Located in the valley of Bresque, with the confluence of Pelicourt and the Low register, this small city is an artistic and industrieuse city. It is a village with the significant historical inheritance with hillside to the shelter of the winds, in the softness of the Mediterranean climate, it is pleasant to stroll in the narrow lanes at the picturesque houses by admiring with the passage the church of XIème characterized by its door and its 2 bell-towers, the many fountains with so clear water. One can go up to visit the ruins of the old feudal castle from where one can discover the village seen of the sky, with its round tiled roofs.
Village accomodating with the significant historical inheritance, Salernes managed to harmonize calms and serenity, tradition and future at the rate/rhythm of the seasons of Provence.
If the ceramics of Salernes has a world reputation for a long time, it is thanks to the existence of the clay pure of the country, with the sources of water to wash it and with the many forests to cook it and of course with the knowledge to turn into to men and women impassioned by their art.
This building of Romance style cistercian dates from the 1éme century. It is equipped with a splendid Romance bell-tower to transept crossing and with a bell-tower. The external walls were raised and the covered roof of curved tiles. The cover of origin was to be in roofing stones. The church is directed towards the east, towards the raising sun
Salernes is famous for its hexagonal floor tiles which cover the majority with the grounds in the houses of Provence. They are terra cotta tilings, enamelled or not, made of a mixture of this red and ferruginous ground to other kind of ground. 15 very creative manufacturers constantly offer their products to you which are known in the whole world
To visit:
Ruins of the castle. The Church St Pierre. The old village.
Leisures:
Hikes or equestrian. Factories of floor tiles.
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