Le Vallon des Oiseaux

A Franco-Dutch naturist estate of some fifty hectares in a small valley at the foot of Reillanne, on the eastern side of the Luberon, at 350 metres above sea level. It was opened in 1987 by Jan and Madeleine, who had run the restaurant of a naturist centre in the Netherlands and bought an old farmhouse here to restore; today it is run by their daughter Amanda and her family, who live on the campsite. Only ten hectares are given over to pitches, which are spacious and spread between full sun, the pine wood and the hillside; cars stay in the car parks and do not go up to the pitches. Mobile homes and wooden chalets are also for rent. The centrepiece of the estate is the infinity pool overlooking the Luberon massif, with a large cascading paddling pool for children and a natural stone beach with loungers in the shade of the pines. Every morning reception sells fresh bread and vegetables from the garden, the terrace under the vine serves local produce, and in the evening there is a restaurant and takeaway (meals are eaten dressed). The rest of the estate is open nature, without fences or barriers, which you can explore on foot along naturist trails; paved cycle paths start from the campsite exit. There is a fitness area, accessible facilities for disabled people and an entertainer in high season.