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Ochre mine Roussillon
by Dani
Ochre mine Roussillon
Walk through an abandoned ochre mine at Roussillon,
The area had large ochre deposits, found in the clay surrounding the hill town. Ochres are pigments ranging from yellow and orange to red. One of of the former ochre quarries can be visited and is known as the Colorado Provençal.
Today it is prohibited to mine ochre in Roussillon. this measure was taken to protect the sites
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