Simiane-la-Rotonde

After some rain yesterday afternoon the clouds are still thick here this morning. Those thick clouds are hugging the hillsides while creeping down closer towards the valley.  Along with the rain we've been greeted by cooler temperatures which are supposed to hang around the next few days.

As I mentioned in my last entry I visited the village of Simiane-la-Rotonde last Friday.  This picturesque town sits on a hill overlooking a wide open valley that in the spring will be bursting with color from the lavender fields below. In the town itself are the remains of a 12th century castle highlighted by a large round rotunda that has been restored. There is also a nice little museum that showcases the history of the village and the surrounding area.

Like many villages this one has those narrow streets which the majority are only accessible by foot. I would imagine Simiane attracts its fair share of people in the tourist season but it's off the beaten path for the heavy traffic compared to the villages and towns more to the west.

Simiane-la-Rotonde 

View of the village from across the valley

Nice little one room fixer upper right in the middle of town.  

Covered terrace with a great view of the area below 

  

View from the terrace

Narrow walkway 

The only shop I saw in the village.