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Forcalquier: Population: 3.992 H. Alt.: 550 m

Of A7: Southern Avignon exit, then RN 100 or A5: exit Brillanne and RN 100

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Located between the mountains of Lure and Lubéron, the country of Forcalquier is one of the major poles of High-Provence.

Cîmes in plains and at small valleys in slopes, you will be filled with wonder by the variety at landscapes and the richness at the vegetation where aromatic lavenders and plants subtly mix their perfumes with the purity with the


With the liking of your walks, you will discover in the medium of wild flowers the bories of stone and cottages pointed shepherds posed on the restanques ones of olive-tree, (topos-guide of walks available to the tourist bureau).



You will be able to have a splendid panorama on Forcalquier and its surroundings since the Citadel, go there Sunday at the end of the morning and you will be entitled to the "concert" of the only manual chime of Provence (Vault Our Lady of Provence).


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Do not miss the market of Monday morning which spreads out in all the city its perfumes and its colors. It is the weekly appointment of the producers, craftsmen and people of the country… guaranteed environment!

In a more serene atmosphere, you will visit the old city full with charm with its narrow lanes, its small shaded places and its beautiful old residences of the XIII° and XV°siècle.




At the village, you will discover many private mansions of the XVII° and XVIII° while walking you in its sinuous lanes. The most picturesque street is certainly the street paved in calade of the door of Martel. You will be able to cross beautiful old doors, as well as the vestiges of the ramparts. Visan is an old village restored well and pleasant to visit.

To a few hundred meters of the village, the vault ND of the Vines deserves certainly the title of the most beautiful Romance vault of rural Vaucluse. Posed like a jewel on a green ECRIN, you will be surprised by the beauty of its interior decorations.

A beautiful walk is to be made around the village: on the basis of the town hall, you will discover the splendid landscapes which surround Visan while passing by two vaults and a point of view offering a panorama on 24 communes!!!

To visit:

Campanile.Chapelle church of XVII°avec ND of Vignes.Hôtels private individuals Rebirth and XVIII°.

Ruins of the old castle.

Leisures:

Pedestrian, equestrian excursions and VTT.Sentiers botaniques.Tennis. Horsemanship. Game of bowls.

Reception facilities:
1 Hotel with restaurant. 1 Camp-site. Lodgings rural.

All the conditions are met here to ensure a wine of quality: an argillaceous and stony soil, a climate liberally sunny and traditional methods respected by the vine growers.

OFFICE OF Inter-commune TOURISM ** of the Country of Forcalquier

13, Place of Bourguet - B.P. 15, 04301 FORCALQUIER

Tel.. 04.92.75.10.02 - telefax: 04.92.75.26.76

openning : 9h-12h/14h-18h
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Email : oti@forcalquier.com

Site internet : www.forcalquier.com


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