The village Simiane-la-Rotonde gets its notoriety from the rotunda whose truncated cone silhouette crowns the mound around which the hilltop village of tall stone houses huddle. This circular dungeon is the oldest civil example of Provencal Romanesque art.

Simiane-la-Rotonde has riches to discover which date back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From the fortified castle of the Agoult family, you can see the XIIth century dungeon with its famous rotunda and south wing which was restored recently.

The stalls of the shops and the covered market-square offer a superb viewpoint over the plain and bear witness to the former activity of the village. The church of Sainte-Victoire, which was finished in XVIth century, shows a transitional style between Gothic and Renaissance.

Art workshops (pottery, contemporary art) have opened in the top of the village but most of the economic activity is now concentrated in the bottom of the village (XVIIIth — XXIth century). In July, the plain is awash with the blue shade of lavender and gives off the most delightful fragrance. The village of Simiane is the seat of the biggest cooperative of essential oil production of fine lavender and lavandin in France.