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Introduction
Contents
Sample Route
Availability
Reprinted
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
Published
20 Feb 2008
Edition
First
ISBN
9781852843823
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1852843829
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
Weight
350g
Pages
288
No. Maps
42
No. Photos
75
Originally Published
1 Apr 2003

Walking in Provence

42 walks in the Alpes Maritime, Var, Vaucluse and northern Provence by Janette Norton

Guide to walking in Provence, southern France, Europe. An excellent selection of 42 walks in Provence. Covering the Alps Maritimes, Var, Vaucluse and northern Provence, the suggested walks are of short and medium length, and the descriptions include all the practical information required for an enjoyable trip. More...

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Seasons

Year-round possibilities, although the winter can be cold, especially when the ‘Mistral’ blows. Read More... Spring and autumn are the rainy seasons, with some violent thunderstorms in autumn. Summer can be very hot.

Centres

Grasse, Aix-en-Provence, Aubagne, Carpentras, Apt, Digne, Gordes, Castellane, Moustiers-Ste-Marie.

Difficulty

Most walks graded easy to moderate. Some involve strenuous but not difficult scrambling.

Must See

Gorges and canyons, especially the Verdon Gorge, ancient villages clinging to cliff faces, the Read More... smell of the wild vegetation and lavender, medieval and Roman ruins.
 
 

INTRODUCTION     
The Provençal Regions     
A Short History of Provence     
Walk Explanations and Signposting     
Guidelines for Walking in Provence     
Travelling to Provence     
When to Go     
Accommodation     
Clothing and Equipment     
Flora and Fauna     
Provençal Writers and Artists     
Regional Specialities     
Markets
    

THE WALKS
ALPS MARITIMES
1    Baou des Noirs and Baou des Blancs    
2    Baou de St-Jeannet and ruins of Castellet 
3    Le Chemin du Paradis – from Bar-sur-Loup to Gourdon    
4    Pic de Courmettes and Puy de Tourettes    
5    Le Baou de Saint-Jean    
6    La Route Napoléon    
7    La Vallée de la Siagne
8    Tour of Mont Vinaigre
9    L’Estérel – Lac de l’Écureuil and Three Passes
10    Pic du Cap Roux 

VAR
11    Castle Ruins and Ste-Croix    
12    Chapel of Notre Dame d’Orgnon    
13    Tour of the Ste-Baume
14    Old Village and Château of Rougiers    
15    St-Jean du Puy and Mont Olympe    
16    Montagne de Ste-Victoire    
17    Marcel Pagnol Country
18    Circuit du Latay
19    Le Mourre d’Agnis    

VAUCLAUSE
 Luberon region walks
20    Abbaye de Sénanque, Gordes
21    Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and Wall of the Plague
22    Fort de Buoux and Aiguebrun    
23    Short Walk around the Colorado Provençal    
24    Long Walk around the Colorado Provençal    
25    North Side of Luberon Mourre Nègre
Ventoux walks   
26    Le Barroux to La Roque-Alric    
27    Les Gorges de la Nesque    
28    Les Gorges de Curnier – south side of Mont Ventoux    
29    Vaison-La-Romaine to Crestet 
30    La Gambade – from Gigondas (Dentelles de Montmirail)    
31    Les Dentelles de Montmirail    

NORTHERN PROVENCE   
32    Three Chapels Walk from Digne-les-Bains    
33    L’Ichtyosaure Fossil National Geological Reserve Site    
34    Le Serre de l’Esclangon National Geological Reserve    
35    Sommet de Cucuyon or Sommet de Couard    
36    Le Cousson    
37    La Bigue du Siron    
38    Les Rochers des Mées    
39    Les Gorges de Trevans    
40    The Verdon Gorge – Sentier Martel    
41    The Lower Verdon Gorge    
42    Le Sommet de Crémon    

APPENDIX A: Maps    
APPENDIX B: Tourist Offices and Syndicats d’Initiative     
APPENDIX C: Market Days     
APPENDIX D: Glossary of Provençal words

 
 
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