Walk from Bibémus to Le Tholonet
After the visit to the quarries at Bibémus the group found its way, along a serpentine hiking trail, to lunch in Le Tholonet, about 3 km to the south. The walk was first through a shady forest, then, emerging into bright sunshine, we stopped to look at the view of Montagne Sainte Victoire.
| The path started through a shady forest | A view of Montagne Sainte Victoire through the trees |
Our way continued, steeply downhill, on a path edged by banks of red soil and towering pin d’Alep trees (Pinus halepensis).
| Pinus halepensis | Red rocks by the side of the path |
Here are pictures of some of the plants and trees we saw:
| Anacamptis pyramidalis | Euphorbia serrata |
| Cistus albidus | Aphyllanthes monspeliensis |
| Urospermum dalechampii | Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, in flower |
Text: Jennifer Hastings
Photographs: Kevan Kristjanson and Helen Mason