{"id":9104,"date":"2021-04-15T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/hiking-france\/?page_id=9104"},"modified":"2025-12-14T21:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T20:40:08","slug":"botany-explorations-provence-garrigue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/hiking-walking-tours-provence-france\/fr\/specialtours\/botany-explorations-provence-garrigue","title":{"rendered":"Botany explorations in Provence garrigue"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-banner_39\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Garlaban_garrigue_enfants1-scaled.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><big><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Botany explorations in Provence&rsquo;s garrigue<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/big><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_25\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-color:#f9e339;\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walking eyes closed, alone at the heart of the <em>garrigue<\/em> vegetation, somewhere in the hills around Marseille, may lead you to experience a unique mix of sensations : the varied fragrances of rosemary, lavender or thyme crushed underfoot overwhelming your nostrils; cicada songs and the heat stunning you a little bit on summer days, small branches and prickly little leaves of the diverse bushes tickling your legs when off trail, if wearing short pants.<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> Very long after your hike through Provence\u2019s hills, wherever you live on the earth, you will probably be drawn back by <\/span><em style=\"color: #0000ff;\">garrigue<\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u2018s distinct atmosphere and rough sensuality!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_147\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Please note that the hikes that are shown below to explore the scented <em>garrigue<br \/><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">of Provence hills<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> are three ones among a dozen on which our guides can lead you.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_173\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/groupe_collines_dominant_Marseille_plan_large.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Hiking in Massif du Garlaban\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_131\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-text\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_53\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-banner has-background builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-2\" style=\"background-color:#f98939;background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_53-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9553\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/garrigue_4.jpg?resize=810%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_53-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>The garrigue in the foothills of the Luberon<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Half-day<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">On this walk,\u00a0 you explore the <em>garrigue<\/em> that can be seen in the foothills to the south of the <em>Luberon<\/em> mountain. The plants that you will smell easily, termed aromatics, are lavender, rosemary, thyme and savory. You will notice other plants such as curry plant, cotton lavender and Mediterranean heather, especially when in blossom. And, for sure, you will not miss the following shrubs, more or less prickly: kermes oak, mock privet, turpentine tree, prickly juniper and gorse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">This flora is able to survive long periods of draught: the different species can indeed develop diverse strategies for adapting water resources. Your local guide will explain all that to you if you are interested.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Walking time<\/strong> : 2.5 hours (total : 3.5 hrs)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Rating<\/strong> : moderate<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Season calendar<\/strong> : year-round (summer : morning only)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">Not allowed on fire risk days.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_53-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_246\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7e51b;background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What we call <em>garrigue<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0<em>South of France<\/em> is this type of scented scrubland that grows on limestone soils after fires and clearcutting. Your local guide tells you about the specific flora composing <em>garrigue<\/em> and the fauna living there. You may discover why <em>garrigue<\/em>\u00a0is so common in the South of France, how it\u00a0appears, how long it lasts, why we can see\u00a0<em>garrigue<\/em> in some places, pine groves in others, oak forest elsewhere. Your guide can also inform you about how <em>garrigue<\/em>\u00a0can help men out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_260\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-text\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_79\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-2\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_79-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kermes_arriere-plan_cap_morgiou_4.jpg?resize=900%2C612&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"612\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_79-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In the garrigue above Calanque de Sugiton<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Half-day<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A balcony trail in the <em>Massif des Calanques<\/em> is botanically rich ; and besides the common plants and shrubs that usually grow in Provence&rsquo;s <em>garrigues<\/em>, you see these ones: Italian buckthorn, narrow-leaved scorpion vetch, spiny broom, Etruscan honeysuckle. The presence of many screes and steep slopes likely explain why the Mediterranean scrubland here is less dense than elsewhere. And this may allow you to catch sight of<em> Arenaria provincialis<\/em>, an endemic plant that only grows in the <em>Marseille <\/em>hills. Later, on a rocky platform, high above <em>Calanque de Sugiton<\/em>, your guide tells you about another type of <em>garrigue<\/em>: 100m below, much closer to the sea-spray. Down there, kermes oaks are missing and rosemary shrubs are much shorter. And new plants grow on the shore, such as the curry plant (or immortelle), the Mediterranean beach daisy and <em>Astragalus Tragacantha.<\/em> The last one is a rare, protected species that can be seen very close to the sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Walking time<\/strong> : 2.5 hours (total : 3.5 hrs)<br \/><strong>Rating<\/strong>\u00a0: moderate (rugged terrain)<br \/><strong>Season calendar<\/strong>\u00a0: 1\/1 \u2013 6\/15\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0 9\/15 \u2013 12\/31<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_79-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_105\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-banner has-background builder-section-full-width builder-text-columns-2\" style=\"background-color:#f98939;background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG20210507114948_1.jpg?resize=960%2C794&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"794\" \/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>A scenic hike up to the garrigue<br \/>in Massif du Garlaban<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Full day<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">From the small village of <em>Lascours<\/em>, located at the foot of the eastern part of the majestic rocky ridge of <em>Garlaban, <\/em>this trail takes you up to the heights above the <em>Huveaune<\/em> valley. With your local guide, as soon as you leave the back road in the small cultivated valley and start walking on the stony path, <em>garrigue<\/em> is surrounding you. Once on top of today&rsquo;s summit, <em>Mont du Marseillais <\/em>(628m), you first enjoy a spectacular view of the valley below and of the <em>Sainte-Baume <\/em>mountain facing you. Then, you can take time to observe and take pictures of the dozens of plant species growing around you. Your guide will probably be able to name most of them. Your memories after this hike will be filled up with the aromas overwhelming the denser parts of <em>garrigue<\/em>\u00a0in the sunshine !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">Trailhead only 40 minutes from downtown Marseille and from Aix en Provence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Walking time<\/strong> : 3.5 hours (total : 5 hours)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Rating<\/strong> : challenging (rugged terrain, 1,500 feet elevation gain)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\"><strong>Season calendar<\/strong> : year-round (in summer, start at 7 am)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0d0d3b;\">Not allowed on fire risk days.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_105-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_159\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-slide content-position-none\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.enrouteprovence.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/chene_kermes_2-1.jpg&#039;);\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-banner-inner-content\">\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><big>The Proven\u00e7al term<em> garric<\/em>, from which the French word <em>garrigue<br \/><\/em> is derived, represents the evergreen shrub on this photograph.<\/big><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><big>Do you know its name in English ?<\/big><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-banner_187\" class=\"builder-section-prev-banner builder-section builder-section-banner builder-section-next-banner builder-section-full-width\" style=\"background-size: cover; 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