Top Things to do in Vaucluse
Top 10 Farms in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Discover the best top things to do in Vaucluse, France including Truffle Hunting at Les Pastras, Les Fermiers En Herbe, La truffe du Ventoux par Les Freres Jaumard, Distillerie du Vallon des Lavandes, Moulin & Domaine Oliversion, Ferme Pedagogique de l'Oiselet, La Ferme de Billy Billy, Truffoterra, Chevrerie des Fontaines, Les Lavandes De Champelle.
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1. Truffle Hunting at Les Pastras
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5.0 based on 245 reviews
Go behind the scenes of the world's most secretive business. Take a tour of a Provençal truffle plantation, learn how truffles are cultivated and truffle dogs are trained, and go on a hunt for France's elusive "black gold" with professional hunters who know all the tricks of the trade. You'll be regaled with stories of successes and sabotage, and learn to tell the difference between the different types of French truffles and the "fakes" from China. Tours are followed up with a sampling of fresh truffle hors d'oeuvres, Champagne and a tasting of our Les Pastras olive and truffle oil. A real treat! Truffle Hunting Tour: Truffle hunt, truffle hors d'oeuvres, Champagne, olive and truffle oil tasting: 70€ per person (winter), 60€ per person (summer). Minimum of 2 people. Weekend tours at flexible hours, weekday tours at 6pm (summer) or 4pm (winter). Please book at least one week in advance. Summer season: May 1 - September 30* Winter season: November 15 - March 15* * Weather permitting 50% of the profits from Les Pastras products go to the One Family orphanage in Haiti
Reviewed By elizbuth - Hendersonville, United States
I've been reading about Les Pastras for several years, and this year I decided the truffle hunt would be a priority for our trip. It was a pleasure to listen to Johann speak so proudly about his family's land and heritage. He welcomed us warmly, gave us a few ground-rules about the experience, and then told us about the process of finding truffles, how to spot a likely place, and the business of raising "truffles trees." The fact that Johann is entertaining and knowledgeable plus fluent in English made the tour even more enjoyable. Jean-Marc arrived with the dogs. I had read about the fancy Italian breed that is often used for truffle hunting, but these dogs were not what I expected. Éclair was a scruffy, short ball of fur and Mirabelle seemed to be a lab-shepherd-? mixed breed. Johann explained the process of training the dogs and noted that any breed could be trained to find truffles. We greeted the dogs, but when it was time to go to work, we had to let them focus. We had walked to the stand of trees where we hoped to find truffles, Éclair sniffed out the truffles, Mirabelle started the digging, and then we got to get the truffle out of the soil. We were taught how to notice the difference in quality. One truffle was softer than the others and another had less aroma than the others. After we found 6 or so truffles, we walked around the family land and were introduced to the area's wild herbs, the beehives, and the fruit and olive trees. Then on to the summer kitchen and getting to eat the fruit of our hunt. Johann talked about preparation, storage, and serving truffles. We had Champagne and ate truffles on butter, on cheese, with oil, and in ice cream. The entire experience was a pleasure.
2. Les Fermiers En Herbe
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
3. La truffe du Ventoux par Les Freres Jaumard
4. Distillerie du Vallon des Lavandes
5. Moulin & Domaine Oliversion
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4.5 based on 8 reviews
Come visited our mill with olive oil and taste(savour) our biological olive oil as well as our tapenades, green olives and black. We also produce of the biological wheat flour. We shall also present you our cosmetic range of products and soap hand made with the olive oil of the mill
6. Ferme Pedagogique de l'Oiselet
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4.0 based on 230 reviews
Malgré nos efforts pour une restructuration,nous avons du mettre fin à nos activités animation,anniversaire,hébergement insolite...
7. La Ferme de Billy Billy
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
8. Truffoterra
You would like to discover black truffle from the Luberon, you will find in our offers different services to learn everything of this black diamond. All about Truffles, professional explanations, picking, digging and tasting are scheduled.
9. Chevrerie des Fontaines
10. Les Lavandes De Champelle
Hello everyone ! Our family has been cultivating lavender since 1959. Today, we invite you to come and visit the farm and take a walk in our lavender fields. On our website or on site in our shop you can find many products made from lavender and lavandin but also other products such as honey, small spelled etc ...
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