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Guests will appreciate charming markets in the medieval villages of Reillanne (2 km) and Céreste (4 km), which also provide good shopping facilities including food shops, baker's, butcher's, wine caves, chemist's, post offices, bank, large outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and a sports complex. Montjalade is on the Luberon cycling route and also makes a perfect base for golf, walking, horse-riding, rock-climbing (at the internationally famous centre in the Buoux valley) or exploring the lovely countryside of the Luberon Regional Park, with its heady mixture of vines, lavender and cherry trees, punctuated by spectacular perched villages and dramatic limestone gorges.
Nearby are excellent restaurants offering the special ambience and cuisine of rural Provence. The country markets in the surrounding towns and villages are a must, especially the traditional Saturday morning market in Apt and the Monday market in Forcalquier, which both fill the narrow streets with stalls offering a wide choice of local fruit and vegetables, truffles, pates, lavender and Provencal fabrics. On Sunday, the beautiful village of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue has the largest antique market outside Paris.
The vivid ochre cliffs of Roussillon and the tranquil Cistercian abbey of Sénanque are close by. Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, the spectacular Gorges du Verdon, Mont Ventoux and the Roman towns of Arles, Nîmes, Orange, Vaison-la-Romaine are all within an hour or two's drive, while Marseille, the Camargue and the Mediterranean coast are within easy reach.
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