The Hotel Le Moulin occupies a building dating from 1500, which served as an oil mill from the 18th century.e century, then became a small hotel in the 1980s. The Beaumier hotel group bought the establishment in 2020 and expanded it by acquiring the adjacent buildings.
The place has been renovated in a soothing neo-Provençal style, dominated by white, light ocher and natural hues. Straw and terracotta floors have replaced the outdated carpets. Dated Provençal codes – cicada-patterned curtains, blue and yellow linen – have given way to more subtle allusions to local traditions, such as Aubagne pottery from Maison Ravel, and woven straw armchairs from the Midi furniture editor.
Two old presses have been preserved in the large vaulted dining room, extended by a patio with wrought iron tables arranged around an olive tree. This spring, the hotel is inaugurating a new garden with a swimming pool and nine additional rooms. He now has twenty-eight.
Suite 101, with its large rounded wall facing the street, is located in the original building and covers 50 square meters. A bench decorated with beige cushions, trinkets and bouquets of dried flowers runs along the half-moon curve of the room, delimiting the lounge area, composed of a coffee table and seats woven in Camargue.
Facing the bed, on which a plaid from the Vaucluse manufacturer Brun de Vian-Tiran has been thrown, three small windows with interior wooden shutters offer an unobstructed view of the Luberon massif and the Renaissance-style castle.
130 meters away: savor Provençal cuisine
The restaurant La Récréation owes its name to its proximity to the village school. Opened nearly half a century ago in a former post office, the business was taken over in 2020 by Magali Barba and her 27-year-old son Lucas. They serve Provençal dishes such as lamb confit, headless lark (a kind of paupiette) or beef stew, accompanied by panisse fries (made from chickpea flour) or vegetable gratin. And Magali concocts her own farigoule (thyme liqueur).
200 meters away: stroll among the olive trees
The small road which passes in front of the fountain known as “with three masks” and the Protestant temple leads to the foot of the Château de Lourmarin, around a bend. There, a large orchard of 250 olive trees is open to the public for contemplation, walking or reading under the trees, when the sun is not too strong. Most of these olive trees are of the Aglandau variety and were planted in 1930. Their fruits are harvested in November and pressed to produce oil.
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