non-greenway sections<\/strong> approx. 2 km from Le Ch\u00eane, ~500 m from Beaumettes and Coustellet, ~500 m from Apt (avenue des Gen\u00eats).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Points of interest<\/strong> Pont Julien, several viaducts and views of the slopes of the Luberon and hilltop villages, towns crossed : <strong>Cavaillon, Apt, Coustellet, Cabri\u00e8res-d'Avignon, Maubec, Robion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activities and services<\/strong> : <strong>running<\/strong>, <strong>marche<\/strong>, <strong>VTC<\/strong>, <strong>MOUNTAIN BIKE<\/strong>, numerous restaurants and tourist attractions, local network of bicycle services with <strong>Accueil V\u00e9lo charter<\/strong> (repairs, accommodation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Duration and conditions<\/strong> : <strong>about 3 hours<\/strong> continuously (to be adjusted according to stops); <strong>max altitude \u2248 299 m<\/strong>, accessible <strong>all seasons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resources and planning<\/strong> leaflet available to help you organise your stay, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.eurovelo.com\/ev8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>downloads<\/strong><\/a> (maps and files) and Euro V\u00e9lo 8 reference for wider planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>European network<\/strong> is part of\u2019<strong>Euro V\u00e9lo 8<\/strong> (The Mediterranean by bike), a local stage of the major route linking Spain to Cyprus.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-Gites-de-Bel-Air.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration by the departmental council\" class=\"wp-image-1780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-Gites-de-Bel-Air.jpg 678w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-Gites-de-Bel-Air-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Les-Gites-de-Bel-Air-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration by the departmental council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STAGE LOCATIONS OR TOWNS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COUSTELLET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restaurants, bars and food shops have sprung up, making Coustellet a great place to stop. On Sunday mornings, 80 producers share the tastes and colours of the Vaucluse. Fruit, vegetables, cheese and local produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coustellet.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coustellet.jpg 515w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coustellet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coustellet-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ROUSSILLON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roussillon, its village and its Ochre Trail. It's a real Western setting, with its incredible fairy chimneys and totem poles carved out of rock created by the erosion of different materials. And don't forget the Okhra eco-museum, with its fun and educational activities. Of course, you'll have to travel about 8 km from the cycle route. An unusual landscape that's well worth the diversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/roussillon-scaled-e1765306528176.jpg 2038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GOULT-LUMI\u00c8RES STATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goult-Lumi\u00e8res station tells the story of the railway heritage that can be discovered along the way. After all, this greenway was built on the former Cavaillon-Apt-Volx line. From the end of the 19th century, it contributed to the development of the economy of the Pays d'Apt by enabling ochre and market garden produce to be transported. There are six other stations along the 45-kilometre route: Robion, Coustellet, Les Beaumettes, Bonnieux, Apt and Saignon-Caseneuve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practical information:<\/strong> the station is on the cycle route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOULT.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOULT.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOULT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GOULT-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE DOLMEN AT GOULT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than a kilometre after Goult-Lumi\u00e8res station, signs tell the fabulous story of the Ubac dolmen. Unearthed in 1994 during a violent flood of the Calavon, this prehistoric vestige dating from the Neolithic period has been patiently reconstructed stone by stone just 500 metres from where it was discovered. This is how the dolmen, a necropolis 14 metres in diameter, came to be on the cycle route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practical information:<\/strong> The route passes close to the Dolmen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DOLMEN.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DOLMEN.jpg 455w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DOLMEN-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DOLMEN-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LE PONT JULIEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This 80-metre Roman structure dates back to 3 BC and is the must-see spot on the cycle route, the Holy Grail between Bonnieux and Apt, which in itself would motivate many a ride along this route. A picnic on the banks with a view of the Pont Julien overlooking the Calavon is a real treat. And as you head back towards Apt, a belvedere has even been built to include the bridge in the panorama of the valley, from which you can see the ochre of Roussillon in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pont-Julien.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>APT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arriving in Apt via the greenway certainly offers a fresh perspective on the historic capital of the Luberon. The cycle route, which runs through the town from one end to the other, offers a unique view over the rooftops of the old town centre, the statue and the dome crowned with a golden Virgin of St Anne\u2019s Cathedral. It\u2019s quite a sight! Several routes, signposted with burgundy signs (Viaduc, La Cucuronne, Faubourg du Ballet, etc.), allow you to cycle around and explore the town\u2019s different neighbourhoods. Among the must-see attractions are the candied fruit workshops and the earthenware potteries \u2013 two of Apt\u2019s specialities. Not to mention, on Saturday mornings, a chance to immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful markets in the Vaucluse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large echo-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/apt.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Provence guide\" class=\"wp-image-1773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/apt.jpg 503w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/apt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/apt-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Provence guide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubrique conseil N\u2019oubliez pas : pneus bien gonfl\u00e9s, casques, trousse de secours, kit de r\u00e9paration pour v\u00e9los, gourdes remplies d\u2019eau et quelques millilitres de cr\u00e8me solaire pour les jours ensoleill\u00e9s. PR\u00c9SENTATION DU V\u00c9LOROUTE La v\u00e9lo route du Calavon est un am\u00e9nagement cyclable situ\u00e9 en France, dans le d\u00e9partement de Vaucluse. D&rsquo;une longueur de 45 km, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1688\/revisions\/1997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lesgitesdebelair.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}