Provence · With kids

Two waymarked walking trails through abandoned ochre quarries; admission is charged per vehicle and covers parking, the map and trail access. Under-6s free, and guided walks go on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm for €9 adult and €4 for ages 6 to 12. The site shuts for maintenance from mid-November to early February.

About thirty dry-stone huts, sheepfolds and bread ovens on the hillside 4km below Gordes, open every day except 1 January and 25 December. €8 for adults, free under 12, last entry half an hour before closing. The ground is rough, so leave the pushchair in the car.

276 route de Gordes, ten minutes from Gordes: 346 copper stills, said to be the largest private collection of them, plus family workshops and guided tours in ten languages. Allow an hour; open daily April to December, with live distillation in July and August.

Ludo is the hands-on area built for 5- to 12-year-olds, and under-18s get into the museum, cinema, Ludo and temporary exhibitions free. There are beaches on the Gardon under the aqueduct, where swimming is at your own risk under a municipal order, and parking is €9 a vehicle.

Kayak Vert, on avenue Robert Garcin just past the aqueduct, runs a descent of the Sorgue lasting about two hours. Daily from 15 May to the last weekend of September, and they take bookings by phone.