Chapelle Saint-Julien

The chapel was built from 1620 to 1656. Construction lasted 30 or 40 years. This hermitage was lived a hundred years, until the French Revolution. The disused chapel and hermitage deserted gradually fell into ruin around 1800 or 1810. It is thought that the earthquake of 1812 accelerated their destruction. In 1912 during the summer chapel collapsed. The statue of St Julien, recovered in the ruins by the villagers, is visible at the Notre-Dame de Bonaventure, to the left of the altar. (The city council decided the restoration of the ruins of the chapel of St Julien and the development of this nice site that offers visitors a panoramic view over the Luberon and the Durance valley. This restoration began in June 1990, continued in the spring 1991 and in 1992. Even today, it continues to be restored.)

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