WHAT TO SEE & DO
Overview Table
| Name | Appeal | Type | Visit | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Village Itself | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Village | Self | Free |
| 2 | Food Market | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Food Market | Self | Free |
| 3 | St. Martin Church | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Church | Self | Free |
| 4 | Viewpoint | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 5 | Ansouis Castle | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Castle | Guided | Paid € |
| 6 | Mazoyer Museum | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Museum - Shells & Paintings | Self | Paid € |
1.Village Itself
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Village
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Ansouis is a traditional Provençal village perched on a small hill. It offers a charming stroll through its narrow, winding streets lined with historic stone houses.
2. Food Market
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Outdoor Food Market
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Marché d’Ansouis
The village’s small market takes place on Sunday mornings near the old washhouse.
3. St. Martin Church
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Church
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Église Saint-Martin
The village church is notable for its fortification and dates back to the 13th century.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
4. Viewpoint
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Right next to the church is a terrace that slightly overlooks the valley, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
5. Ansouis Castle
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Castle
Visit Guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Château d’Ansouis
Originally a defensive fortress from the 10th century, it has undergone numerous transformations over the following centuries, with most of the current structure dating from the 17th century.
The château is privately owned and its interior can only be seen via a guided visit in French.
Ask for an English brochure.
The site is open for only a few hours per week.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
6. Mazoyer Museum
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Shells & Paintings Museum
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Names
Musée Georges Mazoyer
Musée Extraordinaire
This small private museum features a collection of shells, taxidermied marine animals, and prehistoric fragments gathered over decades of underwater exploration around the world, as well as paintings by Georges Mazoyer, a 20th-century French traveler and artist.
