The best local producers Fontvieille

Located outside the village, Moulin de la Coquille presents exclusively the produces of the estate. On the 35 hectares property, the olives are crushed during 24 hours after their harvest. It results in an unfiltered olive oil of protected designation of origin of Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It is sold in can or in bottle, whose rather retro label will inevitably seduce you. And for a unique experience, the mill offers you to collect the olives and leave with "your" oil under your arm.

Olive oil, its history and its production are a matter of passion. It is even a family history. The welcome is pleasant, the place is really worth a look: an old Provencal farmhouse planted in the middle of Alphonse Daudet's country. Of course, the oils from the mill are made from the four varieties of olives that make up the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO. You can visit the mill and take part in tasting workshops.

This large building, from the depths of time, rises majestically against the southern slopes of the Alpilles. Since 1489, the tradition of olive oil and wine has been perpetuated here, and today, it is used for receptions. Whether for accommodation or catering, the place is full of elegance and nobility. The staff is not only professional, as one would expect in an establishment of this class, but also attentive, pleasant and caring. The cuisine is of course of high quality, and dining on the terrace is a real pleasure.

In this farmhouse, owned by the Monnier family for four generations, you'll find nothing but the highest quality products. Thanks to the 1,700 olive trees grown here (AOC Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oil in fruity green and black, black and green olives, olive cream, tapenade and even olive jam, the excellent "Redonnale"), but also homemade jams and local produce. Don't hesitate to visit the estate and buy directly from the farm, every day except Sunday.

The Bellon family marked the history of the village of Fontvieille. Not only thanks to the notoriety of their oil mill, but also because two of its members became first magistrate of the commune, Hyacinthe and Henri. Today, it is the two sons of the latter, Jean-Pierre and Jacques, who have been at the helm of this field in the family since 1913. They grow their 3 000 olive trees planted on about twenty hectares with care: weeding, fertilisers, reasoned irrigation, etc. With fruits, they manufacture a PDO oil Vallée de Baux-de-Provence. Their moulin mill also presses the olives of 400. The Bellon also prepare table olives (Lucca and picholine), quenelle, and green olive pulp to basil or tomato.