SITES AND MONUMENTS

The Mill at Salignan

The clayey grey marl where the mill is situated is from the Aptian geological stage. From the geological point of view, a stage is characterised by a particular fauna corresponding to a particular epoch. The Aptian stage, described by Alcide d’Orbigny in 1840, is one of the stages in the international scale of geological periods.

“From Apt to Aptian, the division of time”
This permanent exhibition is a tribute to Alcide d’Orbigny, the great palaeontologist of the 19th century. It introduces the visitor to the division of geological time by the science of stratigraphy. The development of ideas, the main episodes in the history of the Earth and modern techniques are explained in an exhibition of fossils found in the area.

Outside the exhibition the Luberon Park has created an almond grove, with 40 different varieties, for conservation purposes.

Guided visits
During the spring and summer holiday periods a geologist from the Luberon Regional Park offers free guided visits of the exhibition.