Roussillon
Ôkhra - Écomusée de l'ocre
Tourist service in Roussillon :
In this former ochre factory created by those who began the whole adventure in 1871, you can visit and discover basins, ovens, red and yellow ochre mills and a garden used to grow plants for dyeing purposes. The OKHRA Association is open to both the public and professionals for guided tours, training sessions, and educational workshops for children during the school year and vacation, conferences, practical advice on how to use the hues. Temporary exhibitions are also available. See what’s scheduled, at the web site: www.okhra.com There’s also a boutique, numerous books on colours, flasks of pigments, binders, gums and more. You can rent bikes on the spot and head out to explore the village of Roussillon and the ochre landscapes of the Luberon. Free admission for under 10's.
Equipment
- Toilets
- Exhibition space
- Car park
- Entertainments room
- Coach parking
- Free car park
Services
- Pets welcome
- Room hire
- Shop
- Permanent entertainments organiser
- Wi-fi
- Tourist routes
- Tourist brochures
- Tourist information
- Booking of general amenities
- Guided tours
- Spot photo
- Online shop
- Available for private hire
Dates and times
From 01/02 to 31/03/2025.
Open every day except weekends.
From 01/04 to 30/06/2025, daily.
From 01/07 to 31/08/2025, daily.
From 01/09 to 31/10/2025, daily.
From 01/11 to 18/12/2025.
Closed on Wednesday and weekends.
Languages spoken
- German
- English
- French
Prices
Full price: 8.50 to 10 €
Adult: 120 to 350 €
Reduced price: 9 €
Teenager: 7.50 €.
Free entry for children < 10 years, people with reduced mobility, disabled people.
Group rate available for > 15 people.
Methods of payment
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Credit transfer
- Online payment
Contact
Ôkhra - Écomusée de l'ocre570 route d'Apt
Usine d'ocre Mathieu
570, route d'Apt
84220 Roussillon
Tel :
View number
04 90 05 66 69
E-Mail : Afficher le mail info@okhra.com
Website : http://okhra.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/okhra.couleur
E-Mail : Afficher le mail info@okhra.com
Website : http://okhra.com/
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/okhra.couleur
Coordinates
Longitude : 5.305805Latitude : 43.896126
> Getting there by public transport
This page was produced with the help of theOffice de Tourisme Intercommunal Pays d’Apt Luberon