Large peaceful market town, stretching right along the banks of the Asse, a river flowing in its pebble bed at the bottom of a broad valley - Mézel is worth a prolonged visit.

Once you've parked under the plane trees in the square, take a walk down the “Grand Rue”. You'll be astonished to discover a charming village, with attractive colourful façades, red with blue shutters for example, several picturesque fountains and basins, and above all, a considerable number of old doors, a century old or more.

In Mézel there is not a trace of its tormented past - saracens and religious wars. In this unpretentious village, life is good, to judge by the life style of the locals: sitting by their front door, taking lunch on their terrace or enjoying a barbecue in their gardens - surrounded by fig and olive trees, vines, lavender and climbing roses - all this while listening to hard rock at maximum volume !!

Walkers will be tempted by the little shady path that climbs up to the rock where the chapel of Notre Dame du Rosaire stands. From there, there is a fantastic view of the pleasant valley of Asse and the perfectly harmonious Roman tile roofs.