Camper Van studio

We have the old camper bus out and finally licensed (as a vehicule de collection given that it is 40 years old) to be driven in France after being in our garage for 20 years.

David has taken to using it as a mobile painting studio, and with some calm sunny autumnal weather has started a series of afternoon paintings of the cliffs at Lioux.

Falaise de la Madeleine, Lioux

The impressive Falaise de la Madeleine is a limestone cliff 700 meters long by 100 meters high, the result of a fault that occurred 30 million years ago.  It is one of the welcome landmarks you can pick out on entering the Luberon Valley from Gordes and always signals 'home' for us. 

The old village shelters in its shadow, and is renowned for its howling hunting dogs.  The name Lioux is derived from the Gaul word leuca meaning light, and the village has been inhabited since 960.  Hannibal passed through the village on his way to the Alps with his elephants.  To mark this occasion the village coat of arms features an elephant!