Perrier Redon by bicycle

The Sénas lowland is located between the Durance and the canal of the northern Alpines. These two waterways give rise to numerous secondary canals (roubines, fillioles, ditches) along the roads and cultivated plots. The most important is the Béal du Moulin. These channels serve to provide the water needed for the irrigation of Provençal crops

The olive tree is an emblematic culture of the Alpilles territory and is the symbol of the dry Mediterranean climate. Its multiple trunks are the result of a release at the strain level following a significant frost in 1956. Today, some of the olives and oils produced in the Alpilles are recognized nationally and internationally, benefiting from the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).

A few kilometers away, the Petit Luberon is the closest relief to the Alpilles. It forms an anticlinal fold (arch-shaped fold) orientated east-west, between the plain of Cavaillon and the combe of Lourmarin. Its northern flank dominates the valley of Coulon-Calavon, and its southern flank, the Durance valley. The mountain range of the Luberon is limestone, low and extends from east to west between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse.

Bovine breeding in the Alpilles is linked to a local tradition: The bullfighting. The manades raise the Camarguaise local breed "Raço di Biou" to practice the Camargue races (or races with the cockade). This consists of getting as close as possible to the bull to seize the cockade attached between his horns. Cattle that are not selected for these races can be valued with the PDO Taureau de Camargue label, created in 1996.

The farmers of the Alpilles Regional Natural Park offer a range of products from the Terroir including the wine and fruit. In the plain of Sénas are grown mainly fruits like pears and peaches. The vineyard and fruit plantations then form structuring elements of the landscape, offering open agricultural environments.

Symbols of Provence, many hedges segment the territory and separate the various plots. Composed of cedar or cypress, these hedges have the primary function of protecting the various crops from mistral and frost. These trees are also known for their wood, very solid and fragrant, and have served to build the framework of many farmhouses of the Alpilles.

This relief is characterized by a set of ridges where is the highest point of the territory of the Park: the Opies, at 498 m altitude. Dating from the Jurassic, it is one of the oldest rock formations in the Alpilles. From the tower that symbolizes the summit, it is possible to see up to the alpine massifs. ;This tower was a watchtower, built at the dawn of the twentieth century, to monitor the massif against fire. It is now used to house the Mistral adventurers who have reached the summit.